Cookie policy
TU Delft uses cookies on its website. These cookies sometimes also collect privacy-sensitive data about website users. This cookie policy is to inform you about the way in which we use cookies, and the careful manner in which we deal with the data we collect.
The way tudelft.nl works will remain fundamentally unaffected even if you do not give us permission to set third-party cookies or if you block analytics cookies.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a tiny text file that is downloaded by your browser and subsequently stored on your computer or mobile device. The information stored on your computer is only accessible to the website that generated the cookie and the cookie is only able to store information you have provided on the website.
We only use our cookies to collect information about how our services are used, and to improve or modify them to meet our visitors’ needs. Our analytics cookies (see also the section below) contain information regarding personal identification. You can change your browser settings so that you do not receive any cookies. Use the links below to help you change your browser settings:
What does TU Delft use cookies for?
Below we explain which cookies we use and for what purposes.
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These cookies are necessary in order to provide a working website. This is strictly anonymous.
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TU Delft uses analytical cookies from Siteimprove to analyse visitor behaviour. This way we can improve the overall usability of the website. Siteimprove can only obtain data through the website. TU Delft has taken the following measures in order to ensure a privacy-friendly use of Siteimprove:
- TU Delft has a data processing agreement with Siteimprove;
- Siteimprove may use its collected data only for TU Delft-specific purposes; Other purposes such as advertising purposes or benchmarking are prohibited
Data collected through cookies on TU Delft's website are exclusively meant for website optimalisation. TU Delft will never use collected data for any other purpose other than improving the website and/or visitors experiences.
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Some pages within the TU Delft website may contain third party content, such as Instagram- and/or Twitter-feeds, to enhance user experience. Sometimes these third parties also use cookies. TU Delft can not interpret or 'read' these cookies (neither can third parties see TU Delft cookies), and does not affect the way how third parties collect and process the data.
Please refer to the specific third party in order to see how they process the collected personal data.
See the table below for an overview of the cookies on tudelft.nl:
Cookie | Retention period | Set by |
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fontsLoaded | Session | TU Delft |
__cookieNotice_constent | 6 months | TU Delft |
Nmstat | 1 year | Siteimprove |
Please note: This only applies to the cookies used by tudelft.nl. Refer to the section ‘Third-party cookies’ above for information about third-party cookies.
Permission to use cookies
TU Delft sets technical cookies on the basis of legitimate interest. Your explicit permission is therefore not necessary. TU Delft must fulfil its duty to inform though. This is why we inform you about the use of cookies when you visit our website.
TU Delft explicitly asks for permission to set analytics cookies and third-party cookies. Your information remains valid for up to six months. After a maximum of six months we ask you for permission again. The way tudelft.nl works will remain fundamentally unaffected even if you do not give us permission to set third-party cookies or if you block analytics cookies.
Changes to cookie policy
Should TU Delft make changes to its cookie policy, you will be asked to give permission again, even though you may already have given permission.
More information about cookies?
The following websites contain further information about cookies:
- www.vpn.nl/faq/cookies-verwijderen (Dutch page)
- Dutch Consumers’ Association: What are cookies? (Dutch page)
- Dutch Consumers’ Association: Removing cookies (Dutch page)
- Dutch Consumers’ Association: Disabling cookies (Dutch page)
- Your Online Choices: A guide to online behavioral advertising (Dutch page)