What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website. They make it possible, for example, to display maps, remember settings, or ensure parts of a website work properly.
Alongside cookies, there are similar techniques such as scripts and pixels. For readability, this cookie policy uses "cookies" as a collective term for all techniques that can place or read information on your device, to the extent they fall under the cookie rules and the GDPR.
Does this website use cookies?
The AZ Grand Solutions (AZGS) website uses a limited number of cookies. We distinguish between functional cookies (which are always placed because they are needed for the website to work) and analytical Google Analytics cookies (which are only placed if you give consent via our cookie banner). We do not place marketing cookies and do not do profiling or remarketing.
Cookies may also be placed by third parties when you use certain parts of the website — such as viewing a Google Maps map, clicking a WhatsApp link, or submitting the contact form via Formspree. Google Fonts does not place cookies when loaded, but your IP address does reach Google.
Overview of cookies on this website
On this website, cookies or similar techniques are only used by external services that load on specific pages or for certain actions. An overview follows below.
Google Maps (functional/statistical, third party)
On the "About us" and "Contact" pages, a map of the service area is displayed via an embedded Google Maps iframe. As soon as you visit a page where this map loads, Google may place cookies for functionality, preferences, and statistics. These cookies are managed by Google and fall under Google's privacy and cookie policy.
With these cookies, Google can, for example, track how often a map is viewed and record technical information to keep the map working properly. We have no access to the data Google collects via these cookies.
Google Analytics 4 (analytical, consent only)
We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-DK6FZHQRCB) to keep anonymized statistics about the use of our website — such as the number of visitors, which pages are viewed most, and through which sources visitors arrive. We use this information to improve our website. Google Analytics places cookies (such as _ga and _ga_<measurement-id>) that can recognize visits to our website. These cookies have a default retention period of 2 years.
We place these cookies only if you have given consent via our cookie banner. Until you give consent, Google Analytics is blocked via Google Consent Mode v2: no cookies are placed and no personal information is forwarded. Only after you click "Accept" are the cookies placed and measurement begins.
Additional privacy settings we use: IP anonymization is on, ad features are off, and data is only used in aggregated form. Google remains the data processor responsible for the processing of your data; for more information, see Google's privacy policy.
Cookie from this website (azgs_consent)
To remember your cookie choice, we place one cookie of our own called azgs_consent. This cookie contains only the value "granted" (you gave consent) or "denied" (you refused) and is valid for 1 year. This cookie is technically necessary to respect your choice on a next visit and therefore falls under the functional cookies for which no separate consent is required.
Google Fonts (technical, no cookies but IP data transfer)
For the website's typography, we use Google Fonts. The fonts are loaded from the domains fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. According to Google, no cookies are placed or logged via the Fonts API, but Google does receive your IP address, the requested URL, and some HTTP headers — such as user agent and referer — when a font is requested.
This is technically necessary to be able to deliver the font files. While no cookies are placed, this is still a form of data processing by Google. For more information, see the Google Fonts documentation and Google's privacy policy.
WhatsApp (only when you click through)
The website may include a wa.me link to WhatsApp. As long as you do not click this link, WhatsApp does not place cookies via our website. Only when you click the link and are redirected to the WhatsApp environment may Meta/WhatsApp place cookies, under their own terms.
What cookies these are and what they are used for depends on your own settings with WhatsApp and Meta and how you use their services. For more information, see the privacy and cookie statements of WhatsApp and Meta.
Formspree (form processing)
The contact and quote form on our website is technically processed by Formspree. When you use this form, your browser sends data to Formspree, which then forwards it to us. Formspree may use its own cookies or similar techniques to handle the form technically correctly and prevent misuse (such as spam).
These cookies are set by Formspree itself and fall under Formspree's privacy and security policy. AZGS has no access to these cookies and does not use them for its own tracking or analysis.
Why these cookies?
We limit the use of cookies to what is strictly necessary or to analytical cookies for which you have given consent. This website places no cookies for advertising purposes, remarketing, or tracking individual browsing behavior across websites.
The Google Maps cookies are needed to show you the service-area map in a user-friendly way and to give the map functionality. Any Formspree cookies or techniques serve to make the contact form work securely and reliably. We use the Google Analytics cookies — only with your consent — to measure anonymously how our website is used, so we can improve content and structure. Google Fonts is used to display the website visually consistently; Google does not place cookies via the Fonts API.
Consent
For cookies necessary to deliver the service you requested or that have little privacy impact, no prior consent is required under the Dutch Telecommunications Act and ePrivacy rules. This applies, for example, to technical cookies needed to display a map or submit a form, and to our own azgs_consent cookie that remembers your choice.
Voor analytische cookies van Google Analytics vragen wij wel voorafgaande toestemming. Bij uw eerste bezoek aan de website verschijnt onderaan het scherm een cookiebanner met de vraag of u deze cookies accepteert. Via Google Consent Mode v2 worden de Google Analytics cookies pas geplaatst nadat u op "Accepteren" heeft geklikt; totdat u kiest, blokkeren wij de plaatsing van deze cookies volledig.
De cookies die Google eventueel plaatst via Google Maps kunnen naast functionaliteit ook worden gebruikt voor statistiek of andere doeleinden die in het cookiebeleid van Google zijn beschreven. Voor de manier waarop Google deze cookies inzet verwijzen wij naar de cookie- en privacyverklaringen van Google.
Uw cookievoorkeuren wijzigen
U kunt op elk gewenst moment terugkomen op uw keuze. Gebruik daarvoor een van de onderstaande knoppen:
De eerste twee knoppen stellen uw voorkeur direct in en slaan deze op in de azgs_consent cookie. De derde knop verwijdert uw bestaande keuze, waarna de cookiebanner bij het volgende bezoek of na een paginavernieuwing opnieuw verschijnt.
Disabling cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser. Note that some parts of the website may work less well if you disable all cookies. Below are general instructions for the most common browsers:
- Chrome: open the menu, go to "Settings" > "Privacy and security" > "Cookies and other site data" and adjust your cookie settings there.
- Firefox: open the menu, choose "Settings" > "Privacy & Security" and set how Firefox should handle cookies under "Cookies and Site Data".
- Safari (macOS and iOS): go to "Preferences" or "Settings" > "Privacy" and manage cookies and website data there.
- Microsoft Edge: open the menu, go to "Settings" > "Cookies and site permissions" and choose how you want to handle cookies.
For more detailed instructions, please see your browser vendor's help or support pages.
More information
More information on how AZ Grand Solutions handles personal data is available in our privacy policy. That document explains, among other things, what personal data we process, for what purposes, and what rights you have under the GDPR.
For more general information about cookies, privacy, and your rights as an internet user, visit the Dutch Data Protection Authority's website: www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.
Contact for questions
If you have questions about this cookie policy or about the use of cookies and similar techniques on the AZ Grand Solutions website, please contact us at [email protected] or by phone at +31 6 13636925.