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Policy on the use of cookies on the site

When you first connect to the Site, you will be warned by a banner at the bottom right of your screen that information relating to your browsing is likely to be recorded in files called ‘cookies’. Our policy on the use of cookies gives you a better understanding of the measures that we implement in terms of browsing on our website. In particular, it informs you about all the cookies on our website, their purpose and how to configure them.

1. General information about cookies on the Site

The Site Owner, as publisher of this website, may install a cookie on the hard disk of your terminal (computer, tablet, mobile phone, etc.) in order to guarantee you smooth and optimal browsing on our website. Cookies’ are small text files of limited size that enable us to recognise your computer, tablet or mobile phone in order to personalise the services we offer. The information collected through cookies does not in any way identify you by name. It is used exclusively for our own purposes in order to improve the interactivity and performance of our website and to send you content tailored to your interests. None of this information is communicated to third parties except where the Site Owner has obtained your prior consent or where disclosure of this information is required by law, by order of a court or any administrative or judicial authority empowered to deal with such matters. To help you understand the information that cookies identify, you will find below a table listing the different types of cookies that may be used on the Site, their name, their purpose and how long they are kept.

2. Setting your cookie preferences

You can accept, configure or refuse the deposit of cookies at any time.

When you first connect to the Site, a banner briefly presenting information about the deposit of cookies and similar technologies appears at the bottom left of your screen. This banner warns you that by continuing your browsing on the Site (by loading a new page or clicking on various elements of the site, for example), you are accepting the deposit of cookies on your terminal. You are also deemed to have given your consent to the deposit of cookies by clicking on the ‘accept all’ icon in the banner at the bottom left of your screen. Depending on the type of cookie in question, it may be necessary to obtain your consent to the placing and reading of cookies on your terminal.

2.1 Cookies exempt from consent

In accordance with the recommendations of the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), certain cookies do not require your prior consent insofar as they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website or their sole purpose is to enable or facilitate communication by electronic means. These cookies include session identifiers, authentication cookies, load balancing session cookies and cookies used to personalise your interface. These cookies are fully subject to this policy insofar as they are issued and managed by the Site Owner.

2.2 Cookies requiring your prior consent

This requirement applies to cookies issued by third parties and described as ‘persistent’ in that they remain on your terminal until they are deleted or expire. As such cookies are issued by third parties, their use and storage are subject to their own confidentiality policies, a link to which is provided below. This family of cookies includes audience measurement cookies (in particular Google Analytics), advertising cookies (which the Site Owner does not use) and social network sharing cookies (in particular from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn). Audience measurement cookies compile statistics on visits to and use of various elements of the website (such as the content/pages you have visited). This data helps to improve the ergonomics of the Website.

An audience measurement tool is used on this website:

Social network sharing cookies are issued and managed by the publisher of the social network concerned. Subject to your consent, these cookies enable you to easily share some of the content published on the Site, in particular by means of a sharing application ‘button’ depending on the social network concerned.Four types of social network sharing cookies may be present on the Site:

There are various tools available for setting cookie parameters

Most Internet browsers are configured by default to allow cookies to be deposited. Your browser gives you the opportunity to modify these standard settings so that all cookies are systematically rejected, or so that only some cookies are accepted or rejected, depending on the sender.

ATTENTION : We draw your attention to the fact that refusing to deposit cookies on your terminal may nevertheless alter your user experience and your access to certain services or functions on this Site. Where applicable, the Site Owner declines all responsibility for the consequences of any deterioration in your browsing conditions resulting from your choice to refuse, delete or block the cookies necessary for the operation of the site. Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies from your terminal or to inform you when new cookies are likely to be placed on your terminal. Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies from your terminal or to notify you when new cookies are stored on your terminal.

2.3 Configuring your Internet browser

Each Internet browser has its own cookie management settings.

To find out how to modify your cookie preferences, you will find below the links to the help you need to access your browser’s menu for this purpose:

– Chrome : support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr

– Firefox : support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies

– Internet Explorer : support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

– Opera : help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html

– Safari : support.apple.com/fr-fr/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

For more information about cookie management tools, visit the CNIL website: www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser.

If you have any questions or require further information about this cookies policy, please contact us using our contact form.