1. The use of cookies

handresearch.com uses cookies. A cookie is a small file that is sent along with pages from this website that becomes stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer, mobile phone or tablet. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit.

The use of cookies is of great importance for the smooth running of our website, but also cookies of which you do not immediately see the effect are very important. Thanks to the (anonymous) input from visitors, we can improve the use of the website and make it more user-friendly.

2. Permission for the use of cookies

Your permission is required for the use of certain cookies. We do this by means of a so-called cookie banner.

3. We use the following cookie technologies (+ their objectives)

# Ad 3a We use Cookie Script:

We use a cookie banner technology provided by Cookie Script. When you visit our site a Cookie Script cookie is installed; this cookie serves only for opting in or opting out for the use of various types of cookies. Their privacy policy is described here: Cookie Script privacy technology.

# Ad 3b We use Google Analytics:

Google Analytics involves Google's advertising requirements which can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. The Google's AdWords policies are described here: Google Ads policies. How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps is described here: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. You can read more about Google's privacy policy here: Google's privacy and terms.

# Ad 3c We use Google Adsense/DoubleClick:

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google's use of the DART cookie (originally owned by DoubleClick) enables it to serve ads to Users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses "non personally identifiable information" and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at: Technologies: Advertising

# Ad 3d We use other types of cookies:

- Stricktly necessary cookies: Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.
- Performance cookies: Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. Google analytics. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor.
- Targeting cookies: Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites, eg. content partners, banner networks. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites, eg. DoubleClick from Publishers service from Google Adsense which is used for generating personalized and not-personalized ads.
- Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies are used to remember visitor information on the website, eg. language, timezone, enhanced content.
- Unclassified cookies: Unclassified cookies are cookies that do not belong to any other category or are in the process of categorization.
- Social media related cookies: with these cookies websites like Facebook, Twitter, AddThis and LinkedIn register which articles and pages you share via their social media sharing buttons. The may also contain tracing cookies that track your surfing behavior on the web.

4. Your rights with regard to your data

You have the right to inspect, rectify and delete personal data. You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data and theright to data portability. You can exercise these rights by sending an e-mail to martijn.van.mensvoort (attach: "@gmail.com"). To prevent abuse, we may ask you to identify yourself adequately. When it comes to access to personal data linked to a cookie, we ask you to send a copy of the cookie in question. You can find this in the settings of your browser.

5. Blocking and deleting cookies

At any time you can easily block cookies yourself or delete them via your internet browser. You can also set your internet browser so that you receive a message when a cookie is placed. You can also indicate that certain cookies may not be placed. View the help function o your browser for this option. If you delete the cookies in your browser, this may have consequences for the pleasant use of this website. Some tracking cookies are placed by third parties which, among other things, show you adversitements via our website. You can delete these cookies centrally via: youronlinechoices.eu.

Please not that if you don't want any cookies, we cannot guarantee that our website still works well. Some funtions of the site may be lost or you may not be able to visit the website at all. In addition, refusing cookies does not mean that you will no longer see advertisements at all. The adversitements are then no longer tailored to your interests and can be repeated more often.

How you can adjust your settings differs per browser. Please refer to the help function of your browsing or click on one of the links below to go directly to the manual of your browser.

• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/nl/kb/cookies-verwijderen-gegevens-wissen-websites-opgeslagen
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop&hl=nl
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/nl-nl/kb/278835
• Safari on smart phone: https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/HT201265
• Safari on Mac: https://support.apple.com/nl-be/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

6. New developments and unforeseen cookies

The texts of our website can be adjusted at any time due to continuous developments. This also applies to our cookie statement. Therefore, please read this statement regularly to stay informed of any changes. In blog articles, use can be made of content that is hosted on other sites and made accessible by handresearch.com by means of certain codes (embedded content) as with Youtube videos for example. These codes often use cookies. However, we have no control over what these third parties do with their cookies.

It is also possible that cookies are placed via our websites by others, which we are not always awere. Do you encounter unforeseen cookies on our website that you cannot find in our overview? Please contact: martijn.van.mensvoort (attach: "@gmail.com"). You can also contact the third party directly and ask which cookies they placed, what the reason is, what the lifespan of the cookies is and how they have guaranteed your privacy.

7. Concluding remarks

We will have to adjust these statements time to time, for example when we adjust our website of change the rules regarding cookies. You can consult this webpage for the latest version.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact: martijn.van.mensvoort (attach: "@gmail.com").

March 05, 2023

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