Cookie Policy

Last updated: 1st January 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how SilverCompendium B.V. ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide a better user experience. Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them, whilst session cookies are deleted when you close your web browser.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons:

  • Essential Website Functionality: Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly and provide you with our services
  • Performance and Analytics: We use cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which helps us improve our services
  • Personalisation: Cookies help us remember your preferences and provide a more personalised experience
  • Marketing and Advertising: We use cookies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns

Types of Cookies We Use

We use different categories of cookies on our website:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided.

Legal basis: These cookies are necessary for the performance of our contract with you and to comply with legal obligations.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

Legal basis: Your consent, which can be withdrawn at any time.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and other customisations you have made to the website.

Legal basis: Your consent, which can be withdrawn at any time.

Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Legal basis: Your consent, which can be withdrawn at any time.

Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides details about the specific cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Category
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year Necessary
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 24 hours Analytics
_gcl_au Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
_gcl_aw Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
IDE Google Ads - personalised advertising 2 years Marketing

Third-Party Cookies

We may also use third-party services that place cookies on your device. These include:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site.
  • Google Ads: We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google may use cookies to show you relevant advertisements on other websites.
  • Google Fonts: We use Google Fonts to display fonts on our website. Google may set cookies when loading font files.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change these preferences at any time by clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting our website.

Browser Settings

You can also manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View and delete cookies
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Clear all cookies when you close the browser
  • Receive notifications when cookies are set

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences whilst still providing valuable insights for improving our services. When you decline marketing or analytics cookies, Google Consent Mode ensures that Google services operate in a privacy-friendly manner that respects your choices.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that if you disable cookies, some functionality of our website may be impacted:

  • You may need to re-enter information on forms
  • Your preferences may not be remembered
  • Some features may not work properly
  • You may see less relevant advertisements

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +31 368556777

Address: SilverCompendium B.V., Nieuwstraat 241, 1332 HG Almere, Netherlands

Related Policies: This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.