Cookie policy
Effective date: 30/07/2025
Last updated: 30/07/2025
Document Version: 1.0
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Circle Economy Foundation (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website https://www.circle-economy.com. It should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy. We are committed to transparency and compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), and this policy outlines how we collect, use, and manage cookies and related technologies.
About us
Circle Economy Foundation
Company registration number: 52051048
Haarlemmerweg 331
1051 LH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
info@circle-economy.com
Data Protection Officer (DPO): Mihail Bashev, mihail@circle-economy.com
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, as well as to provide information to site owners. Cookies can be:
First-party cookies: set by the website you are visiting
Third-party cookies: set by domains other than the website you are visiting
Types of cookies we use
We use different types of cookies for different purposes. Below is a breakdown of the categories:
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Functional Cookies
• Purpose: Improve general performance and functionality of the website.
• Examples: To allow easy login or remember a user’s region.
• Retention: Depending on the purpose of the types of cookies, it can vary from session-only to up to 10 years (depending on browser settings).
2. Performance Cookies
• Purpose: Track website visitors and their user behaviour.
• Examples: To improve the way the website works and, in turn, enhance user experience.
• Retention: Depending on the purpose of the types of cookies, it can vary from session-only to up to 2 years.
3. Marketing Cookies
• Purpose: Track user behavior for advertising and social media purposes.
• Examples: To collect data on interactions, preferences, and habits.
• Retention: After 7 days, data will be made pseudonymous and stored for another 180 days.
Lawful basis for collecting and processing personal data
We rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR:
- Consent – for all non-essential cookies (i.e. targeting, advertising, analytics, etc.) we rely on your consent. Consent is collected via the cookie banner
- Legitimate interest – for strictly necessary cookies needed to deliver website functionality
You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time by adjusting your preferences through our Cookie Consent Manager.
List of cookies
A complete and up to date list of the cookies we use is available in our Cookie Consent Tool. Here are some examples: List a couple of cookies. The complete overview will be available in the Cookie Consent Tool
Strictly Necessary cookies
Cookie key: _clsk
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 day
Description: This cookie is associated with Microsoft Clarity analytics software. It is used to store information about the user’s session and to combine multiple page views into a single user session for analytics purposes.
Cookie key: _gat_UA-40973248-10
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 59 seconds
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
Cookie key: _clck
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 year
Description: This cookie is used to track user interactions and engagement on the website to improve user experience and website functionality.
Cookie key: _ga
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 year 1 month
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
Cookie key: _ga_WZWJPY5Q0L
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 year 1 month
Description: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
Cookie key: _gid
Domain: .circularity-gap.world
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 day
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.
Performance cookies
Cookie key: _clsk
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 day
Description: This cookie is associated with Microsoft Clarity analytics software. It is used to store information about the user’s session and to combine multiple page views into a single user session for analytics purposes.
Cookie key: _gat_UA-40973248-10
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 59 seconds
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
Cookie key: _clck
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 year
Description: This cookie is used to track user interactions and engagement on the website to improve user experience and website functionality.
Cookie key: _ga
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 year 1 month
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
Cookie key: _ga_WZWJPY5Q0L
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 year 1 month
Description: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
Cookie key: _gid
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 1 day
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.
Targeting cookies
Cookie key: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Domain: .youtube.com
Cookie type: Third-party
Expiration: 6 months
Description: This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface.
Cookie key: _fbp
Domain: .circle-economy.com
Cookie type: First-party
Expiration: 3 months
Description: Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers
Cookie key: lidc
Domain: .linkedin.com
Cookie type: Third-party
Expiration: 1 day
Description: This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website.
Cookie key: YSC
Domain: .youtube.com
Cookie type: Third-party
Expiration: Session
Description: This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos.
Cookie key: bcookie
Domain: .linkedin.com
Cookie type: Third-party
Expiration: 1 year
Description: This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media.
You can manage or withdraw cookie consent via our Cookie Consent Banner or through your browser’s settings. You can find the full cookie details in our Cookie Consent Tool.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services embedded in our site. These providers may use cookies to collect information independently. Please consult their respective privacy/cookie policies.
Cookie consent and control
When you first visit our site, you are presented with a cookie banner requesting your consent for non-essential cookies. You can:
Accept all cookies
Reject all non-essential cookies
Customise your preferences
You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time by adjusting your preferences through our Cookie Consent Manager.
International data transfer
Some third-party cookies may result in data being transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place, as described in our Privacy Policy
Policy updates
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in law or operations. Any changes will be posted on this page and where appropriate, notified by email
Last updated: 30/07/2025
Previous versions: Available upon request
Contact
For any questions, concerns or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, contact our DPO:
Name: Mihail Bashev
Email: mihail@circle-economy.com
Phone: +359877190323 | +31642699788
