Cookie Statement
Last updated: September 2024
Through this Cookie Statement, Carbon Equity B.V. (“Carbon Equity”, “we”, “our”, “us”) informs you (the user of the website) about the way in which Carbon Equity makes use of cookies and similar techniques on our websites. These websites include, but may not be limited to, carbonequity.com, my.carbonequity.com and jobs.carbonequity.com.
Carbon Equity is responsible for the use of cookies on our websites. Please read this statement (the “Cookie Statement”) first to understand how we use cookies. At Carbon Equity, we value your privacy. We aim to only use cookies that actually help us achieve our and your best interests. If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies, you can reach out to us via the contact details provided at the bottom of this Cookie Statement.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files containing limited amounts of information which are downloaded to (or read off of) your device when you visit a website through, for example, the browser of your computer, tablet, or smartphone. A cookie enables the storage and retrieval of information (potentially including personal data) on and from your device. The use of cookies makes it also possible to identify you when you visit our website(s) again at a later moment in time. JavaScripts, web beacons and pixel tags are examples of similar techniques that can be used to collect and process information through a website. All of these cookies and techniques are further collectively referred to as “cookies” in this Cookie Statement.
Use of cookies and tracking technologies
Carbon Equity uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on and improve your experience of our service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our website. The technologies We use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our website may use cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
- HTML5 Local Storage: Our website may use HTML5 Local Storage to store data about your preferences or your activity on our website. Local storage is not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies and can store more data than cookies.
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies: What Are Cookies?. We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the website and to enable the use of some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to provide you with those services.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the website.
Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make when using the website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these cookies is to provide a more personal experience and to avoid having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the website.
Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Third-Parties
Purpose: These cookies are used to track information about traffic to the website and how users use the website. The information gathered via these cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the website. We may also use these cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.
Disabling or deleting cookies
You can always manage the cookies, for example by amending your browser settings. In case you want to disable cookies that were dropped earlier, you want to receive a notification at the moment when a cookie is placed on your device, or want to delete all stored cookies on your device, you can set this through your browser settings (often found under “Help” or “Internet options” in your browser).
If you delete certain or all cookies that Carbon Equity uses, it may affect your experience on our website, for example by preventing you from visiting certain parts of a website or by not receiving personalised content.
If you use different devices to visit our websites (e.g. via your computer, tablet, smartphone), you will need to ensure that each browser on each device is adapted to your cookie preferences.
Alternatively, you can prohibit the storage of cookies individually via the settings of your browser (the help page of the browser will tell you how to set the cookie handling).
Changes to this Cookie Statement
We may update Cookie Statement from time to time. Any changes are updated by posting the new or updated Cookie Statement on this page. The “Last updated” date on top of this page indicates the latest date of change. You are advised to review this Cookie Statement periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Statement are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Statement or our use of cookies, you can contact us via support@carbonequity.com. Your questions will be handled by our support team.
For more information about how we handle personal data, please read our Privacy Statement.
Complaints
If you believe that Carbon Equity has used your personal data unlawfully or if you are not satisfied with Carbon Equity’s response to your question or request, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant Data Protection Authority (in the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). More information about your complaint possibilities can be found here. For contact details of all EU Data Protection Authorities, click here.