Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 24 March 2025
This Cookie Policy describes how Blue Horizon (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the website www.bluehorizon.blue (the “Website”). We respect your privacy and are committed to complying with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet), and other applicable laws.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are commonly used to make websites function efficiently, improve the user experience, and ensure security.
Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services integrated into the website (third-party cookies).
2. Why We Use Cookies
Blue Horizon uses cookies exclusively for technical and security purposes. We do not use cookies for analytics, advertising, marketing, tracking, or profiling purposes.
The cookies we use are necessary to:
- Enable core website functionality
- Ensure a secure and encrypted connection
- Prevent abuse (e.g., CSRF attacks)
- Balance server traffic (load balancing)
- Preserve session state temporarily during use
3. Categories of Cookies Used
We use the following category of cookies only:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They do not collect personal information and cannot be disabled through our Website. Examples include:
- XSRF-TOKEN / CSRF protection: Ensures that submitted forms are legitimate and protects against malicious cross-site request forgeries.
- Session ID cookies: Temporarily store user state to enable navigation between pages.
- Load balancing cookies: Direct traffic to optimal servers to ensure website performance and stability.
These cookies are set automatically and are deleted after your session ends or within a short duration (e.g., 1–24 hours).
4. Legal Basis for Use of Cookies
Under Article 11.7a(3) of the Dutch Telecommunications Act, strictly necessary cookies do not require consent. Additionally, our use of such cookies is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the proper operation, availability, and security of the Website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
5. No Use of Non-Essential Cookies
We do not use any of the following cookies:
- Analytical or performance cookies (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Marketing or advertising cookies (e.g., Facebook Pixel)
- Personalization or targeting cookies
- Social media cookies or embedded third-party content trackers
Because our Website uses only essential cookies, we do not display a cookie banner. No cookie settings panel is required under Dutch law or GDPR in this case.
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can manage, block, or delete cookies at any time using your browser settings. Please be aware that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the proper functioning of our Website. For instructions, see the links below:
7. Data Collected Through Cookies
The cookies we use may collect the following types of non-personal technical data:
- Session ID (anonymous)
- Browser version and device type
- Load balancer ID or server routing data
- Temporary tokens for form validation or session authentication
No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected, stored, or processed via cookies on our Website.
8. Data Security and Integrity
We implement strict security measures to protect cookie-related data:
- All data transmitted via SSL (HTTPS)
- Server-side validation of cookie values
- Session cookies are encrypted and expire quickly
- CSRF tokens are unique per session and are never reused
9. Your Rights
Although strictly necessary cookies do not process personal data, we still value your rights under the GDPR. You have the right to:
- Request information about how data is processed via cookies
- Object to processing if it affects your rights
- Request access or deletion of any cookie-derived data, if identifiable
For a complete overview of your rights, please see our Privacy Policy.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in legislation or technology. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. You are encouraged to review this page periodically to stay informed.
11. Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:
Blue Horizon
Molenstreek 192-52, 9641 HJ Veendam, The Netherlands
KvK: 95194010
Email: info@bluehorizon.blue