This Cookies Policy explains how AmsterTech ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website https://amstertech.com (the "Site"). This document details what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
Please read this Cookies Policy carefully to understand how we use cookies and your choices regarding their use. By using our Site, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies allow a website to recognize a user's device and store information about the user's preferences or past actions. Cookies are often indispensable for websites to function properly, as they allow the website to "remember" things like your login details, items in a shopping cart, or language preferences.
There are two main types of cookies:
- Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire at the end of your browsing session. They allow the website to link your actions during that particular session.
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They help the website recognize you as a returning visitor.
2. How we use cookies
AmsterTech uses cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience, analyze performance, and ensure the security of our Site. Below are the categories of cookies we use and their specific purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our Site. They enable you to navigate the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Session | Session | Maintains user session state across page requests. |
| cookie_consent | Persistent | 1 Year | Stores your cookie consent preferences. |
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Site. They help us to improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. The information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Site.
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Persistent | 2 Years | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gid | Persistent | 24 Hours | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gat | Session | Session | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
- Remembering your search settings or region preferences.
- Remembering if you have completed a survey or interacted with a non-necessary element on the website.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| fr | Persistent | 3 Months | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products. |
| IDE | Persistent | 1 Year | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads. |
3. Third-party cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. Third parties may also collect information through cookies for their own purposes, such as to personalize content and advertising, analyze their traffic, and provide security.
Third-party service providers on our Site include:
- Google Analytics: For web analytics.
- Google Ads: For advertising and remarketing.
- LinkedIn/Meta: For social media integration and advertising.
Please note that third parties, including Google and Meta, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the settings for the relevant service or using the NAI's opt-out page.
4. Managing cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted.
Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you may install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Managing cookies via our banner
You can manage your preferences regarding the use of cookies on our Site directly through our cookie consent banner, which appears when you first visit the Site. You can withdraw your consent or change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
5. Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
6. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, the cookies we use on our Site, or your choices regarding cookies, please contact us:
AmsterTech
Keizersgracht 123
1015 CJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +31 50 486 73 28