Cookie Policy
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar makes use of cookies on its websites. Cookies are small text files that are placed on a PC, tablet or cell phone by an internet page. These cookies are used to make our websites function better and to monitor web visits. Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar does not use this data on individual person or computer level and can therefore not trace it back to a PC or individual.
Legislation
Since June 5, 2012, the new cookie law has been in force. This means that every website that measures visitor behavior and records data about it in cookies (and that is practically all websites) must comply with the new cookie law. This law is intended for all websites in the Netherlands and websites that target the Dutch market. Permission must be given for each non-functional cookie. A functional cookie is for example remembering login details or products in the shopping cart. Non-functional cookies are cookies that track website visits, for example.
Purpose of cookies
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar uses cookies to identify you as a logged-in user on the website and to remember your settings. In addition, cookies are used on our website to keep track of the pages you have visited. The websites of the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar display commercial information, such as banners. To ensure that these displays do not irritate you, the system uses cookies. This way it is registered how often you get to see an advertisement. Your anonymity is hereby guaranteed.
Third Party Cookies
Besides the statistics system of Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar and the system of advertisers, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and other social media also use cookies to measure how often certain pages are shared by visitors. At all times, we ask permission to set tracking cookies from third parties in order to analyze your behavior on this website and to serve ads on third-party platforms accordingly.
The tools
The various websites of Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar contain the following functionalities, which use cookies: - Google Analytics (for analyzing visitor behavior) - Ad-management system (for displaying commercial banners) - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media (for sharing content from the websites)
Privacy
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar treats your personal data with the utmost care and in accordance with the Data Protection Act of May 25, 2018. Please read our Privacy statement.
Disabling cookies
As described above, cookies are stored in your browser, on your computer. If you do not want this, you have the option to disable it. You should then adjust your browser settings so that you receive a warning before cookies are placed. You can also adjust the settings so that your browser refuses all cookies or only third-party cookies. You can also delete your cookies that have already been placed. Please note that you must adjust the settings separately for each browser and computer you use. Please be aware that if you do not want cookies, we can no longer guarantee the full functionality of our website. You may lose some features of the site or even be unable to see certain websites at all. In addition, refusing cookies does not mean that you will no longer see advertisements. The ads will just no longer be tailored to your interests and will be repeated more often. How to adjust your settings varies from one browser to another. Please consult your browser manual for details.
Concluding remarks
We will need to amend these statements from time to time as, for example, our website or the rules around cookies change. We may change the content of the statements and the cookies listed at any time and without prior warning. We recommend that you check this web page regularly for the latest version, to assess whether to revise the consent.