The use of cookies

www.realdutchfloor.com uses cookies. A cookie is a simple small file sent with pages of this website and/or Flash applications and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer, cell phone, smart watch or tablet. That information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on your next visit.The use of cookies is very important for the proper functioning of our website, but cookies whose effect you do not immediately see are also very important. Thanks to the (anonymous) input of visitors, we can improve the use of the website and make it more user-friendly.

Consent to the use of cookies

The use of certain cookies requires your consent.

Types of cookies and their purposes

We use the following types of cookies:

• Functional cookies: these allow us to make the website work better and make it more user-friendly for visitors. For example: we store your login details or what you put in your shopping basket.
• Anonymous analytical cookies: these ensure that each time you visit a website an anonymous cookie is generated. These cookies know whether you have visited the site before or not. Only on the first visit, a cookie is generated; on subsequent visits, the already existing cookie is used. This cookie serves static purposes only. Thus, with it, the following data can be collected:
  
  - The number of unique visitors
  - How often users visit the site
  - Which pages users view
  - How long users view a particular page
  - At which page visitors leave the site
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• Analytical cookies: these ensure that each time you visit a website a cookie is generated. These cookies know whether you have visited the site before or not. Only on the first visit, a cookie is generated, on subsequent visits it uses the already existing cookie. This cookie is for statistical purposes only. Thus, with it, the following data can be collected, such as:·      
  
  - Which pages you viewed
  - How long you stayed on a particular page
  - At which page you left the website
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• Tracking cookies from us: This tracks which pages you visit on the Internet in order to build your personal profile. This profile is not linked to your name, address, e-mail address, etc. as known to us, but only serves to tailor advertisements to your profile so that they are as relevant to you as possible. For these cookies we ask your permission. Without your permission, these cookies will not be placed.

• Third-party tracking cookies: With your permission, third-party service providers and advertisers selected by us place so-called tracking cookies on your equipment. They use these cookies to perform measurements of a website or app, to perform an external service on the website, or to enable third parties to deliver relevant advertisements. Any profile built is not linked to your name, address, email address and the like as known to us, but serves only to tailor ads and services to your interests and desires so that they are as relevant to you as possible. A list of these organizations can be found in our cookie notice

• Social media related cookies: with these, social media like Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn record what articles and pages you share and through their social media sharing buttons. They may also contain tracking cookies that track your web browsing habits.

• Site improvement cookies/ optimization cookies/session cookies: these allow us to test different versions of a web page to see which page is visited best. These cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

Your rights regarding your data

You have the right to access, reflect, restrict and delete personal data. You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data and the right to data portability. You can exercise these rights by sending us an email at info@realdutchfloor.com. To prevent misuse we may ask you to provide adequate identification. 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.

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For more information about the processing of personal data and your corresponding rights, please consult our privacy statement, which can be found via the following link: www.realdutchfloor.com/privacy-policy.

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Blocking and deleting cookies

You can easily block and delete cookies yourself at any time 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. Check the help function of your browser for these options. If you delete the cookies in your browser, this may affect the pleasant use of this website.

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Some tracking cookies are set by third parties who, among other things, display ads to you through our website. You can delete these cookies centrally at www.youronlinechoices.com or delete or permanently block them via your browser settings.

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Please be aware that if you do not want cookies, we can no longer guarantee that our website will work properly. Some functions of the site may be lost or you may not be able to visit the site at all. In addition, refusing cookies does not mean that you will not see any advertisements at all. The advertisements will no longer be tailored to your interests and may therefore be repeated more often.

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How to adjust your settings varies by browser. Consult your browser's help function if necessary, or click on one of the links below to go directly to your browser's manual:s and may therefore be repeated more often.

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• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop&hl=en
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
• Safari op smart phone: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105082
• Safari op Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/safari/welcome/mac

Some tracking cookies are set by third parties who, among other things, display ads to you through our website. You can delete or permanently block these cookies through your browser settings.

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New developments and unforeseen cookies

The texts of our website may be modified at any time due to ongoing developments. This also applies to our cookie statement. Therefore, please review this statement regularly to be aware of any changes.

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Blog articles may make use of content that is hosted on other sites and made available on www.realdutchfloor.com by means of certain codes (embedded content). Think for example of YouTube videos. These codes often make use of cookies. However, we have no control over what these third parties do with their cookies.

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Our website includes buttons to promote web pages on social networks such as Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. These buttons work by means of pieces of code that come from Instagram respectively Linkedin respectively Facebook itself. Cookies are placed by means of this code. We have no influence on this. Please read the privacy statement of Instagram respectively Linkedin respectively Facebook (which may change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data that they process via these cookies.

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The information they collect is anonymized as much as possible. The information is transferred to Instagram or Linkedin or Facebook respectively.

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It is also possible that through our website cookies are set by others, of which we ourselves are not always aware. Do you come across unforeseen cookies on our website that you cannot find in our overview? Please let us know at info@realdutchfloor.com. You can also contact the third party directly and ask what cookies they place, the reason for this, the lifespan of the cookie and in what way they have guaranteed your privacy.

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Retention period

Cookies are not kept longer than necessary for the purpose for which the cookie was placed. Analytical cookies are deleted after a maximum of 2 years.  Functional cookies are deleted after a maximum of 1 year. Session cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

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Concluding remarks

We will need to update these statements from time to time, such as when we update our website or change the rules around cookies. You can consult this web page for the latest version.If you have any questions and/or comments please contact info@realdutchfloor.com.