Privacy statement IUCN NL
At the IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands Foundation (hereafter: IUCN NL), we greatly value the protection of personal data. We therefore handle your data with extreme care. Naturally, we comply with the applicable laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This privacy policy explains what to expect from us.
Personal data
Iucn.nl offers visitors the opportunity to contact us, subscribe to newsletters and make donations. The personal data collected will only be used for the purposes for which the visitor contacted us. IUCN NL does not keep your personal data longer than necessary.
We send our newsletters via MailChimp, as a result of which the personal data collected for newsletters may be used by Mailchimp. Read more about MailChimp’s privacy policy.
Accessing, correcting or removing data
As is part of the GDPR, you can request to inspect, correct or remove the data we have collected about you at any time. You can submit your request by e-mail, stating your name, address, telephone number and a copy of a valid identification document, to info@iucnl.nl. You can also reach us at this e-mail address for other questions.
Use of cookies
Websites use cookies for a variety of reasons. Below you can read per category which cookies we place and why.
Functional
Functional cookies are necessary for the technically proper functioning of the website. For example, using the search function. We do not need to ask for permission for this.
Analytical and performance
Analytical cookies help to understand how visitors use the website by collecting and reporting data (anonymously). We analyse this data. This allows the website to be tailored even better to visitors. The collected data will not be used for any purpose other than to improve the website. The collected data is not made available to third parties.
Social media and advertising
Finally, social media and advertising cookies are used, the so-called ‘tracking’ cookies. These cookies track the visit to the website in order to build up a profile of website visitors. Based on this, they can optimise the website or show you advertisements or personalized content. This allows us to be as relevant as possible for the website visitor. These cookies are only placed with your consent.
Setting cookies
You can choose to adjust cookie settings. You do so by clicking on ‘cookie settings’ in the footer of the website. Here you indicate which cookie categories you would like to accept or disable. You can also choose to disable cookies. You do so by using your browser’s options. You can find more information about these options on the website of your browser provider.
Cookies on iucn.nl
Below, you can read which cookies we place and why, per category. The table below lists all cookies that may be placed during a visit to iucn.nl. The first column contains the name of the cookie, the second column contains an explanation of the information measured by the cookie and the last column shows how long the cookie is stored.
Functional
| Cookies | Name | Provider | Purpose | Storage | Type |
| Recaptcha | rc::a | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish the difference between a human visitor and a bot. | Permanent | HTTP local storage |
| Recaptcha | rc::b & rc::c | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish the difference between a human visitor and a bot. | Session | HTTP |
| Cookieconsent | analyticsCookies marketingCookies | iucn.nl | This cookie stores the user’s cookie status for the current domain. | 1 year | HTTP |
Analytical and performance
| Cookies | Name | Provider | Purpose | Storage | Type |
| Google Analytics | _ga | iucn.nl | Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. Through these cookies, a unique ID is used to generate static data. This gives IUCN access to its website visit. Think of visitor numbers, popular pages and topics. In this way, IUCN can better tailor its communication to the needs of website visitors. IUCN cannot see who (which IP address) visits its website. | 2 years | HTTP |
| Google Analytics | _gat | iucn.nl | see above | 1 day | HTTP |
| Google Analytics | _gid | iucn.nl | see above | 1 day | HTTP |
Social media and advertising
| Cookies | Name | Provider | Purpose | Storage | Type |
| c-user, xs | facebook.com | This cookie stores the user ID of the logged in Facebook user on this device. | |||
| datr, dpr | facebook.com | These cookies are used to identify a Facebook user who is logged into the web browser and using the social plugins on the website. | 3 months (when the option ‘keep me logged in’ is checked) / Session | HTTP | |
| fr | facebook.com | This cookie is used to store a unique ID for targeted ads. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| sb, spin | facebook.com | This cookie is used by Facebook to improve friend suggestions. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| bcookie | linkedin.com | Browser Identifier Cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform. | 2 years | Pixel | |
| lang | .linkedin.com | Used to remember a user’s language setting. | Session | HTTP | |
| li_gc | .linkedin.com | Used to store guest consent regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| li_mc | .linkedin.com | Used as a temporary cache to avoid searching the database for member consent to use non-essential cookies and used to have client-side consent information to enforce client-side consent. | 2 years | HTTP | |
| liap | .linkedin.com | Used by non-www.domains to indicate a member’s logged in status. | 1 year | HTTP | |
| lidc | .linkedin.com | To optimize data center selection. | 24 hours | Session | |
| lissc | .linkedin.com | Used to ensure that there is a correct SameSite attribute for all cookies in the browser. | 365 days | HTTP | |
| _twitter_sess | .twitter.com | This cookie makes use of Twitter functions without having to log in and contains some tracking information that Twitter uses to optimize their services. | Session | Pixel | |
| guest_id | .twitter.com | Used to identify the user on Twitter | 6 months | HTTP | |
| personalization_id | .twitter.com | This cookie is set to the Twitter integration to enable social media sharing | 2 years | HTTP |
Changes to our privacy statement
This privacy statement was last updated in January 2024. IUCN NL may amend this statement at any time to comply with changes in legislation.