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 covered where we mention cookies.

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

• 2. What cookies are dropped through the website(s) of VU Amsterdam?

  Different categories of cookies are used for the following purposes:

  Functional: to enable our websites to operate.
  Functional cookies are necessary to ensure that the websites operate properly. We use these cookies to read your browser settings, for example to optimize the display of our websites on your screen, to load websites 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.
  Analytical cookies are used to measure the use of the websites. Statistics based on the measurement data can subsequently be used to improve the websites. These statistics include no information which can be traced back to you.

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

  Social media: to create links between our websites 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 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 websites. 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 websites. 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_USER_ID  COOSTO_WEBCHAT_LAST_MESSAGE	1 day	We use these cookies to capture unique user id's and to check of the conversations are still active. The timestamp from the last sent or received message will therefore be saved.
  Functional	Formdesk	rvtoken*	Session	Processing web forms.
  Functional	Google Tag Manager	dc_gtm_*	1 minute	Limiting the number of communication connections.
  Functional	Tawk.to	_cfduid _drip_client_* _tawkuuid TawkConnectionTime	12 months 24 months 6 months Session	Chat function on VU Amsterdam webpages.
  Functional	VU	Clickpath:* ASP.NET_SessionID cookie_consent_level JSESSIONID	12 months Session 12 months Session	Optimizing browser session. Optimizing browser session. Your chosen cookie permission. Processing web forms.
  Functional	Google Analytics	_gat_* _utmt	1 minute 10 minutes	Limiting the number of communication connections.
  Analytical	Google Analytics	_utmb _utmc _gid _ga _utma _gac _utmz	30 minutes Session 1 day 24 months 24 months 3 months 6 months	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	Hotjar	_hjid _hjIncludedInSample	12 months Session	Tracking and analysing the use of VU Amsterdam webpages (such as where the user clicks or how a mouse is moved) to improve them
  Social media	LinkedIn	bcookie bscookie izoID UserMatchHistory lidc lang	24 months 24 months 24 months 24 months 1 day Session	Display of VU Amsterdam webpages with LinkedIn elements. The LinkedIn cookie policy specifies the purpose for which LinkedIn uses cookies. The LinkedIn privacy policy specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Social media	Oracle	_atuvc loc uvc _atuvs	13 months 13 months 13 months 1 day	Links from VU Amsterdam webpages to social media networks (such as LinkedIn and Twitter) by means of buttons. The Oracle privacy policy specifies the purposes for which Oracle uses cookies and how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Social media	Twitter	guest_id personalization_id syndication_guest_id eu_cn gt lang	24 months 24 months 24 months 12 months 3 hours Session	Display of VU Amsterdam webpages with Twitter elements. The Twitter cookie statement specifies the purposes for which Twitter uses cookies. The Twitter privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Social media	YouTube	LOGIN_INFO VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE PREF YSC	24 months 6 months 8 months Session	Display of VU Amsterdam webpages with YouTube elements. The YouTube cookie statement specifies the purposes for which YouTube uses cookies. The YouTube privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Advertisements	Facebook	_fbp fr	3 months 3 months	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on Facebook The Facebook cookie statement specifies the purposes for which Facebook uses cookies. The Facebook privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries).
  Advertisements	Google Search Ads 360	APISID HSID SAPISID SID SSID IDE NID _glc_au SIDCC 1P_JAR	24 months 24 months 24 months 24 months 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 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. The Google privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Advertisements	LinkedIn	li-oatml	1 month	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on LinkedIn The LinkedIn cookie policy specifies the purpose for which LinkedIn uses cookies. The LinkedIn privacy policy specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Advertisements	LinkedIn	li_fat_id	1 month	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on LinkedIn The LinkedIn cookie policy specifies the purpose for which LinkedIn uses cookies. The LinkedIn privacy policy specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Advertisements	Snap	_sca _scu _sctr _scid	1 month	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on Snapchat The cookie policy of Snap specifies the purpose for which Snapchat uses cookies. The privacy policy specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)
  Advertisements	V Kontakte	personalization_id remixlang	12 months 12 months	Displaying advertisements for VU Amsterdam on V Kontakte. The V Kontakte cookie statement specifies the purposes for which V Kontakte uses cookies. The V Kontakte privacy statement specifies how privacy law is complied with (including any transfer to third countries)

• 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 the 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 websites 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).

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  This cookie statement was last amended on 18 December 2019