Cookies on this website

Types of cookies

• Functional cookies: These are cookies with a purely technical functionality. These ensure that the website works properly, so that it can, for example, remember your preferred settings. Using these, we can also optimize our website and the services through our website.
• Analytic cookies by third parties: These cookies can keep track of your online behaviour. These cookies are used by Google Analytics.
• Tracking cookies: These cookies are placed by an external party. By reading these cookies the advertiser recognizes you when you visit a site in which he is also involved. If you continue browsing, personalized ads can be shown. These cookies can also keep track of your online behaviour, which may result in a very specific profile being built by these parties. This profile can be so detailed that it is considered personal data.

Changing your cookie settings

Your cookie settings were set by you on your first visit to our website. All non-functional cookies can be denied per category. Placement of cookies, other than functional or anonymous analytical cookies, takes place only after an active action by you as a visitor. You can change your cookie settings at any time via your browser settings.

Legal basis pf data processing

Functional cookies
The basis for processing functional cookies is the legitimate interest of Lifelines. The interest of Lifelines is based on the need to ensure proper functioning of the website. However, the user's interest in maintaining his or her privacy is not exceeded, as functional cookies do not collect personal data that can be used for marketing or other purposes.

Analytical and tracking cookies
The basis for processing analytical and tracking cookies concerns the consent given to Lifelines}. This article provides that the processing of personal data is only allowed if the data subject has given his or her unambiguous consent. The requested consent gives you, the user, control over your personal data and provides transparency on how this data is used.

Cookie overview

The different types of cookies that the Lifelines website uses are shown in the table below.

On lifelines-biobank.com, there are a total of 23 different cookies. The following cookies are placed on the visitor's hard drive when you visit the Lifelines website:

Google

These cookies are set by Google. They are used for analytical purposes and to collect data on the use of Google services. These insights enable both Google and the website owner to improve services and the website. Google also uses the data collected for personalised advertising purposes. The interactions and preferences are stored per visitor. This data processing takes place in the United States of America.

Google Analytics

A. Google

A cookie from Google is set via our website. These cookies are part of Google Analytics. We use this service to examine how you, as a visitor, use our website and Google produces insightful reports on this for us. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or if third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Lifelines has no influence on this.

You can read here how Google uses your personal data and for what purposes it is used.

B. Privacy settings

• Through this cookie statement, we inform you about the use of Google Analytics.
• Lifelines has entered into a processing agreement with Google;
• Google Signals is used. This feature gives us greater insight into the behaviour of our visitors on different devices;Data collected is linked to other Google services;
• Your IP address is anonymised so that your location is not traceable.

Third parties' websites and amendments

This cookie statement does not apply to third-party websites linked to our website. It is not possible for Lifelines to guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable and secure manner. However, Lifelines is committed to ensuring the same level of security of your data.

Always consult these websites’ privacy statement before using these websites.

This cookie statement is subject to change. When it is changed, you will be asked again to give permission to place the modified cookies. The current version of this cookie statement is 20240402.

Contact

You can use the e-mail address research@lifelines.nl to submit a request concerning your GDPR rights as a subject

• You can e-mail us at research@lifelines.nl or privacy@lifelines.nl (Lifelines Privacy Officer) for any comments, questions, suggestions or complaints regarding your privacy and personal data protection by Lifelines
• Our data protection officer is mr. Marie-José Bonthuis (m.j.bonthuis@lifelines.nl)
• You can submit a formal complaint about Lifelines’ privacy policy, personal data protection measures, and implementation of the GDPR to the Dutch Data Protection Authority via their website (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).