Cookie statement

10 min reading.January 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet or phone. They make our websites work properly and make your experience more personal and user-friendly.

  • First party cookies
    These are placed by the website you visit, and are used for essential functions and personalized settings.

  • Third party cookies
    These are placed by outside parties and are not directly related to the website you are visiting. They are often used for advertising and tracking.

Technically, first and third party cookies are the same; the difference is in who places them.

2. Cookie retention period

The retention period varies for each cookie and can be reset with each visit.

  • Session cookies
    These are removed as soon as you leave the website. Among other things, they provide security and ease of use.

  • Permanent cookies
    Also called persistent cookies. These remain stored longer and ensure that your preferences are readily available the next time you visit.

3. Cookies

There are several types of cookies that TrucksNL uses:

Functional cookies

These cookies are essential for a properly functioning website.
Functional cookies are always placed. No consent is legally required for these.

How does TrucksNL deploy them?

  • Login and stay logged into your TrucksNL or TradeWorld account.

  • Sending contact forms to pre-fill your information.

  • Save Favorites.

  • Remember language and country settings.

  • Save cookie preferences so you don't have to choose every time.

Analytical cookies

These are used to track visitor statistics, and are essential to measure the performance of a website, and help to improve the website and make it more user-friendly.
Analytical cookies are anonymized and do not process personal data.

Tools used by TrucksNL:

  • Convert
    A/B testing of different versions of the website to compare performance, improve usage and increase conversion rates.

  • Google Analytics
    Measures how visitors use the website. Data is anonymized and is not shared with third parties.

  • Microsoft Clarity
    Displays heatmaps, session recordings and user interactions to see where visitors click, scroll or drop out. This information allows TrucksNL to optimize the user experience.

  • Salesforce Personalization
    Provides insight into user segments and enables personalized recommendations.

Marketing cookies

Are essential for capturing browsing behavior within both single and across domains. They gather information about user activities in order to use it to present personalized ads. They can also be used to measure the success of marketing campaigns.

Tools used by TrucksNL:

  • Bing Ads
    Ads in Bing search results, including click and action metrics.

  • Criteo
    Dynamic retargeting based on interests and behavior to reach new buyers.

  • DoubleClick
    Measure clicks and requests to improve ad campaigns.

  • Floodlight Pixel
    Records conversions and events and prevents double counting.

  • Google Ads
    Makes ads visible in Google search results and measures clicks and requests.

  • Google Marketing Platform
    Integrated advertising and analytics platform for campaign optimization.

  • Leadinfo
    Recognizes companies visiting our websites and links this to public company data.

  • Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
    Displays ads to people who previously visited our website.

  • RTB House
    Personalizes ads through real-time bidding and deep learning.

  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Personalizes newsletters and marketing communications based on your preferences.

  • TikTok Ads
    Reaches new audiences through TikTok and measures responses and effectiveness.

4. Web beacons

Web beacons (also called "pixel tags" or "clear gifs") are small, often invisible images or pieces of code that appear on a website, in documents or emails. Web beacons communicate with a server and can tell, for example, whether an e-mail was opened, which link was clicked, and which device was used. Web beacons are useful for analytics, tracking and personalization.

5. Use by TrucksNL and third parties

  • Cookies
    TrucksNL uses cookies on its domains trucks.nl, trucksnl.com, trucksnl.be, tradeworld.eu and all associated subdomains.

  • Web beacons
    TrucksNL uses web beacons in e-mail communications such as newsletters.

With our permission, partners may deploy third-party cookies and similar technologies. These partners assist us in managing our websites, apps, services and tools, resulting in an improved, faster and safer user experience for you.

6. Managing and deleting cookies

You can delete or disable cookies (and JavaScript) yourself through your browser settings. Please note that this may affect the functionality of the website. Consult your browser manual for an explanation.

You can change your cookie preferences for TrucksNL at any time via Customize cookies.

View the comprehensive list of cookies on TrucksNL Cookie Details.

7. Privacy contact

Want to know more about how we handle personal data? Then please read our Privacy Statement. There you will also find our contact information for questions about this cookie statement.