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Cookie Statement

This cookie statement describes the use of cookies when you use the website https://somi.nl (the “Website”). The website is provided to you by the Foundation for Market Information Research (“SOMI” or “we”, “us”, “our”).

This cookie statement may be amended from time to time, for example, if we start using other cookies or if regulations change. We will inform you about substantial changes. For more information about how we can process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Statement.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small (text) files that your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other electronic device (“device”) stores when you use the website. The use of cookies allows your device to be recognized. In this way, we can measure how our website is used and we can make improvements. Cookie use is safe: a cookie cannot start programs or spread viruses.

Cookies have a certain period of validity from the moment they are placed on a device. Some cookies we place are valid for the duration of a session. This means that the cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close the browser. There are also cookies that remain valid for longer, so that they can also be read on a subsequent visit to the website.

COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE

We distinguish between two types of cookies:

  • • First-party cookies are cookies that are placed by SOMI itself;

  • • Third-party cookies are cookies that are placed by third-party service provider.

In addition, there are three main types of cookies that we use:

  • • Firstly, there are the functional and necessary cookies that are required to enable the website to function properly, such as to be able to display the website, to remember the language, and to remember your cookie preferences. These are stored by default when you visit the website.

  • • The analytical and statistical cookies are used to record how visitors use the website. With these cookies, SOMI can analyze the use of the website and (anonymous) user statistics to optimize the user experience on our website.

  • • SOMI uses tracking and marketing cookies to track your surfing behavior on the internet and to collect data and information about your surfing behavior from various websites that you have visited. This information is used to make the content of the displayed advertisements as relevant as possible and to limit the repetition of the same advertisements.

Below is a comprehensive list of cookies used on our website, including their purposes and durations. This information is automatically updated to reflect our current cookie usage.

Accept, refuse and delete cookies

We ask for your permission prior to placing tracking/marketing cookies. We do not ask you for permission to place the functional and technically necessary cookies. We have a legitimate interest in placing these cookies and placing them does not infringe your privacy.

You can change your consent anytime by clicking here:

Change your consent

If you wish, you can manage the cookies through your browser settings. You can set your browser so that no cookies are stored, you can allow or refuse any cookie, or that all cookies are deleted when you close your browser. If you wish, you can manage the cookies through your browser settings. You can set your browser so that no cookies are stored, you can allow or refuse any cookie, or that all cookies are deleted when you close your browser. These settings vary for each browser. More information on how to do this can be found on the websites of the browser developers:


Contact

Do you have questions about this cookie statement? Then you can send an e-mail to privacy@somi.nl.

This cookie statement was last amended on April 15th, 2025.