Global rules for the use of cookies and similar technologies

Updated: March 10, 2023

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To ensure an optimal digital experience, we may occasionally store or retrieve a small amount of data on your mobile phone, tablet or computer hard drive using cookies or similar technologies. Cookies contribute to the proper functioning of our site and provide us with information relating to the interaction of users with our site. We use this information to improve our site. We do not try to identify visitors personally unless they voluntarily provide us with their address by means of a form or an application on the site. In these rules of use, the term "cookies" is broad and includes similar technologies such as local storage, invisible pixels and identifiers. These technologies may provide us with certain types of information about your computer, such as the size of the screen, the date and time of consultation of a page, and the URL of the page you have loaded.

None of the data that we store or retrieve will ever be sold, used for commercial purposes or to find sites that you have visited on the Internet. We do not use targeted advertising or cookies for commercial purposes.

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Types of cookies. There are different kinds of cookies that perform various functions and, in general, improve your visit to the site. We use cookies to know if you have visited the site before, or to remember your user preferences. For example, the language you have chosen is stored in a cookie so that, when you return to this site, it is this language that is automatically selected.

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The cookies used on this site can be classified into three categories :

Strictly necessary cookies: Some cookies are essential for the operation of our site, so that you can browse it and use certain features. They are usually installed only in response to an action on your part in connection with a request to access services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out a form. Without these cookies, certain services that you have requested, such as the possibility of making online donations, cannot be provided to you. These cookies do not record any information about you that could be used for commercial purposes or to remember the sites you visit.

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Functionality cookies (or: preferably): These cookies are used to display the site according to the choices you have made (for example your username, your language or your country). They improve your user experience on our site, enrich the features of the site, and allow you to customize the site as you wish.

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Diagnostic and usage cookies: These cookies are used to collect diagnostic and usage data. This includes information about how visitors use our site and interact with it (for example the number of visits or the average duration of a visit). We only use this data to improve the functioning of the site, in particular its design, performance and stability.

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Most of our cookies are first-party cookies; they are installed by our site. Some are third-party cookies, which are set by different websites. In our list of examples of cookies, we make it clear which ones are third-party cookies.

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IP address. An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your device on the Internet. We use your IP address and your browser information to analyze your site usage habits, to diagnose problems on this site, to improve the service we offer and to ensure the security of the site.

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Your choice. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Privacy Settings" button located at the bottom of the page of each of our websites (see list below). Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent. For other cookies, we ask for your consent before installing or retrieving them on your device. Please note that changing your preferences will not delete existing cookies.

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If you wish to delete cookies from this site, you can do so by changing your browser settings. However, please note that without cookies, you will not be able to access all the features of our site. The method of deleting cookies varies from browser to browser. For complete instructions, you can consult the help menu of your browser, or go to www.allaboutcookies.org .