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The Staples Pension Fund has applied Google Analytics in a privacy-friendly manner in accordance with the requirements of the Dutch Personal Data Authority. This means we have instructed Google to remove the last octet (consisting of 3 figures) from your IP address before it is recorded by Google. This reduces the risk that an IP address can be traced to a specific visitor. We have also deselected the ‘share data’ option, so your data are not shared with Google for other purposes of Google, such as advertising. In addition, the Staples Pension Fund has concluded a processing agreement with Google that establishes agreements regarding the protection of your personal data. We make no further use of other Google services in combination with Google Analytics cookies. The period of validity of the Google Analytics cookies is limited to 14 months.

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