How does yoursecretfriend.com handle the data is being collected

During the registration process and the use of yoursecretfriend.com user information is required. Without this information, you can not participate in the services offered by yoursecretfriend.com. This is a dating site where users are matched based on their declared preferences. All data, whether it is personal information such as an email address, address, ethnic preferences, height, hair color, sexual orientation, payment information or other information which enables us to identify you, is considered and treated as highly personal information. yoursecretfriend.com respects this information and will treat it with the greatest confidentiality at all times.

Cookies that make sure that the website is functioning properly

Our website uses cookies to:

1. Remember products that you add to your shopping basket when shopping online
2. Remember the information that you enter on different pages during the payment or ordering process, so you do not have to fill out this information again each time
3. Store the information that you have entered on one page to transfer it to another page, for example when filling out a long survey or if you have to fill out a lot of data, for example when ordering something online
4. Store preferences, such as language, location, the desired number of displayed search results, etc.
5. Store settings that enable optimal video performance, such as the required buffer size and the resolution information of your screen
6. Read your browser settings to optimize the display of our website on your screen
7. Detect abuse of our website and services, for example by registering the number of consecutive failed login attempts
8. Burden our website's servers evenly to keep the website running smoothly
9. Offer the ability to store login details so you do not need to re-enter them each time you want to log in
10. Make it possible to react to our website

Below you can find a list of the cookies we use including which data they collect and how long they are used.

Cookies with which we can measure the usage of the website

To determine which parts of the site are the most interesting to our visitors, we try to measure the number of visitors and the pages they visit using third-party software. To do so, we use cookies.

The information we collect is turned into statistics which give us insights into the number of visitors and which parts of the websites are the most popular. As a result, we can structure the navigation and content of our website as user-friendly as possible.. None of our users are identifiable in these statistics and other reports.

We use cookies to:

1. Keep track of the number of visitors on our websites
2. Keep track of the length of time each visitor spends on our websites
3. Determine the order in which a visitor browses through various pages of our websites
4. Optimise the website

Below you can find a list of the cookies we use including which data they collect and how long they are used.

About the cookies that are used by our third-party sides and the possible data they collect with them, we would like to refer to the statements these parties put on their websites, see the links below. Please note that these statements may change regularly. does not influence that.

https://www.google.nl/intl/en/policies

Cookies that collect behavioural data in order to provide suitable web content

Our goal is to provide visitors of our website with information that is as relevant as possible for them. That means that we try to customize our website as much as possible to fit the needs of every individual user. We do not only do this through the content on our website, but also through the ads that are displayed.

For us to make these personal adjustments we try using the websites that you visit to develop an idea of your presumed interests, without building a profile or identifying you as a person. Based on this information we adapt the content and advertising on our website for different target groups. This means that according to your online behavior you will fit in a certain category, such as 'men in the age group 20-30 years old, married and children with an interest in football.' This group will then, of course, get different advertisements than another ad segment, for example 'woman, age group 20-30 years old, unmarried and with an interest in travel'.Third parties who place cookies on our website can also discover your interests similarly. The information about your current website visit can be combined with information from previous visits to websites other than our own. If such cookies are not used it does not mean that you will not get advertisements on our website anymore. The advertisements are only no longer tailored to your interests.

These cookies allow websites:

1. to register your visits to make an assessment of your interests
2. to determine whether you clicked an advertisement
3. transmit information about your online behaviour to other websites
4. to use third-party services to serve you with fitting ads
5. display interesting ads based on your use of social media

Below you can find a list of the cookies we use including which data they collect and how long they are used.

Browser settings

If you do not want websites to put cookies on your computer, you can adjust your browser settings so that you get a warning when cookies are placed. You can also set your browser to block all cookies or only cookies from third parties. Moreover you can remove cookies that have already been stored on your computer. Please note that you should adjust these settings for every single browser and computer you use.

Please also note that we can not guarantee the full functioning of our website when you turn cookies off. You may lose some of the features of the site or even may not be able to view certain websites at all. Furthermore, turning cookies off or enabling \"do not track\" does not mean that you will not see any advertisements anymore. Advertisements will only no longer be personalized and will be repeated more often. How to change your settings varies from one browser to another. If necessary, refer to the help function of your browser. Would you like to turn off cookies from specific parties, then you can go to www.youronlinechoices.eu

Concluding remarks

This information was published for the first time on March 15, 2018. It may be that the summary stated above, despite all our efforts, is not 100% complete yet. We are working on completing it. Should you encounter a cookie that is not on the list, please report it to us via our contact form

We will provide these statements occasionally have to adjust , because, for example modify our website or the rules around cookies. We, the content of the statements and the cookies that are included in the lists always change without warning . You can consult this web page for the latest version.

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