COOKIES
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data that is placed on your computer by a website.
Why do websites use cookies?
Websites have no memory. When browsing different page “s of the website, you won’t be recognized as the same user on those page” s. Cookies allow your browser to be recognized by the website. In short, cookies are mainly used to remember the choices you make, such as your preferred language and currency. Cookies also ensure that you are recognized when you return to the website.
Do all cookies do the same thing?
No, there are different types of cookies and different ways to use cookies. Cookies can be classified according to their function, lifetime, and the party that places the cookies on a website.
How does Pension Bakema use cookies?
We aim to provide our visitors with an advanced and user-friendly website that automatically adapts to their needs and preferences. To achieve this, our website uses the following types of cookies:
- Technical cookies: We use technical cookies to show you our website, to make the website function correctly, to create your user account, to let you log in, and to manage your reservations. These technical cookies are absolutely necessary for our website to function properly.
- Functional cookies: We also use functional cookies to remember your personal preferences and to help you use the website effectively and efficiently, for example by remembering your preferred language and currency, your search history, and the accommodations you’ve viewed before. These functional cookies are not strictly necessary for the website to function properly, but they add functionality and improve your user experience.
- Analytical cookies: We use these cookies to gain insight into how our visitors use the website, to find out what works and what doesn’t, to optimize and improve the website, and to ensure we remain interesting and relevant. The information we collect includes which webpage “s you have visited, which referring or exit page” s you visited and left, which platform type you used, your date and time stamp, and details such as the number of clicks you make on a given page, your mouse movements and scrolling activity, the search words you use, and the text you type while using our website.
- Commercial cookies: We use these cookies to show Pension Bakema advertisements on other websites. This is called “retargeting” and focuses on the destinations you’ve searched for and the accommodations you’ve viewed.
How can you manage your cookie preferences?
You can indicate which cookies you want to accept and which you want to refuse in your browser settings in Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, or Chrome. The exact location of these settings depends on which browser you’re using. Use the “Help” function in your browser to find the settings you need.
If you choose not to accept certain cookies, you won’t be able to use some features on our websites. And if you opt out of an online advertising network, it doesn’t mean you’ll no longer receive online advertisements or be part of market analysis. It only means that the network you’ve opted out of will no longer send personalized advertisements based on your web preferences and browsing patterns.