Cookie Policy

Heineken Collection Foundation uses cookies to give you a better online experience. In order to make full use of the Heineken Collection Foundation Website, your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies. We feel that it is important that you know what cookies our Website uses and for what purposes. This will help to protect your privacy, while at the same time providing you with the best online experience.

1. Heineken Collection Foundation (‘HCF’) aims to make your online experience and interaction as informative and relevant as possible. We use cookies or similar techniques to achieve this. Please note that by continuing to use our Website, you are agreeing to our using of cookies in the manner set out in this Cookie Policy. We therefore feel it is important that you read the Cookie Policy carefully, so that you know what cookies our Website uses and for what purposes. If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of this Website, you should not accept cookies via the pop-up banner, or you may choose to turn off your cookies (see paragraph 4 below for how to do this) - but this may affect the functionality of the Website. Heineken Collection Foundation may also offer you the possibility to set your preferences regarding cookies. By clicking ‘Cookies’ you can choose which type of cookies you would like our website to use. You can change your preferences at any time. Under Cookie Settings you will find a list of all cookies within each category (required, analytics, social media, targeted advertising). Please note that using the Cookie Settings on our website shall not result in the deletion of any cookies that have already been set. You can do that via the settings of your web browser as described below, after you have changed your Cookie Settings on our website. 
    
2. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
   After you enter the Website, the Website will make use of so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded and may be stored on your user device e.g. your computer (or other internet enabled devices, such as a smartphone or tablet). At Heineken Collection Foundation we may use similar techniques, such as pixels, web beacons and device fingerprints. For the sake of consistency, all these techniques combined will be hereafter referred to as ‘cookies’.
   
   This Cookie Policy provides you with information about the cookies we use and why. Our Privacy Policy sets out full details of the other information we may collect and how we may use your personal information.
    
3. COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE
   Heineken Collection Foundation uses several different types of cookies. Some of these are session cookies which are temporary and allow us to link your actions during a browser session. Session cookies are erased when you close the browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies which remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie. The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:
    
4. REQUIRED COOKIES
   Required cookies are essential and help you navigate the Website. They enhance the user friendliness of the Website for visitors. These cookies also help to support website security and basic functionality. 
    
5. PERFORMANCE COOKIES
   Performance cookies help us to understand the behaviour of our visitors and the usage of the Website in an aggregated manner. For instance, we can use these cookies to gain insight into how our visitors use our Website. This means we can find out what works and what doesn’t, it allows us to continuously improve the Website, and measure how effective our communication is.  
   
   We use Google Analytics cookies to obtain an overall view of visitor habits and visitor volumes, and to help improve the overall experience on our website. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser as described above. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB#. You may disable the use of Google Analytics by using the link disable Google Analytics. This link creates an opt-out cookie which prevents the further processing of your data. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see Google's help pages and Privacy policy:
   Google's Privacy Policy
   Google Analytics Help pages.
    
6. COMMUNICATION COOKIES
   The Website allows cookies of third party social networks (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn). This enables you to share content of the Website on social networks. These third parties may use cookies for their own purposes. Heineken Collection Foundation has no influence over how these social media networks make use of your data. For more information regarding the cookies set by the social media networks please refer to their own Privacy and Cookie policies. 
    
7. CONTROL YOUR COOKIE SETTINGS
   Once you have given us your agreement to the use of cookies, we shall store a cookie on your computer or device to remember this for next time. If you wish to withdraw your cookie consent at any time, you will have to delete our cookies using your internet browser settings. You should do this through the browser settings for each browser you use. Please be aware that some of our services will not function if your browser does not accept cookies. However, you can allow cookies from specific websites by making them “trusted websites” in your internet browser. The following links may assist you in managing your cookies settings, or you can use the 'Help' option in your internet browser for more details.
   
   Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
   Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies
   Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
   Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
   Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
   Adobe (flash cookies): https://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html
   
   To block Google Analytics cookies specifically, you can install the “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” provided by Google.
   
   When you chose to make use of a cookie consent solution] Heineken Collection Foundation may also offer you the possibility to set your preferences regarding cookies. By clicking ‘Cookies’ you can choose which type of cookies you would like our website to use. You can change your preferences at any time. Under Cookie Settings you can also find a list of all cookies within each category (required, analytics, social media, targeted advertising). Please note that the using the Cookie Settings on our website may not result in the deletion of any cookies that have already been set. You can do that via the settings of your web browser as described below, after you have changed your Cookie Settings on our website. 
    
8. COOKIE OVERVIEW
   Below is a full list of the cookies used on the Website(s) of Heineken Collection Foundation:
   
   Required Cookies 

   NAME	PERSISTENCY	DESCRIPTION	SOURCE
   CONCRETE5_LOGIN	session / 2 weeks	registers if you're logged in	/
   CONCRETE5	session	session token login	/

    

   Performance Cookies (See section 3c of this Policy)

   NAME	PERSISTENCY	DESCRIPTION	SOURCE
   Google Analytics	2 years	anonymized tracking of website visits and pageviews	Google

    

   Communication cookies 

   NAME	PERSISTENCY	DESCRIPTION	SOURCE
   Pinterest
   Instagram
   Twitter
   Facebook

9. CONCLUDING REMARKS

   We will keep this Cookie Policy under review and make updates from time to time. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be posted on our Website page and to the extent reasonably possible, will be communicated to you. You can consult this web page for the latest version.

   If you have any further questions and/or comments, please contact collection@heineken.com