Policy regarding cookies and similar technologies
To make the use of our website and application easier and more enjoyable we use cookies (by cookies we mean the collection of cookies, trackers, pixels, plug-ins, beacons, recaptchas, apps and applets). Cookies enable our website to remember your actions and preferences (user name, language, font size and other display parameters) for a fixed period of time, so you do not have to enter this data every time you consult the website or surf from one page to another.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file, possibly encrypted, that a website stores on your computer or other technological devices (smartphone, tablet, etc.) that you use to consult the website. These cookies are designed to both speed up and personalise your use of the website every time you visit and return to it.
To this end, cookies exchange data between your web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Linux Opera, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge etc.) and the server hosting the website. For instance, cookies provide information about your preferences for the display of the website (language, font size…), your browsing history, your choices regarding the options offered by a website and the registration data.
Cookies enable us, for example, to compare new users with old, gain insight into how people navigate the website, count website visitors and obtain data that will enable us to improve the future surfing experience.
Cookies do not keep trace of a user’s personal data, and identifiable information is never registered. If you do not wish cookies to be used, you must configure your computer’s parameters to erase all cookies from websites and/or receive a notification if cookies are stored.
If you do not wish to change the cookies setting, you can simply continue your visit to the website.
2. Which types of cookies do we use?
2.1 Cookies that are strictly necessary for surfing
These cookies are essential to browse our website and use its functionalities. They cannot be disabled in our systems. They are placed on your terminal in response to what you are doing and that constitutes a service request, such as determining your privacy preferences, logging in (accessing secure areas of the website) or filling forms.
They make it possible to:
- browse between different sections of websites;
- fill in forms;
- securely verify your identity before granting access to your personal data when a personal account has been created, including browsing between the secure areas of the website requiring authentication.
You can configure your internet browser to block cookies or to warn you about the existence of cookies. Should you later refuse those cookies, certain sections of the website or certain services will either not work properly or not work at all.
3. How do I manage the cookies on my computer, tablet, etc?
Most web browsers are automatically configured to accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser to accept or block all cookies or just some of them.
You can delete cookies already installed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet…) at any time and configure most browsers to block cookies. However, in that instance, you may have to specify certain preferences each time that you visit our website. There is also a risk of certain services and functionalities being inaccessible. In other words, we cannot guarantee you access to all the services on our websites if you refuse to register cookies.
In your browser’s parameters, you can refuse the installation of cookies. How to activate or deactivate cookies and to delete them depends on your digital device and your web browser:
- For Microsoft Internet Explorer™: https://support.microsoft.com/en-be/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- For Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
- For Apple Safari™: https://support.apple.com/en-be/HT201265
- For Google Chrome™: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
- For Mozilla Firefox™: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
- For Linux Opera™: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
