Cookie management
Cookies
What is a cookie?
When you open a page on our website, you will have seen a message informing you that cookies are used on our site. These ‘cookies’, also known as trackers, are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) to collect information about your browsing activity. Below you will find further explanations and details on how to configure cookies according to your preferences.
A cookie is a text file placed on your device when you visit a website, use a mobile app or view an online advert, and is stored in a specific location on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device. Cookies are managed by your web browser or the mobile app you are using, and only the issuer of a cookie can decide whether to read or modify the information it contains.
A cookie has a limited lifespan. It is placed and stored on your device in accordance with applicable legislation and subject to the choices you have made, which you may change at any time, under the conditions set out below.
Each time you visit our websites and mobile apps, we collect information relating to your connection and browsing activity. Various technologies may be used to collect this data. We refer to these collectively as ‘cookies’.
Data collected via cookies
A cookie does not identify you personally. It enables the issuer to recognise your device and to collect certain information relating to your browsing activity on that device.
Cookies serve several purposes, such as enabling you to navigate a website or mobile app efficiently, remembering your preferences and the goods and services you wish to purchase, and offering you relevant advertising content based on the interests you have expressed whilst browsing. You can find further information about cookies on the following websites:
The cookies we set, subject to your choices, give us access to the following information in particular:
- Identifiers of the device you are using (your computer’s IP address, Android ID, Apple ID, etc.),
- Type of operating system used by your device
- Type and version of the browser software used by your device,
- Dates and times of connection to our services,
- Address of the referring web page (‘referrer’),
- Browsing data relating to our services, content viewed.
Data collected by standard internet technologies
We may also use standard internet technologies, such as scripts, pixels and redirects. Scripts (sometimes called tags), written in JavaScript, are programmes that run in your browser or mobile app and perform various actions, such as sending information to our servers. Scripts are also capable of creating pixels. Pixels are lines of code that enable a graphic image (usually invisible) to be displayed on a web page or in an email. Redirects allow a web page to be accessed via multiple web addresses (URLs). When a browser opens a redirect URL, a page with a different URL is opened.
The purpose of these technologies is to enhance your experience on our websites and apps, including providing you with personalised content tailored to your interests. These technologies give us access, in particular, to the following information:
- Information relating to your use of our websites and apps;
- Information relating to the presence of cookies on your device, the time and date a page was viewed, and a description of the page on which the web beacon is placed;
- Information on whether or not you have read the emails we send you, and on the links you click within those emails.
Our websites and mobile apps may also include third-party scripts, pixels and redirects. These technologies enable third-party service providers to collect certain information, such as your browser type and the web page that referred you to our websites or mobile apps. These third-party service providers process the information they collect for auditing and research purposes, and to report on our websites and apps and on the adverts viewed on them. We do not share your personally identifiable information with these third parties in connection with their use of these technologies.
Data provided by mobile devices
Certain mobile devices, depending on the permissions you have granted to the mobile app – which you can change at any time (for example: ‘notifications’ or ‘geolocation’) – send information, including: your phone model, its operating system version, connectivity type, and the name and version of the app being used.
This data, which is necessary for the proper functioning of the mobile apps we publish, is processed automatically by our servers and those of some of our partners in order to provide you with a service and adverts tailored to the technical specifications of your device, and to measure the audience reach of our mobile apps.
Furthermore, if you have consented to this feature, we are able to identify the physical location of your device (geolocation), in particular to inform you about content or offers that we believe are in line with your expectations or interests, or to improve your experience on our mobile apps. In accordance with applicable law, geolocation features can be disabled at any time in your device’s system settings.
How to manage cookies?
There are several options available to you for managing cookies. Any settings you choose may affect your browsing experience and your access to certain services that require the use of cookies.
You may choose at any time to express and amend your preferences regarding cookies, using the methods described below.
Settings
Browser settings
Each browser can be configured to allow or block cookies on your device:
Opt-out procedure
You can also set your preferences directly on the platforms that set cookies via the following links. Please note that if you opt out of a cookie, a cookie will be stored on your device for the sole purpose of disabling the services associated with that cookie. Therefore, if you delete all cookies stored on your device via your browser, we will no longer be aware that you have chosen this option.
For statistical cookies set by Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=fr
For cookies set by Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/help/cookies
For cookies set by Twitter: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170518-utilisation-des-cookies-et-des-technologies-similaires-par-twitter