1 – WHAT IS A COOKIE?
When you browse our Website, cookies, pixels and other trackers (hereinafter collectively referred to as « Cookies ») are stored on your browser.
A Cookie is a small file, often encrypted, stored in your browser or your device and identified by a name. It is placed when visiting a website or application. Each time you return to the website or application concerned, the Cookie is retrieved from your browser or device. Thus, each time you visit the website or application, the browser is recognized.
Placing these Cookies may allow us to access your browsing data and/or personal data concerning you.
This page helps you better understand how cookies work and how to use current tools to configure them.
2 – COOKIE IDENTIFICATION
Technical and functional cookies
Technical and functional Cookies are necessary for the proper operation of the Website and to provide our services. They are used throughout your browsing session to facilitate navigation and execute certain functions.
A technical Cookie may, for example, be used to remember responses entered in a form or your preferences regarding language or Website presentation, when such options are available. Without these Cookies, you will not be able to use the website normally, and we advise against deleting them.
Advertising cookies
Advertising Cookies may be created not only by our Website but also by other websites and applications displaying advertisements, announcements, widgets or other elements on the displayed page.
These Cookies may notably be used to personalize and measure advertising effectiveness or for ad targeting.
Content personalization cookies
Content personalization Cookies allow us to offer content most likely to match your interests based on your browsing profile. Your browsing profile is established according to the content you have already viewed.
Social media cookies
Social media Cookies allow you to share content from our Website on social networks and make your opinion or use of our Services known on these networks by clicking links such as « like » and « share ».
These Cookies may also make it possible to track users' browsing on the Website.
Analytics cookies
These Cookies allow us to measure the number of visits, pages viewed and user activity. They may, where applicable, collect your IP address to determine the city from which you connect. Analytics Cookies allow us to generate traffic and navigation statistics for our Website in order to improve our performance.
The Cookies used also help identify browsing issues and, over time, resolve them.
3 – YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES
Cookies that may be placed without consent
Some Cookies do not require your consent, including:
- Technical and functional Cookies that are necessary for Website operation;
- Certain audience measurement Cookies or Cookies that allow testing different versions of the Website for editorial optimization purposes.
Accepting or refusing Cookies requiring your explicit consent
All other Cookies require your consent. These include advertising, social media, content personalization and certain audience analytics Cookies. You are free to accept or refuse the use of these Cookies.
You can accept or refuse these Cookies during your first visit to the Website.
Your choices to accept or refuse cookies will be stored for six (6) months.
Browser settings
Most browsers accept Cookies by default. However, you may decide to block these cookies or ask your browser to notify you when a website attempts to place a cookie on your device.
Please note that some Website features may no longer work.
It is also possible to configure your browser so that it accepts or refuses certain Cookies.
Each browser has different settings. They are described in your browser's help menu, which will explain how to modify your cookie preferences.
Each browser offers different configuration methods:
- For Internet Explorer: go to the « Settings » menu, then « Internet Options ». Click « Privacy » then « Advanced privacy settings »;
- For Chrome: go to the « Settings » menu then click « Privacy and Security ». Click « Permissions » and « Cookies and site data »;
- For Safari: go to the « Settings » app then open Safari. Click the « Privacy and Security » tab. You can then choose to block all Cookies.
Advertising identifiers
Personal data concerning you may be collected in connection with your advertising identifier.
Each mobile phone has its own advertising identifier, allowing advertisers to display targeted advertising.
Android and Apple allow mobile users, in settings, to control their privacy, which makes it impossible to link advertising history with future browsing.
You can disable and reset your advertising identifier at any time if you no longer wish to receive targeted ads:
- On iOS: go to « Settings », then « Privacy », then « Advertising », then « Reset Advertising Identifier »;
- On Android: go to « Google Settings » (or « Settings » then « Google »), then « Ads ».
You will probably receive the same amount of advertising, but it will be less relevant.
4 – LEARN MORE ABOUT COOKIES
For more information about cookies, you can visit the CNIL website at: http://www.cnil.fr/vos-droits/vos-traces/les-cookies/