Privacy policy

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The RKD websites are designed to protect your privacy as much as possible. The RKD does not collect names, addresses, telephone numbers or other personal data, unless such data is voluntarily provided by visitors to our website.  

How do cookies work on our websites?

Cookies are placed when you use our websites www.rkd.nl, research.rkd.nl, rkdstudies.nl and webshop.rkd.nl. Cookies are simple text files that are stored by your browser on your computer, tablet or smartphone and contain information. The website instructs your browser to store these cookies on your device.

When you visit one of our websites for the first time, we ask you to allow cookies. If you do not want to do this, you can refuse all cookies that are not necessary for the functioning of our websites or block them via your web browser, unless we have a legitimate interest in using them. Most parts of our websites will then remain available and readable.

What cookies do we use on our websites?

The websites www.rkd.nl, research.rkd.nl (RKD Research), rkdstudies.nl & sub-domains and webshop.rkd.nl use different types of cookies, including necessary, functional, analytical and advertising cookies. These cookies help us to improve the functioning of the website, enhance your user experience, analyse the use of the site and display personalised advertisements. You can set your cookie preferences on the website and change or withdraw your choice at any time.

Necessary cookies 

Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the website and without them, the website will not work as intended. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. 
 
Essential cookies we use:  

• rkdstudies.nl 
  cookieyes-consent: CookieYes places this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. This cookie does not collect or store any personal information about visitors to the site. 
   
• www.rkd.nl 
  cookieyes-consent: CookieYes places this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. This cookie does not collect or store any personal information about visitors to the site. 
   

• webshop.rkd.nl 
  product_data_storage: Stores the configuration for product data relating to recently viewed/compared products. 
  
  recently_compared_product / recently_compared_product_previous: Stores product IDs of recently compared products. 
  
  recently_viewed_product_previous/ recently_viewed_product: Stores product IDs of recently viewed products. 

  mage-messages: Keeps track of error messages and other messages displayed to the user, such as the cookie consent message and various error messages. The message is removed from the cookie after it has been displayed to the customer. 
   
  section_data_ids: Stores customer-specific information related to customer-initiated actions, such as viewing wish lists, checkout information, etc. 
   

• research.rkd.nl 
  PHPSESSID: Keeps track of a user's logged-in status between pages.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies are necessary for our websites to function properly. These cookies are used to make the websites more user-friendly by tracking visitor behaviour and storing certain preferences.

Functional cookies we use: 

• rkdstudies.nl 
  li_gc: LinkedIn places this cookie to store the visitor's consent regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. 
   
  lidc: LinkedIn places the lidc cookie to facilitate the selection of data centres. 
   
• webshop.rkd.nl 
  form_key: This cookie is used to facilitate the caching of content in the browser, so that pages load faster. 
  
  mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation: This cookie is used to facilitate the caching of content in the browser, so that pages load faster. 
  
  mage-cache-storage: This cookie is used for local storage of visitor-specific content that enables e-commerce functions. 
  
  mage-cache-sessid: This cookie activates the clearing of local cache storage. When the cookie is deleted by the backend application, the administrator clears the local storage and sets the cookie value to true. 

Analytical cookies

These cookies are used to track statistics about the use of our websites. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. This allows us to measure, for example, how many visitors come to the websites, where they come from and which pages are visited. For more information, please read Google's privacy policy. 

Analytical cookies we use:

• www.rkd.nl 
  _ga_*: Google Analytics places this cookie to store and count page views. 
   
  _ga: Google Analytics places this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for use in the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. 
   
  _gid: Google Analytics places this cookie to store information about how visitors use a website and to compile an analysis report on the website's performance. Some of the data collected includes the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously. 
   
• research.rkd.nl 
  _ga_*: Google Analytics places this cookie to store and count page views. 
   
  _ga: Google Analytics places this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for use in the site's analysis report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. 
   
  _gid: Google Analytics places this cookie to store information about how visitors use a website and to compile an analysis report on the website's performance. Some of the data collected includes the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously. 
   
• rkdstudies.nl 
  _fbp: Facebook places this cookie to display advertisements on Facebook or on a digital platform with Facebook advertising after a visit to the website. 
  
  _ga: Google Analytics places this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for use in the site's analysis report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. 
   
