Cookies on QBS Websites

1        Cookie Policy

As explained in our Privacy Policy, to make our websites work properly, we sometimes place small data files called “cookies” on your device. This notice provides detailed information about how and when we use cookies.

2        What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables our website to remember your actions and preferences. For example, cookies enable us to identify your device, secure your access to website, remember your preferences over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

3        What types of cookies do we use and why?

Cookies are capable of storing many types of data and they help provide additional functionality to the site as well as analyse site usage more accurately. In all cases in which cookies are used, no personally identifiable information will be collected unless your explicit permission is given.

• First-party and third-party cookies
  The website qbsgroup.com uses not only first-party cookies, but some third-party cookies too.
• First-party cookies are issued by the website you are accessing. These cookies often serve to give memory to the website about your data and preferences.
• Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a website other than the one you are on. The aim of third-party cookies is often to collect certain information to carry out various research into behaviour, demographics, statistics and improve website performance.

4        Categories

Cookies can be generally divided into four categories according to their function and purpose: strictly necessary cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies and cookies for marketing purposes. The descriptions and tables below will guide you through all of the cookies we use on the www.qbsgroup.com. Different cookies may be used on our sites not accessible via www.qbsgroup.com and if that is the case we will provide additional cookie notice, including the categories of cookies used on those separate sites.

4.1.    Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are essential as they enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided – for example, remembering previous actions (e.g. entered text) when navigating back to a page in the same session. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.

4.2.    Performance cookies

Performance cookies gather information about how a website is used, for example, which pages you open most often. In most cases, the information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how a website works and to help us identify issues you may have when using our online services.

4.3.    Functionality cookies

Functionality cookies enable a website to save information which you have entered (such as your user name, language choice, and your location), so that it can offer you enhanced and more personalised functions. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as our support chat. These cookies collect anonymous information and cannot track your movements on other websites.

4.4.    Marketing Cookies

Marketing are used to (1) deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests; (2) limit the number of times you see an advertisement; (3) help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign; and (4) understand people’s behaviour after they view an advertisement. These are persistent cookies and almost always of third-party provenance. These cookies can share that information with other organizations or advertisers.

5        How to control cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your device and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. The procedure for controlling and deleting cookies is easily accessible in the Help function integrated in your browser. However, if you choose to disable all cookies, we cannot guarantee the performance of our website – some features may not work as expected.

5.1.    Steps to controlling and deleting cookies on mostly used browsers

Google Chrome

Menu à Settings à Advanced à Content settings à Cookies;

Mozilla Firefox

Menu à Options à Privacy & Security à History. In the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose Use custom settings for history. You will be shown options for Cookie control;

Microsoft Edge

More actions à Settings à View advanced settings à Cookies;

Internet Explorer

Tools à Internet options à Privacy à Settings à Advanced. Choose if you want to allow, block or be prompted for first and third-party cookies.

6        Do we use any non-cookie tracking technologies?

We may also use web beacons (including conversion pixels) or other technologies for similar purposes as above and we may include these on our sites, in marketing e-mail messages or our newsletter, affiliated websites, to determine whether messages have been opened and links clicked on. Web beacons do not place information on your device, but they may work in conjunction with cookies to monitor website activity. The information provided in this Cookie Policy about cookies also applies to web beacons and similar technologies. Conversion pixels are small codes located on a particular web page which are triggered when someone visits a page resulting in an increase in the conversion count.

7        Links to other websites

This cookie notice does not cover links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.

8        Contact details

Should you have any additional questions regarding our cookie policy and/or data storing processes, please do not hesitate to contact our Data Protection Team at privacy@qbsgroup.com.

Quattro Business Solutions B.V.
Leusderend 20
3832 RC Leusden
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 88 76 60 500
E-mail: privacy@qbsgroup.com
Chamber of Commerce: 56784600

The list of QBS entities comprising the QBS Group may be found here: www.qbsgroup.com/contact/

9        Your Consent

By using QBS websites, you are consenting to our processing of your personal data and information, including the use of cookies and other tracking technology as well as the potential transfer of your personal data to any of international affiliates, partners and sub-processors, as set forth in our Privacy Policy and/or this Cookie Policy