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Disclaimer

The information on this website has been compiled with the utmost care. Nonetheless inaccuracies in the information can occur. If this should be the case, we would very much appreciate being informed via [email protected].

However, Netspar cannot be held liable for the content of the information on its website and/or for the consequences of its use. No rights can be derived from the data as shown on the Netspar website.

Guarantee of Objectivity

Netspar is a knowledge network that facilitates cooperation, knowledge exchange, and dialogue between researchers, professionals, and other stakeholders. Netspar does not represent any interests and does not take any positions on the topics discussed within the network.

The articles, papers, presentations, and other contributions made available by Netspar have been prepared under the responsibility of the relevant author(s) or speaker(s). The content reflects solely their own findings, insights, and opinions and cannot be construed as an official position of Netspar.

Publishing publications

It is not allowed to download publications (papers) from our website and publish them on other platforms and/or websites. A direct link to our website is allowed. The copyright of Netspar publications lies with the respective author of the paper, we cannot provide contact details of these.

Cookie Statement

The Netspar website uses cookies, which are small files that are stored on your computer. In our case, the cookies are intended to provide you with the best possible service via this site. Since the new telecom law came into force on June 1, 2012, every website is obliged to inform the user about the nature of the cookies delivered. The site owner must also ask the user for permission to place certain cookies:

  • Functional: no permission needed.
  • Analytical: if privacy friendly no permission needed; if not, permission needed.
  • Tracking: permission needed.

This website places a cookie from the American company Google. This cookie is a necessary part of the “Analytics” service. We use this service to keep track of how visitors use the website and to improve the website for users based on this information. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Netspar has no influence on this. We have not allowed Google to use the collected information for other Google benchmarking services. The information that Google receives is anonymized as much as possible. The information is stored by Google on servers in the United States, among others.

Buttons are included on this website to support sharing pages on social networks like LinkedIn. These social media buttons work with cookies from third parties (LinkedIn). However, these cookies are only placed when you click on these links. You can disable cookies via the browser. The Consumers’ Association has made a step-by-step explanation available online.

Please note: if you refuse and/or delete cookies, you cannot always use all the possibilities of a website. In addition, the refusal or deletion of cookies only affects the computer and browser on which you have performed this action. If you use multiple (whether or not public) computers and/or browsers, you must repeat these action(s) as often as necessary.

The information on this Netspar website is summarized with the utmost care. Nonetheless there can be inaccuracies in the information. If this should be the case, the editors would very much appreciate being informed via the address [email protected].

Translation Disclaimer

When you request or receive digital information from Netspar electronically (for example via the website, an email message or attachment) you can only rely on the original text in that message. Machine translations, such as using the Google Translate button in the email message, can give different, possibly unintended explanations to the text. No rights can be derived from deviations caused by automatic translation of the original text. Netspar is not liable for the translated text. The use of a translation machine is at your own risk.

Do you have any questions or comments about this disclaimer? Please contact [email protected].

Privacy Disclaimer

Netspar attaches great importance to the protection of personal data via the internet site. The AVG Act describes your rights regarding the way in which your personal data is handled.

Netspar is not interested in information about the identity of visitors to its site. Only if you respond via this website will the information you provide be used to respond to your request or question. This data will not be transferred to third parties, unless Netspar has a legitimate reason, you have given permission or we are obliged to do so. Naturally, the required attention is paid to the security of the site.

Data which provides information on how our site is found, which pages are most popular and the number of visitors, is collected automatically with the aim of improving the site and collecting generating global statistics. To this end, the Netspar website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”).

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to keep track of how you use the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to offer other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as these third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

In cases where your personal data is processed, it is stated exactly which data will be used for which purposes. Your personal data will therefore only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. Personal data is not saved for a longer time than the purpose for which the data is requested.

From our website you are regularly referred to other sites. Although these sites have been carefully selected, Netspar bears no responsibility for the way in which these organizations handle your data.

More information can be found in the Netspar Privacy Statement and the Tilburg University Privacy Statement.