Privacy and cookie statement Privacy policy for customers / website visitors, and cookie policy for website visitors

H.C.C. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, hereinafter referred to as H.C.C.

COOKIES

1. Introduction

Whenever you visit a website, cookies are placed on your computer, laptop, tablet or telephone. Cookies are text files that contain a tiny piece of information. The server sends the cookie to the browser, so that the server can identify the browser on every website page. H.C.C. too uses cookies in order to gain insight into your preferences. Some H.C.C website functionalities can only be accessed if you actually accept cookies. In so far that cookies contain identifiable data - by that we mean that they can be traced back to one person - H.C.C.'s privacy policy applies.

2. Kinds of cookies

a. Technical cookies

H.C.C.'s website makes use of technical cookies. These cookies are indispensable to the working of the H.C.C. website, for example in the creation of an account or even to simply log in.

b. Functional cookies

H.C.C.'s website makes use of functional cookies. By placing these cookies, H.C.C. recognises your computer or any other device such as a smartphone or tablet. Without these cookies, certain website domains and functionalities could not be accessed as they should be. These cookies are placed to recognise certain preferences and settings, for example your personal preferences with respect to acceptance or otherwise of cookies, the country from which you are visiting the website, the website's language of choice, etc. These cookies can be used to facilitate your visit to the H.C.C. website. 

The H.C.C. website also makes use of third party material. This material originates from another source and is placed on the H.C.C. website with the help of a code. Consider in this respect YouTube videos, for example. These codes also make use of cookies, so that the content can be presented to you in correct fashion. For the sake of completeness, H.C.C. points out the cookie policy that these parties pursue.

c. Analytical cookies

The H.C.C. website makes use of analytical cookies via Google Analytics. These cookies gather anonymous information about the way visitors use the website. An example is the way in which website visitor statistics are logged so that it becomes clear how you found your way to - and used - the H.C.C. website, so that the company can gain a better understanding of the way the website functions.

d. Performance cookies

The H.C.C. website makes use of performance cookies to review if an advertisement had led to a sale or an application to buy.

e. Tracking cookies 

H.C.C.'s website makes use of tracking cookies. These cookies collect information about the way you use the internet in order to match advertisements with your preferences and to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. These cookies are typically placed by a third party, often an advertising network.

Moreover, the H.C.C. website makes use of tracking cookies that are placed on the site to identify an internet user. General knowledge can be gained about the way in which a website is used thanks to the pages visited, whereby information can be acquired about your areas of interest.

f. Social media cookies 

The H.C.C. website makes use of social media cookies. In this way, you can share items from the website on social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or Twitter. These cookies are not within H.C.C.'s direct span of control, so we would recommend that you review carefully the privacy policy of the relevant social media providers.

3. Cookie removal

You can refuse cookies if you so desire. You can do this via the 'Settings' option in your internet browser. If you are using numerous browsers, you should systematically refuse cookies on every browser.

Some cookies remove themselves automatically when you shut down your web browser - session cookies, for example. Other cookies remain in place until they expire or until they are actively removed. Active removal of cookies can be performed by your web browser. How cookies can best be removed differs from web browser to web browser.

Take into account that it is possible that certain functionalities or parts of the H.C.C. website may no longer be accessed or operational in the event that cookies are removed. Google Analytics is a feature of the H.C.C. website. You can deactivate Google Analytics by downloading a tool via Google and consulting the following page: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=nl

4. Web markers

H.C.C.'s website pages may contain so-called 'web markers'. These web markers are a kind of electronic illustration that registers how many users have visited a particular page. These web markers are used to monitor the effectiveness of a campaign.