Cookie statement
The Meertens Instituut website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are temporarily placed on your computer’s hard disk when you visit a website. We and third parties use cookies to:
- enable functionalities of the website (functional cookies);
- to analyse the use of the website, thereby making it more user-friendly (analytical cookies);
- Show personalised ads (marketing cookies).
When you visit our website for the first time, we will display a brief explanation about cookies. Here, we will ask for your agreement for the use of analytical and marketing cookies. For the use of functional cookies, no agreement is required by law.
The cookies listed below may potentially collect the following data from you:
- IP address
- Cookie ID
- Application and click behaviour
- Referrer-URL
Cookie overview
The table below lists the cookies we use.
Functional cookies
| Name | Provider | Target | Retention period | Type of cookie |
| CookieConsent | Meertens Instituut | Stores the user’s cookie permission status for the current domain. | 1 year | HTTP |
| _cfuvid | Vimeo | is part of the services offered by Cloudflare — including task sharing, website content delivery and provision of a DNS connection for website operators. | Session | HTTP |
| __cf_bm | Vimeo | Distinguishes between humans and bots. | 1 day | HTTP |
| wpEmojiSettings Supports | Meertens Instituut | Associated with a bundle of cookies that serve to retrieve and display content. | Session | HTML |
| Pll_language | Meertens Instituut | Saves language settings. | 1 year | HTTP |
Analytical cookies
| Name | Provider | Target | Retention period | Type of cookie |
| _pk_id# | Meertens Instituut | Collects statistics on user visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and which pages were read. | 1 year | HTTP |
| _pk_ses# | Meertens Instituut | Records which web pages the visitor has viewed. | 1 day | HTTP |
| __utma | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website and the data for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| __utmb | Records a timestamp showing the exact time the user visited the website. | 1 day | HTTP | |
| __utmc | Records a timestamp showing the exact time the user visited the website. | Session | HTTP | |
| __utmz | Collects data on where the user came from, which search engine was used, which link was clicked on and which search term was used. | 6 months | HTTP | |
| _pk_id# | Meertens Instituut | Collects statistics about user visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and which pages were read. | 1 year | HTTP |
| _pk_ses# | Meertens Instituut | Records which web pages the visitor has viewed. | 1 day | HTTP |
| _ga | Records a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| _ga_# | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website, as well as data for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| _hole | used by Google Analytics to limit the number of requests, meaning it limits data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1 day | HTTP | |
| _gid | Records a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website. | 1 day | HTTP |
Marketing cookies
| Name | Provider | Target | Retention period | Type of cookie |
| #-# | Youtube | Used to track users’ interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | Youtube | Records a unique ID to keep statistics of which YouTube videos the user has seen. | Session | HTML |
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Youtube | Tracks users’ interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP |
| LogsDatabase V2:V#||Logs RequestsStore | Youtube | In anticipation. | Lasting | IndexedDB |
| nextld | Youtube | Tracks users’ interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP |
| NID | In anticipation. | 6 months | HTTP | |
| Remote_sid | Youtube | Enables the deployment and functioning of YouTube videos. | Session | HTTP |
| Requests | Youtube | Tracks users’ interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP |
| ServiceWorker LogsDatabase #SWHealthLog | Youtube | Enables the deployment and functioning of YouTube videos. | Lasting | IndexedDB |
| TEST COOKIES ENABLED | Youtube | Tracks users’ interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP |
| VISITOR_ INFO1_LIVE | Youtube | Enables serving ads and retargeting, storing and tracking a user’s identity, storing and tracking interaction. | 180 days. | HTTP |
| YSC | Youtube | Enables storing and tracking interaction. | Session | HTTP |
| yt.innertube ::nextId | Youtube | Records a unique ID to keep statistics of which YouTube videos the user has seen. | Lasting | HTML |
| ytidb:: LAST_RESULT _ENTRY_KEY | Youtube | Tracks users’ interaction with embedded content. | Lasting | HTML |
| YtIdbMeta #databases | Youtube | Tracks users’ interaction with embedded content. | Lasting | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote -cast-available | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Lasting | HTML |
| yt-remote-device-id | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Lasting | HTML |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML |
| yt-remote-session-app | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML |
| yt-remote-session-name | Youtube | Saves user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML |
| __utmd | Divides specific visitors into segments based on visitor behaviour on the website. This segmentation can be used to target larger groups. | 1 day | HTTP | |
| __utmv | Stores user-defined tracking parameters. | Session | HTTP | |
| number(#) | Soundcloud | Used to track users’ interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML |
| WIDGET::local ::assignments | Soundcloud | Used by audio platform SoundCloud to implement, measure and improve their embedded content/service on the website | Lasting | HTML |
| collect | Tracks visitors across devices and marketing channels. | Session | Pixel |
(Sharing via) social media buttons
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- https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
- https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=nl_NL
- https://twitter.com/en/privacy
- https://vimeo.com/privacy
- https://business.safety.google/privacy/
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Adjusting cookie settings
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Last updated on October 15, 2024