Cookie Statement

Cookie Statement Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

• 1. What are cookies?

  Cookies are small information files that are stored on your computer, telephone or tablet when you visit our website(s). Besides cookies there are other similar technologies that we or other parties can use to store and/or read information on your computer, telephone or tablet, such as web beacons, flash cookies, JavaScript and tracking pixels. For the sake of convenience these technologies are also referred to as cookies.

  Cookies enable your web browser to be recognised. That is useful because it means that you do not need to re-enter your data, restate your preferences or change your settings every time you visit the website(s), for example. This way we can also ensure better functionality of our website(s), understand visitors’ use of the website(s) and display social media content on the website(s).

• 2. What does VU Amsterdam use cookies for?

  Different categories of cookies are used for the following purposes:

  Functional: to enable our website(s) to operate.
  Functional cookies are necessary to ensure that the website(s) operate(s) properly. We use these cookies to read your browser settings, for example to optimize the display of our website(s) on your screen, to load website(s) evenly and save preferences such as language settings. We do not require your permission to set functional cookies.

  Analytical: to analyse and improve the use of our website(s).
  Analytical cookies are used to measure the use of the website(s). Statistics based on the measurement data can subsequently be used to improve the website(s). These statistics include no information which can be traced back to you.

  Personalisation: to adapt our website(s) with information that suits your interests.
  These cookies are used to measure your use of our website(s). Data on your browsing behaviour enables us to show you personalised content on our website(s).

  Social media: to create links between our website(s) and social media networks.
  These cookies are dropped by social media networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, for example when you use the social media buttons on our website(s) to share or like a post. The social media networks can track your internet behaviour and use it for their own purposes. Which cookies these social networks drop and how long they are stored depends on the social network.

  Advertisements: to show relevant advertisements for VU Amsterdam on other websites.
  These cookies are dropped by advertising partners. They are used to show you relevant advertisements for VU Amsterdam on other websites that you visit. They enable advertising networks to track your internet behaviour. Which cookies these advertising networks set and how long they are stored depends on the advertising network.

  NB: Even if you do not give us your permission to set advertising cookies, it is still possible that you will see advertisements for VU Amsterdam. In that case they will not be based on your internet behaviour on the VU Amsterdam website(s).

• 3. Which cookies can be dropped?

  The following table shows the types of cookies that can be dropped when you visit the VU Amsterdam website(s). VU Amsterdam will try to keep this table as up to date as possible. If you find that a cookie has been dropped that is not included in the list, please report this by sending an e-mail to vu.nl@vu.nl. We will then amend the list as soon as possible.

  Not all of the cookies below will be dropped immediately when you visit our website(s). This depends on the specific page you are visiting and often also on the activity you are performing on the page concerned, such as filling in a form or clicking on a social media button.

  Cookies relating to the analysis of website use, social media and advertisements will only be set with your permission. VU Amsterdam is not required to obtain your permission to set functional cookies.

