Cookies

This cookie statement applies to all websites of Sif Holding N.V. and its 100% participating interests (hereinafter: Sif Group) located at Mijnheerkensweg 33, 6041 TA Roermond. The purpose of this statement is to inform you about the use of cookies on Sif Group websites. This statement should be read together with our privacy statement.When you visit our website, we collect certain information by automated means using cookies. We may also use other technologies such as browser analytics tools, 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. We cannot identify you personally based on the information we collect through cookies and other tools.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer (or other internet-enabled devices) when you visit our website. If a cookie is necessary for the provision of a service, explicit permission must be requested from you whether you accept the cookies on your computer. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device. Cookies can have different purposes: to ensure that the website takes into account the preferences of the user by, for example, remembering language preferences, passwords and login details, collecting statistical data, adapting the content, and so on.

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 analyze information about the use of this website, such as the number of hits, pages visited and the duration of the visit. We can also use cookies to better tailor the website to your interests and needs. We use tracking cookies from SharpSpring to analyze visitor data.We use the following cookies:

• First party cookies: are cookies set by us on our website.
• Third party cookies: are set by a different domain than that of the website being visited (Google Analytics cookies).
• Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on a user's device for a specified period of time.

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

Analytical and tracking cookies

To understand how visitors arrive at our website and to provide insight into the use of our website, these third party cookies are used, namely: LinkedIn, Google Tag Manager and SharpSpring. This information is used to evaluate and improve the content of our website and our campaigns in order to improve the user experience.

Functional cookies

We use functional cookies to make a site function properly, such as saving user preferences, automatically staying logged in and correctly displaying fonts. Functional cookies also contribute to the user experience of the website.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about your visit and use of our website, for example which pages you visit most often and whether you receive error messages from web pages, namely: Google Tag Manager. These cookies do not collect information that can identify a user. All information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how our website works.

Some of the cookies we use come from third parties, namely: Google, LinkedIn, Sharpspring. To provide us with web analytics 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, and your time spent on our website. For more information about how these companies collect and use your information, please see their privacy policies.

4. Disable cookies or adjust cookie settings

If you do not want the cookies from our website to be placed, you can opt for this in the cookie notification that you will see when you first visit our website. If you have accepted our cookies from a previous visit to our website, you will no longer see this message and you must delete our cookies.If you want to block cookies, delete existing cookies or change your cookie settings, you can do this through your browser settings. These settings can be found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your internet browser.Please note that if you disable cookies, certain parts of our websites, some graphic elements may not be accessible and you may not be able to use certain applications.If you use different devices to view our website (for example, smartphone, tablet) you must ensure that each browser on each device is adjusted to your cookie preferences.

5. New developments

The cookie statement can be changed as a result of new functionalities. We therefore recommend that you check our cookie statement regularly. This version of the cookie statement was last amended on May 25, 2018.ContactIf you have any questions or complaints about our cookie statement, please contact privacy@sif-group.com.