Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Arkin uses cookies to collect and analyze information about the use of the website. A cookie is a small piece of text that a website places in the internet browser of the device you use to visit the website (e.g. computer or smartphone). These cookies allow us to recognize your device and are used for various purposes.

Arkin uses cookies for functional and limited analytical purposes. These cookies do not contain any personal data. Therefore, no consent is required for these cookies and these cookies cannot be turned off. Embedded  videos and animations from YouTube and/or Vimeo are also shown on Arkin's websites. When you want to play these on our website, tracking cookies are placed.  Permission is requested for this category of cookies.

For each cookie category, we explain why and for what purposes we place and use cookies.

In order for this website to function optimally, we use functional and limited analytical cookies.

Arkin uses functional cookies for the purpose of:

• Storing the cookie choice
• Storing user preferences (such as language settings)
• being able to read texts on our websites

We also make specific use of ReadSpeaker on our website, a service that converts text on the website into speech. This functionality is intended to improve the accessibility of our website. ReadSpeaker may place functional cookies to remember user preferences (such as language settings). These cookies are only used to make the voice functionality work correctly and do not collect any personal data. More information about how ReadSpeaker handles privacy can be found on https://www.readspeaker.com/privacy-policy.

Arkin uses limited analytical cookies for the purpose of:

• Understanding the use of our website so that we can make improvements to our website
• Tracking the number of visitors to our web pages
• Keeping track of the length of time each visitor spends on our web pages
• determining the order in which a visitor visits the various pages of our website
• assessing which parts of our site need adjustment

More specifically, we use the web analysis services of Google and Microsoft for our website to measure how the site is visited and used. This information allows us to optimize the website. When using this website, these cookies are always loaded.

Google places cookies with the visitor from this site in order to collect the necessary information. These cookies are stored anonymously and no personal profile can be created from them. The cookie law stipulates that the use of Google Analytics does not require the consent of the visitor to the website because this service does not infringe on privacy.

General visit data is tracked using Google Analytics. Visitors are not identified, we anonymize all analytical data by removing the last part of your IP address before processing analytical data. The analytical data is only used for personal use. We do not share data with Google itself or other Google services and do not use the analytical cookies for other services.

We also use Microsoft Clarity to analyze how visitors use our website. Clarity anonymously records user behavior through session recordings and heatmaps. This information helps us to improve the website. Microsoft collects and processes this data. These cookies are stored anonymously and no personal profile can be drawn from them, so there is little or no invasion of privacy. More information can be found on https://privacy.microsoft.com/nl-nl/privacystatement.

In addition to the functional and limited analytical cookies, we use other cookies to embed YouTube and Vimeo videos and animations and to be able to play them on our websites. More specifically, when playing the videos and animations, cookies are placed by Youtube and Vimeo.  This means that videos that can normally be viewed on YouTube and Vimeo can be played directly from our website. If you want to watch videos directly from our website, you will be asked for permission to place these cookies via the cookie banner. When you accept these cookies, your personal data will be processed.

YouTube cookies When you watch YouTube videos and animations via our website, cookies are placed by Youtube. From that moment on, your personal data will be processed. In this case, your IP address, browser data, type of operating system, screen resolution, device characteristics, visitor behaviour, location data and any account information from Youtube will be shared with Youtube. A connection can then be established with YouTube (and your YouTube account, if any) and you can watch the videos from our website. In this way, videos can be played at the correct screen resolution and in the right language, for example. It can also measure which page has been visited, how long a video has been watched, and interactions such as pausing or fast-forwarding are tracked.

If you watch several more videos on YouTube after you have watched the video, we recommend that you consult Google's  privacy statement.

Vimeo cookies When you watch videos and animations via our website Vimeo, cookies are placed by Vimeo. From that moment on, your personal data will be processed. Your IP address, browser data, type of operating system, screen resolution, device characteristics, visitor behavior, location data and any Vimeo account information are shared with Vimeo. A connection can then be set up with Vimeo (and your Vimeo account, if any) and you can view the videos from our website. In this way, videos can be played at the correct screen resolution and in the right language, for example. It can also measure which page has been visited, how long a video has been watched, and interactions such as pausing or fast-forwarding are tracked.

If you watch several more videos on Vimeo after you have watched the video, we recommend that you consult Vimeo's  cookie policy.

We use our own social media buttons that give you the opportunity to visit Arkin's social media channels. We do not use tracking cookies in connection with your privacy.

If you do not consent to the use of the other cookies, you can only watch our videos in the YouTube/Vimeo environment.

Once you have given permission to use YouTube/Vimeo cookies, you can withdraw it at any time via the floating button at the bottom left, which is always on the screen. Please note that you can no longer watch videos on our website.

No personal data is processed for functional and limited analytical cookies. For this reason, no permission is requested for the collection of these cookies.

It is possible to disable the use of cookies in your browser, so that these cookies are not placed. Depending on which browser you use, you can do this via settings -> Privacy & Security or Cookies and site permissions.

You can also delete cookies that have been placed in your browser in the past. Depending on the browser, you can also do this via settings -> Cookies and site data or browsing data.

You should take into account that deleting cookies may result in certain parts of the website no longer working or no longer working properly.

If you have any questions about this cookie statement, you can send an e-mail to info@arkin.nl.

Read more about our privacy statement.