  _gid: Google Analytics places this cookie to store information about how visitors use a website and to compile an analysis report on the website's performance. Some of the data collected includes the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously. 
   
• webshop.rkd.nl 
  _ga: Google Analytics places this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for use in the site's analysis report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. 
  
  _gid: Google Analytics places this cookie to store information about how visitors use a website and to compile an analysis report on the website's performance. Some of the data collected includes the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously.

Advertising cookies (tracking)

Tracking cookies are cookies that are used to gain more insight into your preferences and interests. By enabling these cookies, the advertisements you see can be tailored to your personal preferences and interests, and the advertisements shown to you can be optimised.

Advertising cookies we use:

• www.rkd.nl 
  n/a
   
• research.rkd.nl 
  n/a 
   
• rkdstudies.nl 
  bcookie: LinkedIn places this cookie via LinkedIn share buttons and advertising tags to recognise browser IDs. 
   
• webshop.rkd.nl 
  n/a 

Information by email/newsletter

If you indicate through the RKD website that you wish to receive information/our newsletter by email, then you agree to the RKD periodically informing you of its activities. However, at all times you will be offered the possibility to indicate that you wish to receive no further information. If you no longer wish to receive information from the RKD, you can discontinue this service by reaching out through the contact form or by unsubscribing through the link in our email newsletters.

The webshop

We shall use any information provided by you (such as name, address, telephone number, credit card number) solely for the purpose of processing your orders and keeping our records up to date. The information will not be used for other purposes of a commercial – or non-commercial nature which are not directly associated with the RKD without previously obtaining your permission. Should you have any questions with regard to this, then please contact us via the contact form.

The webshop software may use cookies in order to monitor your shopping cart during an online visit, and to register your name and address for future visits to this site. Cookies will not be used to save credit card information. We are committed to providing a safe Internet environment. In this way the possibility of theft, manipulation and other changes in the information you leave with us is minimized.

Requesting an archive

In certain cases an archive request form must be filled in and signed in order to obtain access to an archive. We do not save personal information any longer than is strictly necessary in order to realise the purpose for which you provided it, in this case, to indemnify the RKD against liability in the event of an applicant's non-compliance with legal conditions concerning the further processing of personal data.

Camera surveillance

The RKD uses camera surveillance for security purposes, including the protection of our unique collection, which can be viewed and/or examined in the RKD's reading- and exhibition rooms. However, the privacy rights of both staff members and visitors have to be secured as well. In order to fully safeguard the rights of all concerned, cameras will only be employed when no other security means are available, and in accordance with the requirements regarding their use.

The RKD's use of camera surveillance is subject to the following conditions:

• Camera footage will be collected to further the security of visitors, staff members, property, and collections of the RKD;
• Any camera surveillance footage will be retained for no more than four weeks and will not be shared with third parties unless the information is required in the context of an investigation by the police or other authorities;
• All footage is technically and organizationally secured.
   

The RKD has installed camera surveillance at the following locations:

• entrance
• reading room
• exhibition area

Miscellaneous

The RKD will not pass on your personal details to third parties without your explicit permission. In certain instances it may occur that the RKD enlists third parties to provide a specific service, such as sending orders from our web shop. In such cases certain personal details will have to be disclosed to third parties. This will be done exclusively to serve this particular purpose and these third parties will treat the information in a confidential manner similar to that maintained by the RKD. The RKD remains ultimately responsible for handling these processes.

The RKD will not save the collected personal data any longer than is strictly necessary in order to realise the purpose for which they were accumulated.

You have the right to peruse, revise or delete your personal data. If you should wish to do so, please contact the RKD via the contact form to make an appointment to visit us. It is important that you bring a valid ID and that you can verify that the information you wish to peruse, revise or delete is, in fact, yours. It is not permitted to peruse information of others.

The RKD will take appropriate measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorised access, and other unwanted acts with regard to personal data. These measures are included in our information security policy.

We regularly update our privacy policy and may from time to time make revisions. Any future change in our privacy policy will be announced on this page. Your information is subject to the privacy policy which is applicable at the moment you leave your data on our website. If we announce a new policy, any information newly provided by you will be subject to the policy that applies at that point in time.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact torren@rkd.nl.