Cookie Policy (EU)

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 29 April 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our site, https://www.dutchcleantech.nl (hereinafter: “the site”), uses cookies and other related technologies. (For convenience, all such technologies are hereinafter referred to as “cookies”.) Cookies are also placed by third parties engaged by us. In the document below, we inform you about the use of cookies on our site.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a simple small file that is sent along with pages of this site and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other device. The information stored in it can be sent back to our servers or those of the relevant third parties on a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our site function properly and to make it interactive. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (also pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a site that is used to monitor traffic on a site. To do this, various data about you is stored with the help of web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your preferences are remembered. By placing functional cookies, we make visiting our website easier for you. This way, you do not have to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimise the experience for our users. Statistics cookies give us insight into the use of our site. We ask for your consent to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage that are used to create user profiles for the purpose of displaying advertisements or tracking the user on this or different sites for similar marketing purposes.

6. Cookies placed

Elementor

Statistics (anonymous)
We use Elementor for content creation.
Sharing of data: This data is not shared with third parties.

elementor (permanent) - Tracking user actions on a web page

HubSpot

Statistics, Marketing, Functional, Preferences
We use HubSpot for marketing automation (automated email marketing).

__hssrc (session) - Storing a unique session ID
hubspotutk (13 months) - Storing and tracking the identity of a visitor
__hstc (13 months) - Storing visit duration
__hs_cookie_cat_pref (6 months) - Storing cookie preferences
__hssc (30 minutes) - Storing anonymised statistics
_key (2 weeks) - Keeping users logged in
hs_ab_test (session) - Storing experiment and session IDs for A/B testing
__hs_do_not_track (6 months) - Storing 'do not track' signals
messagesUtk (13 months) - Storing browser specifications
__hsmem (1 week) - Keeping users logged in
hs-messages-is-open (30 minutes) - Storing whether a message has been displayed

Microsoft Clarity

Statistics, Marketing
We use Microsoft Clarity for heatmaps and screen recordings.

_cltk (session) - Tracking and storing interaction
_clsk (1 day) - Combining a user's page views into a single session recording
_clck (1 year) - Storing a unique user ID
ANONCHK (-) - -
MUID (1 year) - Tracking visits across different websites

WordPress

Functional
We use WordPress for website development.
Sharing of data: This data is not shared with third parties.

wpEmojiSettingsSupports (session) - Storing browser specifications
wp-settings-time-* (1 year) - Storing user preferences
wordpress_logged_in_* (permanent) - Keeping users logged in
wordpress_test_cookie (session) - Checking whether cookies can be placed
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_* (permanent) - Storing user preferences
wp-settings-* (permanent) - Storing user preferences

Complianz

Functional
We use Complianz to record cookie consent.
Sharing of data: This data is not shared with third parties.

cmplz_user_data (365 days) - Determining which cookie banner should be displayed
cmplz_consented_services (365 days) - Storing cookie preferences
cmplz_policy_id (365 days) - Recording the ID of the accepted cookie policy
cmplz_marketing (365 days) - Storing cookie preferences
cmplz_statistics (365 days) - Storing cookie preferences
cmplz_preferences (365 days) - Storing cookie preferences
cmplz_functional (365 days) - Storing cookie preferences
cmplz_banner-status (365 days) - Storing whether the cookie banner has been closed

Google Adsense

Marketing
We use Google Adsense to display advertisements.

_gcl_au (persistent) - Storing and measuring conversions
google_adsense_settings (permanent) - Advertising or retargeting

Google Fonts

Marketing
We use Google Fonts to display web fonts.

Google Fonts API (expires immediately) - Requests the user's IP address

Vimeo

Statistics
We use Vimeo to display videos.

__utmt_player (10 minutes) - Tracking audience reach
vuid (2 years) - Storing usage history

YouTube

Marketing
We use YouTube to display videos.

