Samen tegen voedselverspilling

Cookie statement

Various cookies may be placed via our website. This applies to the website: www.samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl

Below we explain what cookies are, what they do, which cookies are used on our website, and why.

1. What are cookies and what do they do?

Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling uses functional, analytical, and marketing cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet, or smartphone the first time you visit this website.

The use of cookies is important for the proper functioning of our website. Cookies whose effects are not immediately visible are also important. Thanks to the (anonymous) input from visitors, we can improve the use of the website and make it more user-friendly.

2. Consent for the use of cookies

  • No consent is required for the use of functional cookies.

  • The same applies to analytical cookies, but we consider it good practice to ask for your consent anyway.

  • Your consent is required for the use of marketing cookies.

  • For the use of reCAPTCHA on our contact forms, users implicitly give consent by using the form.

Whether you grant consent for our analytical and marketing cookies is indicated via the cookie banner on our website.

3. Which cookies we use and why

1. Functional cookies

These cookies help websites function better and become more user-friendly. We use the functional cookie “cc_cookie”. This stores the choice of which cookies you as a user accept and is valid for 6 months. 

2. (Anonymised) Analytical cookies

These cookies ensure that every time you visit a website a cookie is generated. These cookies know whether you have visited the site before. Only on the first visit is a cookie created; on subsequent visits the existing cookie is used. This cookie is used for statistical purposes only. The following data can be collected (anonymously):

  • The number of unique visitors

  • Which pages visitors view

  • How long visitors view a particular page

  • On which page visitors leave the site

For the two analytical cookies from Google Analytics 4 – by Google Inc. – listed in the overview (see item 4), we ask for your consent via the cookie banner. They are disabled by default, and without your consent these cookies will not be placed. These cookies are valid for 2 years. Based on the data collected by these cookies, Google compiles anonymous reports on the use of our website for Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling. We have configured the Google Analytics 4 cookies in a privacy-friendly manner, meaning we process less of your data. You can opt out of this data collection via Google Analytics 4.

3. Marketing cookies

These are cookies from YouTube that store your preferences, such as your preferred language and number of search results to display. To allow you to watch our YouTube videos on/via our website, we use three cookies from YouTube, which record preferences such as preferred language, presentation of the number of search results, and bandwidth. The validity of these cookies is as follows: “YSC” – session duration, “VISITORINFO1LIVE” – 8 months, and “PREF” – 10 years.

If you do not accept these cookies, you may not be able to watch the videos.

4. Google reCAPTCHA

On our website we use Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam and abuse of our contact forms. reCAPTCHA uses cookies and other tracking technologies to determine whether a user is a human or a bot.

Which cookies are used?

  • reCAPTCHA cookies: These cookies are used to improve the user experience and to ensure that reCAPTCHA functions correctly.

  • Analytics cookies: To analyse and optimise the use of reCAPTCHA.

By using our contact form, you implicitly give consent to the use of these cookies. You can always withdraw your consent by adjusting your browser settings. Read more about Google’s cookies here.

4. Overview of cookies used

The table below lists the various cookies, their purpose, and their duration/validity.

5. Third-party social media cookies

To give visitors to our website the opportunity to follow the activities of Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling via social media, we have placed social media buttons in the footer of our website. After clicking a button, a cookie is placed by the relevant social media provider. These cookies related to social media are therefore not placed or read by us, but by the relevant social media provider. We have limited knowledge of and no control over these cookies. We therefore accept no responsibility or liability for these social media cookies or for how the relevant social media providers handle the collected information.

On our website we regularly link to third-party websites, for example of partners we work with. We do this, for example, to provide more information in a news article that can be found on a partner’s website. We have no control over the cookie policies of third parties.

6. Blocking and deleting cookies

You can always easily block and delete cookies yourself via your internet browser. You can also set your internet browser to notify you when a cookie is placed. You can also indicate that certain cookies may not be placed. Please consult the help function of your browser for these options. If you delete cookies from your browser, this may affect your experience of using this website.

Cookies are placed on every computer, tablet, and phone you use to visit websites. If you do not want to receive any cookies at all, you must adjust the settings on all these devices.

If you refuse or delete cookies, we cannot guarantee that our website will function properly. It is possible that some features of the website will be lost, or that you will no longer be able to visit the website at all.

Below are direct links to the cookie management instructions for the most common browsers:

7. New developments and unforeseen cookies

The content of our website may be updated at any time due to current developments. This also applies to our cookie statement. Please review this statement periodically to stay informed of any changes.

Our website may use content that is hosted on other sites and made accessible on Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling through certain codes (embedded content), such as YouTube videos. These codes often use cookies. We have no influence or control over what these third parties do with their cookies.

It may also happen that cookies are placed via our website by others, of which we are not always aware. If you encounter unexpected cookies on our website that you cannot find in our overview, please let us know at office@samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl. You can also contact the third party directly and ask which cookies they placed, the reason for this, the lifetime of the cookie, and how they have safeguarded your privacy.

8. Finally

We will update this statement from time to time, for example when we update our website or when the rules regarding cookies change. You can consult this page for the latest version.

If you have any questions and/or comments about the use of cookies, please contact office@samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl.

Last update: 20-04-2026