Cookie Statement
Cookie Statement
Please read the statement below for more information about the use of this website and other TNW platforms.
Definitions
TNW, we or us: The Next Web B.V., TNW Events B.V. and Group X B.V having their registered office at (1017 AZ) Amsterdam, the Netherlands at Singel 542, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number: 63750120.
Platform: the TNW websites, including ā but not limited to ā https://thenextweb.com/ or other (online/electronic) platforms of TNW.
you, your: user of the Platform or any other service provided by TNW.
What is a cookie?
When offering services via our Platform we can place cookies. A cookie is a small data file that your browser places on your computer or mobile device. Cookies can be āpersistentā or āsessionā cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer when you have gone offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser. Google may place advertising cookies on our Platform to gather information from you on your device and to display advertisements to you based on relevant topics that interest you.
What cookies do we use?
We use cookies to help us remember non-personal data such as your user preferences to optimize your user experience on our Platform or to recognize your device the next time you visit our Platform. Certain cookies contain personal data for example, if you click on āremember meā when logging in, a cookie will store your username.
Cookies can be categorized by the role they fulfil on our Platform:
Functional cookies are essential in order to enable you to use and move around our Platform and to ensure that our Platform functions properly.
Analytical cookies are used to collect information on visitor behaviour (e.g. the pages you view most often) to optimise the usability of the Platform.
Advertising cookies are used to follow browsing behavior over a longer period of time across various websites. These cookies build individual user profiles according to their interests. Based on these interests, the content of the advertisements on our website will be adapted for different visitor groups.
Social cookies are used to enable logged on users of selected social media sites to directly share content from the Platform if they wish to do so.
Personalization cookies are used to remember your preset features and preferences, such as to show you content we think you might be interested in across the TNW Platform.
Unforeseen cookies
Because of how the internet and how websites work, itās possible that we may have missed a cookie that is placed by a third party on our Platform. If you happen to find one that isnāt listed above, then please let us know.
Consent
You give your consent for cookies to be placed and read out on our Platform by clicking āagreeā on the cookie notice, you may optionally refuse certain cookies here. For more information about the use of the information collected through cookies see our Privacy Statement.
Refusing cookies
You can use the settings within your browser to control the cookies that are set on your computer or mobile device. To learn more, please look at the cookie settings available in your specific web browser(s). The links below will take you directly to your browserās manual.
You may also visit www.youronlinechoices.eu for details on how to remove cookies of specific parties and for further information on cookies generally.
However, please be aware that cookies are important to many aspects of the Platform. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to enjoy all of the features of the Platform.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics and Google Remarketing Analytics is a service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (āGoogleā). Google Analytics uses cookies, which allows an analysis of the use of our Website by Google. The information collected anonymously about the use of our Website (including your IP address) collected by the cookie is generally transferred to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. For more information please read the privacy policy of Google: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
You can prevent Googleās processing of the data (including your IP address) generated by the cookie and your use of our Platform (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install, or if you donāt consent to the usage of cookies. For more information about Google Analytics and privacy, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
PostHog
PostHog is a service of PostHog Inc, 2261 Market Street #4008, San Francisco, CA 94114. PostHog (optionally) uses cookies which allows an analysis of the use of our Platform. The information collected about the use of our Platform (including your IP address) collected by the cookie is transferred to a server of PostHog in Germany and stored there. If you do not consent to the usage of cookies, we collect anonymized web analytics data. Read more about that on PostHogās documentation here. For more information please read the privacy policy of PostHog: https://posthog.com/privacy
Hubspot
Hubspot (optionally) uses cookies which allows an analysis of the use of our Platform. The information collected about the use of our Platform collected by the cookie is transferred to a server of Hubspot in Germany and stored there. If you do not consent to the usage of cookies, we collect anonymized web analytics data. Read more about that on Hubspot documentation here. For more information please read the privacy policy of Hubspot.
Social plugins
Our Platform uses social plugins (āpluginsā) from different social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest. With the help of these plugins, you can, for example, share content or recommend products.
If you do not want social networks to collect data about you through active plugins, you can either disable the social plugins or choose to opt-out of cookie usage here.
Changes to this Cookie Statement
This statement may be changed from time to time. The new statement will be effective immediately upon posting. Please check our statement frequently to stay informed about how we use cookies.
This statement was last updated on March 17, 2025.
This statement is exclusively governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Any and all disputes that may arise with respect to this statement will be referred exclusively to the competent court in the Netherlands.
How can you contact us?
For any information, questions please contact us at:
privacy@thenextweb.com
The Next Web
Singel 542
1017 AZ Amsterdam