Policy on the use of cookies
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 may be recorded in files called “cookies”. Our policy on the use of cookies gives you a better understanding of the measures we have implemented for browsing our website. In particular, it informs you of all the cookies present on our website, their purpose and how to configure them.
1. General information about cookies on the Site
The Site Owner, as publisher of the present website, may install a cookie on the hard disk of your terminal (computer, tablet, mobile, 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 recognize your computer, tablet or cell phone in order to personalize the services we offer you. It is used exclusively for our own purposes, 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 the disclosure of such information is required by law, court order or any administrative or judicial authority empowered to deal with such matters.To better inform you about the information that cookies identify, you will find below a table listing the different types of cookies likely to be used on the Site, their name, their purpose and their retention period.
2. Setting your cookie preferences
You can accept, set or refuse cookies at any time.
When you first connect to the Site, a banner briefly presenting information on 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 accept 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, your consent to the placement and reading of cookies on your terminal may be required.
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 are used exclusively to enable or facilitate electronic communication. These include session ID cookies, authentication cookies, load balancing session cookies and interface personalization cookies. These cookies are fully subject to the present 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 privacy policies, a link to which is provided below. This family of cookies includes audience measurement cookies (notably Google Analytics), advertising cookies (which the Site Owner does not use) and social network sharing cookies (notably 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 is used to improve the ergonomics of the site.
An audience measurement tool is used on this website:
- Google Analytics privacy policy is available at the following link: www.policies.google.com/privacy?hl=fr-CA
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 via a sharing application “button” depending on the social network concerned.Four types of social network sharing cookies may be present on the Site:
- Facebook, whose cookie policy can be viewed by clicking on the following link: en-en.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
- LinkedIn, whose cookie policy can be found by clicking on the following link: www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy?_l=fr_FR
- YouTube, where you can find help on deleting cookies from your Google Chrome browser at support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?hl=en, as well as the full cookie policy at www.google.fr/intl/fr/policies/technologies/cookies/2.
You can use various tools to set cookie parameters
Most Internet browsers are configured by default to allow the deposit of cookies. 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.
WARNING: We draw your attention to the fact that refusing to accept cookies on your terminal may nevertheless alter your user experience and your access to certain services or functionalities of this Site. Where applicable, the Site Owner declines all responsibility for any consequences linked to the deterioration of your browsing conditions which may occur as a result of 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 notify you when new cookies are placed on your terminal. These settings have no effect on your browsing experience, but you will lose all the benefits provided by the cookie. Please see below for the various tools available to you for setting the parameters of cookies deposited on your terminal.
2.3 Setting your browser parameters
Each Internet browser has its own cookie management settings.
To find out how to modify your cookie preferences, please click on the links below to access your browser’s help menu:
– Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
– Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en/kb/activate-desactivate-cookies
– Internet Explorer: support.microsoft.com/en-en/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
– Opera: help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html
– Safari: support.apple.com/en-en/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
For more information about cookie management tools, please 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.
