Cookie Policy

Cookies are small files that remember your preferences while you are browsing our LYNX website. These cookies are stored on your device by your browser and are only valid for this device. When you revisit the website that passed the cookie to your browser, you will be recognised and individually addressed.

We believe it is important that you know which cookies are used on our website and for which purposes. For some cookies, we ask for your consent. This is the case with for example analytical cookies used to track visitors of our website on other websites. Functional cookies used to ensure our website’s proper functioning are not subject to your consent. These cookies are placed immediately. You can read more about the different types of cookies we place below.

On most browsers, the help function gives you the option to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, to inform you when you receive a new cookie, or to disable all cookies received. Note that you can only fully use all interesting functionalities of the LYNX website if you accept cookies. That is why we recommend that you keep the cookie function enabled.

We also recommend that you always log out completely when you stop using a computer that you share with others and whose browser is enabled for accepting cookies.
Please note: cookies are only valid on the computer on which they are stored. Many internet users have concerns about cookies. That is why LYNX gives you the option to accept or block non-functional cookies. You accept cookies for which we ask your consent by clicking “I agree” in our cookie banner. You can refuse these cookies through your browser settings or by clicking “I do not agree” in our cookie banner. Our website will place non-functional cookies only with your consent. If you do not consent to the use of non-functional cookies or are viewing our website without making a choice, no non-functional cookies will be placed on your computer.

If you want to know how we process personal data in general, you can consult our privacy statement.

The content of this Cookie Policy is subject to change. For example, if we start using different cookies or if there are changes in the law. If we make any substantial changes, we will inform you through our Cookie Policy on the LYNX website.

Cookies are intended for individual computers. By default, browsers are set to accept cookies. If this is not the case for you and you would like cookies to be placed, you must change your browser settings before you can take full advantage of the cookies set by LYNX.

Cookies are used when you visit our website www.lynxbroker.com. The following cookies are placed through our website:

1. Functional (necessary) cookies
2. Analytical cookies
3. Marketing cookies

At the end of this Cookie Policy, you will find a table stating the following information for each cookie category:

• Name of cookie(s)
• Purpose and function
• Information stored
• Retention period
• LYNX cookie(s)/third-party cookie(s)
• Consent is/is not required to place the cookie(s)

LYNX uses functional (necessary) cookies, including preference cookies.

Functional (necessary) cookies are required for the proper layout of and navigation on our website. These are also used to remember whether you have accepted or refused cookies. We place our own cookies, which are read out only by employees of LYNX authorized for this purpose. We do not share the data or personal data collected through functional (necessary) cookies with third parties unless we are obliged to do so by law.

Preference cookies are also a type of functional cookies. Preference cookies ensure that our website remembers information that affects the functioning and design of our website, such as your preferred language or the region in which you are located.

The law provides that functional cookies do not require consent.

Analytical cookies record how visitors use our website. This information is used to analyse the use of our website and generate anonymous user statistics and reports. We use this knowledge to improve our marketing activities, as well as the quality, effectiveness and user-friendliness of our website.

• Google Analytics

We use Google (Universal) Analytics. Google, as provider of this service, places analytical cookies through our website. Note that LYNX has taken specific measures to limit the impact on your privacy. For example, part of your IP address is masked (the last octet) and LYNX has concluded a processing agreement with Google whereby Google exclusively as processor acts.

For more information about these cookies and their retention period, click here.

Google offers you the option to opt out for data collection in the context of Google Analytics by means of the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. To use this option, click here. For more general information about Google’s use of cookies and Google’s privacy policy, click here.

• Hotjar

On our website, we use Hotjar, a web analysis service, to better understand the needs and experiences of our website users (for example, how much time they spend on which page, which links they click, what users like or do not like about our website). Hotjar uses user profiles to analyze the behavior of visitors on our website and to evaluate how we can improve our online services. Hotjar may use cookies. The user profiles are pseudonymized and will not be combined with the personal data of the website users without their specific and explicit consent. You can object to the collection and storage of data for the purposes of web analysis at any time by visiting https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out and clicking the “Disable Hotjar” button. Hotjar does not share your data with third parties. For more information, click here.

Hotjar acts exclusively as processor. LYNX has concluded a processing agreement with Hotjar.

LYNX will ask for your consent to use these cookies. You can deactivate the cookies at any time. For this purpose, a so-called opt-out cookie is placed in your browser. Keep in mind that this opt-out must be reinstalled after you have deleted all cookies.

