Cookie management

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that websites place on your computer’s hard drive during your first visit.

A cookie contains a unique code that allows your browser to be recognized during your visit (“session cookie”) or during future repeated visits (“persistent cookie”). Cookies may be placed by the server of the website you are visiting or by partners that collaborate with this website. A website server can only read the cookies it has placed itself; it has no access to any other information stored on your computer or mobile device. Cookies are stored on your device in your browser directory. A cookie generally contains the name of the server that placed it, an expiration date, and a unique encrypted code.

Important: cookies are completely harmless. They do not delete data from your computer, do not alter any files or programs, and cannot contain viruses.

What are cookies used for?

Cookies allow our website to recognize you while preserving your anonymity. The website remembers your preferences and automatically adapts to your needs. However, this information is never linked to your name or identity. For example, cookies allow you to browse directly in your preferred language or avoid re‑entering your login details each time. In short, they make the use of this website faster and more pleasant.

Cookies can also help you be more efficient. For instance, if you place an item in an online shopping cart and return a few days later to find it still there — that’s the work of cookies.

Cookies may also be used to make website content or advertising more relevant to the visitor and to adapt the website to the visitor’s personal preferences and needs.

What types of cookies are used?

We use different types of cookies on this website.

Essential cookies

These cookies are required to enable browsing on our website and the use of certain features.

Performance cookies

We use performance cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, in order to improve its content, better adapt it to visitor needs, and enhance usability. For website usage analysis, we use Google Analytics (info) and Hotjar (info), which also use cookies.

Commercial cookies

This website uses cookies that track which products or services may interest you based on the pages you visit. Through these cookies and the advertising networks of Google (Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Display Network, DoubleClick) and Facebook (Facebook, Instagram), we can display ads for products and services that match your interests on other websites within these networks. This technique is called “remarketing”. These cookies do not contain any personal data.

How to refuse or delete cookies?

Your browser settings allow you to refuse the installation of cookies. You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer or mobile device at any time. See how to enable, disable, or delete cookies.

If you wish to refuse commercial cookies (including Google, Criteo, or Facebook), you can do so via: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ 

If you do not want to receive advertising based on your browsing habits or remarketing cookies (such as Google’s), you can adjust your settings in the Google Ads Preferences Manager. Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt‑out Browser Add‑on. For more information about cookies and how to manage or delete them, visit: www.aboutcookies.org 

Changes

We reserve the right to modify this cookie policy unilaterally. Any changes will be communicated on this website. If you continue to use the website after the policy has been updated, the revised cookie policy will apply.

See also our page on personal data collection principles.