  Category	Set by	Cookie	Expiration time	Purpose
  Functional	Coosto	COOSTO_WEBCHAT_LAST_MESSAGE COOSTO_WEBCHAT_USER_ID	1 day session	We use these cookies to capture unique user id's and to check if the conversation is still active. The timestamp of the last sent or received message will therefore be saved.
  Functional	Formdesk	rvtoken*	session	Processing web forms. This cookie is dropped on the Formdesk domain.
  Functional	Google Tag Manager (GTM) Google Analytics	_dc_gtm_* (GTM) _gat_*	1 minute 1 minute	Limiting the number of communication connections. The Google cookie statement specifies the purposes for which Google uses cookies and the Google privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Functional	VU	Clickpath:* cookie_consent_level sess_auth_vu_nl	session 1 year 1 year session	Optimising browser session. Optimising browser session. Your chosen cookie permission. Processing web forms.
  Analytical	Crazy Egg	_ceir, is_returning _CEFT _cer.s _cer.v _ce.s _ce.cch _ce.gtld ce_need_secure_cookie ce_successful_csp_check cebs cebsp	1 year 1 year session 31 days 1 year 1 seconds 1 seconds 1 seconds 24 hours session session	Tracking and analysing the use of VU Amsterdam webpages (such as where the user clicks or how a mouse is moved) to improve VU Amsterdam webpages.
  Analytical	Google Analytics	_ga _ga_* _gac_* _gid	2 years 2 years 90 days 1 day	Tracking and analysing users' website behaviour (such as the number of visitors and the time each visitor spends on a webpage) to improve VU Amsterdam webpages.
  Analytical	Selligent Site	sbss_*/SB_* sbt_i	1 year 1 year session	Optimising shown content on VU.nl according to the preferences of the visitor.
  Social media	LinkedIn	aam_uuid bcookie bscookie lang lidc UserMatchHistory	1 month 1 year 1 year session 1 day 30 days	The LinkedIn cookie policy specifies the purpose for which LinkedIn uses cookies and the LinkedIn privacy policy specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Social media	YouTube	LOGIN_INFO PREF VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE YSC	13 months 13 months 6 months session	Display of VU Amsterdam webpages with YouTube elements. The YouTube cookie statement specifies the purposes for which YouTube uses cookies and the YouTube privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Advertisements	Facebook	fr _fbp	3 months 3 months	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on Facebook. The Facebook cookie statement specifies the purposes for which Facebook uses cookies and the Facebook privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Advertisements	Google Search Ads	APISID HSID NID SAPISID SID SIDCC SSID _gcl_au 1P_JAR	13 months 13 months 13 months 6 months 13 months 13 months 1 year 13 months 3 months 1 month	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on other websites. The Google cookie statement specifies the purposes for which Google uses cookies and the Google privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Advertisements	LinkedIn	li_fat_id li-oatml	1 month 1 month	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on LinkedIn. The LinkedIn cookie policy specifies the purpose for which LinkedIn uses cookies and the LinkedIn privacy policy specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Advertisements	Snap	_sca _scid _sctr _scu _sc_at	1 month 1 year 1 year 90 days 1 year	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on Snapchat. The cookie policy of Snap specifies the purpose for which Snapchat uses cookies and the privacy policy of Snap specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).

  _{The asterisk (*) is intended as a wildcard character and stands for any string of characters.}

• 4. How do I change the cookie settings?

  You can change your cookie settings by deleting the set cookies. You can then state once again which cookies you will or will not accept. Point 5 explains how to delete cookies.

• 5. How do I delete cookies?

  Most cookies are stored for a fixed period of time. That means they expire automatically after a certain time and will no longer record data on your website visits. You can also delete cookies manually before the storage period expires.

  To delete cookies go to the settings of your internet browser (e.g. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Safari) and choose to delete cookies or change your settings. You can also change the settings of your internet browser to notify you if a website uses cookies. You can then decide whether to give permission in each specific case. For more information you can use the help function in your internet browser.

• 6. Where can I ask questions about cookies?

  You can ask questions about the use of particular cookies at: vu.nl@vu.nl.

• 7. How do I exercise my privacy rights?

  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides you with the right to access your processed personal data and under certain conditions the right to rectify your personal data if it contains factual errors, the right to erase your personal data, the right to restrict the processing of your personal data, the right to portability of your personal data and the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

  If you wish to exercise these privacy rights, you can notify the Data Protection Officer of VU Amsterdam at the following address:

  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  Data Protection Officer
  De Boelelaan 1105
  1081 HV AMSTERDAM
  functionarisgegevensbescherming@vu.nl

  Please be aware that you will be asked for proof of identity to be able verify that the request has been submitted by you and to enable your request to be processed.

  You also have the right to submit a complaint to VU Amsterdam itself or to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) concerning the processing of your personal data by VU Amsterdam.

  More information on your rights is available from the Dutch DPA (in Dutch only).

• 8. Amendments to cookie statement

  The cookies we use for our website(s) may change, so this cookie statement may also be modified over time. We will ensure that you are informed of any substantial modification made to the use of cookies through our website(s).