Cookie Policy
This cookie policy (Cookie Policy) details our usage of cookies and similar technologies as part of your use of our website (Website). ASTRA SWEETS will act as the processor following the applicable data protection regulations.
Therefore, we recommend you read our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. In that policy, you will find more information about the data we collect and why we do so. You will also learn how long we store your data, what your rights are, and how you can act on them.
We reserve the right to modify, expand or replace this Cookie Policy. Such modifications, additions or replacements will be brought to your attention through our Website. Furthermore, we will ask you for permission again if necessary. The latest change happened on 07/05/2024.
Cookies on this Website
Cookies are small text files stored on the hard drive of an appliance and contain certain information, such as personal data. When you use our Website and/or Services, we also collect and process other personal information using other (similar) technologies. As stipulated in this Cookie Policy, you can alter your cookie preferences at any time.
- REQUIRED COOKIES
These cookies are required to visit the Website and make it easier for the user to enjoy the services and tools on our Website.
- FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
These cookies remember the decisions that our Website users make. Think of the language selection, the type of browser, etc. These cookies are anonymous and cannot be connected to individual users. They are used purely to monitor website usage.
- ANALYTICS
We store collective information and stats of visitors for this Website and the other Astra Sweets or Frisia websites. For instance, the areas that are visited most often. That data can help us improve our Website and the user experience.
- SOCIAL MEDIA COOKIES
These cookies allow us to share the insights we gather from our Website with our social media channels. Furthermore, these cookies enable us to link a LinkedIn profile when someone signs up to our Website.
Most computers accept cookie usage automatically. When cookies are unwanted, this feature can be disabled in the browser settings. However, you may not have access to all features on the Website.
Technical information and cookies
In general, you can visit our Website without having to pass on your personal data. Just like many other websites, this Website gathers certain non-identifying information about users. For example, it collects the Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, the date and time when you accessed our Website, the Internet location from which you accessed our Website, the operating system that you’re using, the parts or pages of the Website you visit and the information you look at, information about the type of appliance you use to access the Website, the geolocation and the material you upload to or download from the Website. This technical information is used to manage the Website and system manager and improve the user experience and the Website in general. That technical data can be passed on to third parties and can be stored permanently for future use.
Astra Sweets use cookies and web stats. We do that to gain insight into how users navigate our Website. That information allows us to improve the Website. A cookie is a file that is stored on your computer. On your next visit to our Website, those cookies can be recognised.
Who has access to the cookies?
Most cookies are used solely by our Website and are, therefore, only accessible to us. However, when we rely on external processors (such as advertising companies or businesses that take care of the features on our Website), they could also have access to certain cookies.
Deleting cookies
You can keep your cookies from being placed automatically or delete cookies that have been placed already by changing your browser settings. You can find the help you need to change your browser settings on the website of the browser you use. Keep in mind that not allowing cookies when visiting the Website could mean that certain or all Website features don’t function as well as they should.
- Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en&oco=0
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/nl-be/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac.
Questions, remarks, complaints or data leaks
Do you have any questions, remarks or complaints about Astra Sweets’ protection of your personal data, you can contact us by email at:
Are you not pleased with our answer? You are allowed to file a complaint with the data protection authorities. You can file a complaint by clicking on the following URLs: the Dutch Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens or the Belgian Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.