Cookie Policy (Cookieverklaring)
How www.abcthemis.nl uses cookies and similar techniques
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We also use similar techniques (such as pixels and local storage); in this policy, "cookies" covers all of them. Cookies can be set by us ("first-party") or by a third-party provider whose tool we use ("third-party").
2. The rules we follow
Under the Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet, art. 11.7a) and the ePrivacy rules, we may place strictly necessary cookies without consent, but we place all other cookies only after you have given consent through our cookie banner. Where a cookie also involves personal data, we handle that data in line with the GDPR and our Privacy Policy.
3. Your choices
When you first visit the Site, the banner lets you accept or refuse non-essential cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the Site cannot work without them. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the "cookie settings" link on the Site, or by deleting cookies in your browser. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the Site from working.
4. Categories of cookies we use
| Category | What it does | Consent needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Makes the Site work and keeps it secure (sessions, security, storing your cookie choice) | No (legally exempt) |
| Functional | Remembers choices and enables embedded tools (e.g. the Calendly booking widget) | Yes |
| Analytics | Helps us measure and improve how the Site is used | Yes* |
| Marketing | Third-party content and measurement (e.g. video embeds, tracking pixels) | Yes |
* Some privacy-friendly analytics can qualify as low-impact and be exempt if configured strictly per the guidance of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP). Unless you confirm such a configuration, we treat analytics as requiring consent.
5. The cookies in détails
| Cookie / provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie-consent (first-party) | Stores your cookie choices | Strictly necessary | [6–12 months] |
| Website platform — Cotechno | Keeps the Site and its forms working during your visit | Strictly necessary | [Session] [confirm] |
| Security / load-balancing | Keeps the Site secure and available | Strictly necessary | [Session] [confirm] |
| Calendly (US) — embedded scheduler | Loads the discovery-call booking widget | Functional (third-party) | [confirm] |
| Stripe / PayPal — checkout pages | Processes Workshop payments and prevents fraud | Strictly necessary (checkout) | [confirm] |
| Eventbrite (US) — if embedded | Workshop registration / ticketing | Functional (third-party) | [confirm] |
| Analytics — [tool to confirm] | Measures how visitors use the Site | Analytics | [confirm] |
| Video embeds — [e.g. YouTube] | Plays embedded videos | Marketing (third-party) | [confirm] |
6. Third-party cookies and transfers outside the EEA
Some third-party tools (for example Calendly and, on the checkout pages, Stripe and PayPal) are provided by companies based outside the European Economic Area or that may access data from there. Where that involves a transfer of personal data outside the EEA, we rely on an appropriate safeguard (an adequacy decision — including the EU–US Data Privacy Framework — or the EU Standard Contractual Clauses). The details are in section 7 of our Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our tools or the law change. The version in force is published on the Site, with the version date shown at the top.
8. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us using the details in our Privacy Policy. You can find more about how we handle personal data in that Privacy Policy, and you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP).