The purpose of this policy is to enable you to understand what cookies are, what their origins and purposes are and how to manage them. The recording of cookies during your visit to the www.cfaogroup.com of the CFAO group is carried out according to the choices and options that you have expressed or may express at any time in accordance with this policy.
1.What is a cookie?
Cookies are pieces of information deposited in a user’s terminal equipment by the server of the website visited. They are used by a website to send information to the user’s browser and allow the browser to send information back to the originating site (for example a session ID or language choice). Only the sender of a cookie can read or modify the information contained in it.
The cookies used on the CFAO Community site do not collect direct personal data. However, the information collected may allow indirect identification of users. The data thus obtained (such as your domain name, your access provider, your operating system, the date and time of access to the site) is intended to facilitate your subsequent navigation on the site and is also intended to allow various measures of frequentation. Cookies are in no way likely to damage your terminal.
2. Why do we use cookies?
Depending on the terminal you use to browse one of our sites, we set cookies for the following reasons in particular:
- to recognise your browser from one session to the next and remember your preferences. This ensures, for example, that you do not need to re-type your form information;
- to measure visitor activity across the site and provide an experience that is better tailored to your needs.
3. What cookies are placed on our site?
Cookies may be installed on your terminal by CFAO. Some cookies are essential to the use of the site, while others enable us, for example, to improve your browsing experience or to establish statistics. The lifespan of these cookies differs according to their purpose. Some disappear as soon as you leave the site, others remain on your terminal equipment until their lifetime expires or until you delete them.
For the record, by deactivating the cookies identified as optional via your browser, you will also deactivate those recommended for the proper functioning of the Site.
As of 20/12/2024, the following cookies are used on our site :
| Name of the cookie | Purpose | Nature | Description | Lifetime |
| tartaucitron | Session cookie | Functional (Required) | Stores cookie consent choices. | Permanent |
| Polylang | Session cookie | Functional (Required) | pll_language: Used to remember the language selected by the user when returning to the website and, to get the language information when not available in another way. | 1 year |
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Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Traffic and site usage Analytics (Optional) |
_ga: Calculates visitor, session and campaign data and keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 1 year | ||
| _gat_gtag_UA_: Used to store a unique user ID. | 1 minute | |||
| _ga_: Used to store and count page views. | 1 year | |||
| _gid: Stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day | |||
4. How do I set cookies via my web browser?
The default settings of internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, you can easily change these settings by modifying your browser settings according to the procedures described below:
- For Internet Explorer™: IE cookies
- For Safari™: Safari cookies
- For Chrome™: Chrome cookies
- For Firefox™: Firefox cookies
- For Opera™: Opera cookies
NB: If you choose to disable cookies via your browser, you may no longer be able to benefit from all the features we offer through our site. As such, we decline all responsibility for the consequences related to the limited functioning of the site and any services offered resulting from the refusal to use cookies and the impossibility of saving or consulting the cookies necessary for the proper functioning of the site.
For more information on how to set cookies, you can consult the following sites: www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser (in French) or www.aboutcookies.org (in English).
5. Do we accept cookies from third parties?
Cookies from third-party websites may be stored on your terminal and are intended to personalise and/or improve the content (including advertising) that may be offered to you during your browsing. Depending on the medium, several third-party cookies may be recorded, in particular:
- External content: Our website contains links that may redirect you to external and independent sites from the CFAO Group site, including those of our partners, our social networks, and our subsidiaries. By clicking on these links, you leave the CFAO Group site and cookies related to these sites may be installed on your device. We encourage you to review the data and cookie management policies of the concerned sites.
Social networks:
Linkedin: Cookie Policy | LinkedIn
Youtube: How Google uses cookies – Privacy & Terms – Google
Facebook: Meta | Privacy Center | Manage your privacy on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger | Facebook Privacy
X: How cookies are used on X | X Help
6. Do we place cookies on third party media?
The CFAO Group site does not place cookies on third party media.
