What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or device when you visit our websites.
Purpose of Cookies
We use cookies to make your visits and purchases on our websites more efficient. Cookies also help us improve navigation on our websites and better understand your purchasing behaviour.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
Remember your login information.
Identify you when you sign in to our websites.
Keep track of the items in your shopping basket as you browse different pages, access the checkout, or end your session before completing a purchase.
Gather information that helps us deliver adverts tailored to your interests.
Store your browsing preferences, such as language, font size, page layout, or preferred colours — all to help you navigate our site more quickly and easily.
Collect analytical data, for example, to count the number of visitors to our websites and identify the most frequently visited pages. We use this data for marketing purposes and resource planning.
Determine how well users adapt to any changes we make to our websites.
Information Collected Through Cookies
Cookies help us gather information about how you use our website, but we do not store any data that could personally identify you. We only record a unique session identifier that enables us to retrieve a user profile and your preferences on future visits.
Types of Cookies
Session Cookies: These cookies are temporarily stored on your computer or device during your browsing session and are deleted once the session ends.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer period and help us recognise you across multiple browsing sessions.
Managing Cookies
Most browser menus provide options to manage your cookies by adjusting your cookie settings. Typically, your browser will allow you to:
View your cookies
Allow cookies
Disable all cookies or specific cookies
Disable cookies when you close your browser
Block cookies
Receive a notification when a cookie is set
Please note that if you choose to block our cookies, many of this site’s features will no longer be available (including registration, commenting, and other interactive features), and your browsing experience may be affected. If your browser is set to delete all cookies, your browsing preferences will be erased when you close your browser.
Unless you have configured your browser to refuse cookies, our system will set cookies automatically when you visit one of our websites.
More Information About Cookies
To learn more about cookies, we invite you to visit the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority) website:
www.cnil.fr/vos-libertes/vos-traces/les-cookies/