• Other cookies and technologies

We will also ask for your consent for any other analytical cookies unless these cookies do not or hardly affect your privacy. For example, we ask for your consent if a third party places the cookies and does not act exclusively as the processor of the cookies. For instance, if such a third party acts as (co)-controller and performs analyses/benchmarks for its own benefit or for the benefit of third parties. In such an event, we will always ask for your consent. You always have the option to decide to what extent you want to allow these or other cookies and technologies. You can cancel your choice at any time.

You can prevent the storage of these cookies by indicating this in your browser settings or by clicking “I do not agree” in the cookie banner on our website. However, keep in mind that if you do so, you might not be able to fully use all functions of this website.

We use marketing cookies to improve and measure the success of our advertising campaigns, to play videos and to like/share web content through buttons on our website.

Advertising cookies

If, for example, a visitor clicks on an advertising banner on the LYNX website, a cookie with an advertising ID and limited validity is created through the browser. We use an advertising ID to identify which advertising material drew your attention to LYNX. There are no further functions to recognize the visitor(s) of our website.

We use advertising cookies to see which pages you have visited on our website. We use this information to place LYNX advertisements relevant to you on other websites you visit. For this purpose, we collaborate with advertising partners such as Google or Facebook. Through these partners, we can also search for other target groups to whom our LYNX advertisements may be of interest. Our advertising partners can use advertising cookies to track which other websites you visit. We only place these cookies if you have given your consent through our cookie banner.

We measure how many people click on our advertisements. And how many of them purchase our product (opening an investment account through LYNX) or apply for one of the vacancies at LYNX. This is how advertising cookies help us to improve our digital marketing.

Please note: even if you do not give your consent for these cookies, you may still see offers from us. In this case, these offers will not be based on your behavior on our website.

Social media cookies

You can view, like and share specific content on our website by means of social media plugins. We use cookies from social media platforms to ensure the proper functioning of these plugins. These cookies ensure that you are recognized by these social media websites when you want to share website content, such as an article. These cookies also enable logged-in users of a selected social media platform to instantly share specific content from our website.

Please consult the statements of the relevant social media websites for more information about the cookies they place and the data they collect. The relevant links are below. We recommend that you regularly check the terms and conditions of these parties, as they may change. LYNX does not have any influence on this.

Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

YouTube (Google)

LYNX places these marketing cookies only with your consent. If you do not consent to the use of marketing cookies or are browsing our website without making a choice, no marketing cookies will be placed on your computer.

See section 7 below for a complete overview of the cookies we use.

Information about our clients is important to us and helps us optimize our offer. However, selling this client information is not part of our business strategy. We only share the information we receive using cookies with third parties to the extent set out below:

• Service provider: we engage other companies and persons to perform tasks for us. Examples are sending letters and e-mails or the parties mentioned above that analyze the use of our website on our behalf. These service providers will only receive the information required to perform their tasks. We have not made any agreements with third parties based on which they may use the information they receive for other purposes. Moreover, they are obliged to treat the information in accordance with the privacy statement and the European legislation on data protection.
• Protection of LYNX and third parties: we will disclose client accounts and personal information about clients if we are legally required to do so, if such disclosure is required to enforce our general terms and conditions or other agreements or to protect our rights, our clients’ rights and the rights of third parties.
• With your consent: in all other cases, we will inform you if we must share personal information with third parties so that you will be given the opportunity to give your consent.

If we disclose personal information to third parties to the extent described above or disclose information to countries outside the European Economic Area, we will always ensure that the information is disclosed in accordance with the privacy statement and the Dutch rules on data protection.

As stated above, cookies that require your consent will only be placed on your computer if you allowed this by clicking the “I agree” button in the cookie banner. This cookie banner is shown to you when you visit our website for the first time.

In the cookie banner, you can indicate that you do not want to receive specific types of cookies on our website, as well as change the cookie settings or cancel your consent at a later time. To record your choice, we must, however, place a cookie. You must make a choice for each browser and computer since we cannot transfer your settings to other browsers and computers you use.

You can also manage your cookies through your browser settings. The help function in the menu bar of most browsers explains how you can prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how your browser will notify you when you receive a new cookie or how you can deactivate all cookies received.

Cookies are placed on each computer that you use to visit websites. If you no longer want to receive any cookies, you must change the settings on all computers you use. Please note that if you refuse and/or delete cookies, this may also affect the functional cookies. This may limit the possibilities to use our website or parts thereof.

You can contact us at:

LYNX B.V.

attn. Compliance

Herengracht 527

1017 BV Amsterdam

T: 0800 – 2030

E: compliance@lynx.nl

Cookies gebruikt door derden

The following is a list of external providers that may set cookies when you use LYNX’s services: