What are cookies?
Cookies are data files stored in your browser and device when you visit a website. They can serve various purposes, such as recognizing users, storing and retrieving information about browsing habits, or personalizing content display.
What information do cookies store?
Cookies store technical data, user preferences, and content customization information. They usually do not contain personal data. Any personal information they might contain has been provided voluntarily by the user via site forms.
If cookies contain personal data, that data is generally encoded to be unreadable by third parties.
What types of cookies exist?
By ownership:
- First-party cookies: Sent from the domain managed by the website itself.
- Third-party cookies: Sent from a domain managed by a different organization.
By duration:
- Session cookies: Deleted when the browser is closed.
- Persistent cookies: Stored for a defined period, from minutes to years.
By purpose:
- Technical cookies: Enable core website functionalities (session management, navigation, etc.).
- Customization cookies: Allow access with predefined settings (language, region, browser…).
- Analytics cookies: Track and analyze user behavior to improve the website.
- Advertising cookies: Manage ad spaces efficiently.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: Track browsing to deliver personalized ads.
- Social media cookies: Enable interaction with platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.
What cookies are used on this website?
This section should be completed by a web developer or technician who knows which cookies (first-party and/or third-party) are used by the website.
Legal basis and retention period
Upon accessing the website, a cookie banner allows the user to accept all cookies, refuse them, or configure preferences. However, the use of the website implies the acceptance of technical cookies essential for its proper functioning.
Cookie-related information will be retained for the lifetime of each specific cookie.
Disabling and deleting cookies
Users can allow, block, or delete cookies via their browser settings. Some features may stop functioning properly if cookies are disabled.
Below are browser-specific instructions:
- Chrome: Delete cookies
- Internet Explorer: Manage cookies
- Firefox: Block cookies
- Safari (OSX): Safari > Preferences > Security
- Opera: Web preferences
