Cookie Policy

This cookie statement applies to all websites of Sif Holding N.V. and its wholly-owned affiliated companies (hereinafter: Sif Group) registered at Mijnheerkensweg 33, 6041 TA Roermond. The purpose of this statement is to provide you with information about the use of cookies on Sif Group websites. This statement should be read in conjunction with our privacy statement.

The moment you visit our website we collect certain information in an automated manner with the help of cookies. We can also use other technologies, such as browser analysis tools and marketing automation tools, for similar purposes as described in this policy. We use these tools to determine whether messages have been opened and whether links have been clicked on. Based on the information that we collect via cookies and other tools, we cannot identify you personally.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer (or other devices with internet access) the moment you visit our website. If a cookie is required to be able to provide a service, your explicit consent must be sought as to whether you accept the cookies on your computer. Cookies allow a website to identify your device. Cookies may have different purposes such as ensuring that the website meets the user's preferences for language preferences, saving passwords and login details, collecting statistical information and adjusting the content, etc.

2. What do we use cookies for and which cookies are used?

We use cookies for the technical and functional management of the website. We collect and analyse information about the use of this website, such as the number of hits, pages visited and the duration of the visit. By using cookies, we can better align the website to your interests and needs. We use tracking cookies from Sharpspring to analyse visitor data.

We use the following cookies:

• First-party cookies: cookies that we have set on our website.
• Third-party cookies: are set by a domain other than the website you are visiting (Google Analytics cookies).
• Constant cookies: these cookies stay on a user’s device for a set period.

Below you will find a summary of the cookies that Sif Group uses on its website:

Analytical and tracking cookies

To understand the way visitors arrive at our website and gain an insight into the use of our website, we use these third-party cookies i.e. LinkedIn, Google Tag Manager and Sharpspring. This information is used to evaluate and improve the content of our website and our campaigns to enhance the user experience.

Functional cookies

We use functional cookies to ensure the website functions properly by saving user preferences, staying automatically signed in and correctly displaying fonts, for example. Functional cookies contribute to the user experience of the website.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about your visit and use of our website, such as which pages you visit most frequently and whether you receive error messages from web pages. This is carried out by Google Tag Manager. These cookies do not collect any information that can identify a user. All information that these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve the way our website works.

Cookies at a glance

3. Third-party cookies

Some of the cookies we use are provided by third parties i.e. Google, LinkedIn, Sharpspring. They provide us with web analysis and information about our websites. These companies use the cookies to collect information about your interaction with our sites, such as the pages you visit, the links you click on and the duration of your visit to our website. To find out more information about how these companies collect and use your information, consult their privacy policy.

4. Disabling cookies or adjusting cookie settings

If you do not want cookies from our website to be placed on your device, you can choose to opt-out in the cookie message that appears during you first visit to our website. If you have accepted cookies on a previous visit to our website, you will no longer see this message and must delete our cookies.

If you want to block cookies, delete existing cookies or change your cookie settings, you can do this via your browser settings. These settings can be found in the menu “options” or “preferences” in your internet browser.

Please note that if you disable cookies, certain parts of our websites and some graphic elements may not be accessible to you and you might not be able to use certain applications.

If you use different devices to view our website (such as a smartphone or tablet), you must ensure that each browser on each device is adjusted to your cookie preferences.

5. Latest developments

The cookie statement may change as a result of new functionalities. That is why we recommend you regularly check our cookie statement. This version of the cookie statement was last amended on 25 May 2018.

Contact

If you have questions or complaints about our cookie statement, please get in touch via [email protected].