Cookie policy
September 30, 2025
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COOKIE STATEMENT
Foundation Consumer Justice (hereafter 'we', 'us', 'our' or 'the Foundation') uses cookies on its website. In this cookie statement, we explain what cookies are and how we use them. Please read this policy so that you understand what types of cookies we use, what information we collect using cookies, and how that information is used.
We may change or update this cookie statement. If there are substantive changes in this cookie statement, we will bring them to your attention or clearly communicate these changes to you. This version of the cookie statement was published on September 30, 2025.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, mobile phone, or other device when you visit our website (energiemassclaim.nl, hereafter 'the Website'). Cookies contain information about your browsing behavior on that website.
Cookies generally do not contain information that personally identifies you, but personal data we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. For more information on how we use, store, and secure your personal data, please refer to our privacy statement.
We do not store sensitive personal data, such as email addresses, passwords for accounts, etc., in the cookies we use.
WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE?
Cookies can be 'persistent cookies' 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.
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies.
We use cookies to ensure that the Website functions properly, to remember your preferences and settings, to improve and optimize the Website, and to show relevant advertisements that align with your interests.
The different categories of cookies and purposes are discussed below.
1. Necessary/Essential Cookies
Type: Session cookies
Managed by: Us
Purpose: These cookies are essential to provide you with the services available via the Website and to enable you to use certain functions. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the services you requested cannot be delivered, and we use these cookies solely to provide you with those services.
Consent required: No. These cookies are strictly necessary for the functioning of the Website.
Retention period: These cookies are deleted once you end your browser session.
2. Cookies for Accepting Notifications
Type: Persistent cookies
Managed by: Us
Purpose: These cookies record whether users have accepted the use of (non-essential) cookies on the Website.
Consent required: No. These cookies are necessary to remember your cookie preferences.
Retention period: 12 months
3. Functional Cookies
Type: Persistent cookies
Managed 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 you with a more personalized experience and to prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the Website.
Consent required: Yes
Retention period: Up to 12 months
4. Analytical Cookies
Type: Persistent cookies
Managed by: Third parties
Purpose: These cookies are used to collect information about the traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. This information is used to create reports and help us improve the Website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Website, where visitors come from to the Website, and the pages they have visited. The information collected via these cookies can directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the collected information is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier that is associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these cookies to test new pages, features, or functionalities of the Website to see how our users respond to them.
Consent required: Yes
Retention period: Up to 24 months (depending on the specific cookie)
5. Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent cookies
Managed by: Third parties
Purpose: These cookies are used to keep track of information regarding the traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information collected via these cookies can directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the collected information is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier that is associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these cookies to test new pages, features, or functionalities of the Website to see how our users respond to them.
Consent required: Yes
Retention period: Up to 24 months (depending on the specific cookie)
6. Targeting and Advertising Cookies
Type: Persistent cookies
Managed by: Third parties
Purpose: These cookies track your browsing behavior to allow us to display ads that are likely to be of interest to you. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with other users who have similar interests. Based on that information, and with our consent, external advertisers may place cookies to enable them to show ads that we believe are relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites.
Consent required: Yes
Retention period: Up to 12 months (depending on the specific cookie)
WHICH THIRD PARTIES PLACE COOKIES VIA THE WEBSITE?
In addition to our own cookies, third parties may place cookies via our Website.
These third parties process personal data as independent data controllers and have their own privacy statements. We enter into processing agreements with parties that act as processors, in which these parties are obligated to take appropriate organizational and technical measures to protect your personal data.
WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE REGARDING COOKIES?
Upon your first visit to the Website, you will be asked via a cookie banner to give consent for the placement of certain cookies. You can choose to:
· Accept all cookies;
· Only accept necessary cookies;
· Decide for yourself which categories of cookies you accept.
No consent is required for necessary cookies. These cookies are essential for the functioning of the Website and cannot be disabled. For all other cookies, we always ask for your consent first. Without your consent, we do not place these cookies.
HOW CAN I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT?
If you have previously given consent for the placement of cookies, you can withdraw that consent at any time. You can do this in the following ways:
1. Via the cookie banner on the Website;
2. By removing cookies via your browser settings;
3. By contacting us using the contact details mentioned in paragraph 9.
Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent prior to the withdrawal.
CAN I DELETE OR BLOCK COOKIES?
If you would prefer that cookies are not used on the Website, you must first disable the use of cookies in your browser and then delete the cookies that have been stored in your browser and are linked to this Website. You can use this option at any time to prevent the use of cookies.
If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some discomfort in your use of the Website and some functions may not work properly.
If you want to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, you can consult the help pages of your web browser:
For the Chrome web browser, visit this page from Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
For the Internet Explorer web browser, visit this page from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
For the Firefox web browser, visit this page from Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
For the Safari web browser, visit this page from Apple: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
More information
More information about cookies can be found at: All About Cookies by TermsFeed.
HOW CAN I CONTACT THE FOUNDATION IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT COOKIES?
If you have any questions about this cookie statement, wish to withdraw your consent, or wish to file a complaint with us about the use of cookies, please contact us at info@righttoconsumerjustice.nl. We are happy to assist you.
You have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority. In the Netherlands, you can contact the Authority for Personal Data via https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/een-tip-of-klacht-indienen-bij-de-ap.