GPS (session) - Storing location data
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (6 months) - Advertising or retargeting
YSC (session) - Tracking and storing interaction
PREF (8 months) - Storing user preferences

Google Analytics

Statistics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics.

_gid (1 day) - Storing and counting page views
_ga (2 years) - Storing and counting page views
_ga_* (1 year) - Storing and counting page views

Google Ads

Marketing, Statistics
We use Google Ads for advertising.

ads/ga-audiences (expires immediately) - Storing information for remarketing purposes
_gcl_aw (90 days) - Advertising or retargeting
_gac_UA-* (90 days) - Storing and counting page views

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional, Marketing
We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention.

_grecaptcha (6 months) - Providing spam protection
rc::c (session) - Filtering bot requests
rc::b (session) - Filtering bot requests
rc::a (permanent) - Filtering bot requests

CloudFlare

Functional
We use CloudFlare for content delivery network (CDN) services.

__cf_bm (30 minutes) - Reading and filtering bot requests (.vimeo.com)

Hotjar

Statistics, Functional
We use Hotjar for heatmaps and screen recordings.

_hjSessionUser_* (1 year) - Storing a unique user ID
hjViewportId (session) - Reading the screen resolution
_hjSession_* (session) - Providing functions across pages

Wistia

Statistics, Marketing
We use Wistia to display videos.

wistia-video-progress-* (permanent) - Storing whether the user has viewed the embedded content
wistia (permanent) - Tracking user actions on a web page

Miscellaneous

Purpose under investigation

e_kit-elements-defaults
mrkrui
_cfuvid (.vimeo.com)
hjActiveViewportIds
__ss_tk
*_mode
__ss_initial_referrer
_gcl_gs
__ss
__ss_referrer
lastExternalReferrerTime
lastExternalReferrer
guest_id_marketing (.twitter.com)
guest_id_ads (.twitter.com)
personalization_id (.twitter.com)
guest_id (.twitter.com)
lidc (.linkedin.com)
muc_ads (.t.co)
li_sugr
bcookie (.linkedin.com)
li_gc (.linkedin.com)
koitk (.marketingautomation.services)
_fbp
WP_DATA_USER_2
WP_DATA_USER_4
li_adsId
e_library
adobeCleanFontAdded
__mpq_a36067b00a263cce0299cfd960e26ecf_ev
_gcl_ls
wpcode_scroll_position
trp_language
scribe_extension_state
topicsLastReferenceTime
loglevel
WP_DATA_USER_1
gclid
WP_DATA_USER_8
trust:cache:timestamp
wp_lang
_twpid
extendedvaluekey
__gtm_referrer
emailValue

7. Consent

When you visit our site for the first time, we show a pop-up explaining cookies. As soon as you click ‘Save preferences’, you give us consent to use the categories of cookies and plug-ins that you selected in the pop-up and that are described in this Cookie Policy.

7.1 Manage your cookie consent - you can change your preferences at any time via the button at the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling / disabling and deleting cookies

You can delete cookies automatically or manually via your internet browser. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to set your internet browser so that you receive a message whenever a cookie is placed. You can find more information about these options in the Help function of your browser.

Please note: our site may not work optimally if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again, subject to your consent, on a new visit to our site.

9. Your rights regarding personal data

You have the following rights:

You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it and how long it will be retained.
Right of access: you can submit a request to access the data we process about you.
Right to rectification and completion: you have the right to supplement, correct, delete or block your personal data whenever you wish.
If you give us consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
Right to data portability: you have the right to request all your personal data from the Data Controller and to transfer it in its entirety to another Data Controller.
Right to object: you can object to the processing of your data. We will comply, unless there are legitimate grounds for the processing.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, you can file a complaint with the supervisory authority (the Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, you can contact us using the following contact details:

Dutch Clean Tech Solutions BV
Amperestraat 3
1704 SM Heerhugowaard
The Netherlands
Website: https://www.dutchcleantech.nl
Email: info@dutchcleantech.nl
Telephone number: +31 72 303 4803

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