COOKIE AND OTHER TRACKER POLICY
The economic model of the site (hereinafter the "Site") has historically relied on the display of personalized advertising based on the use of advertising cookies, which make it possible to track users' browsing and target their interests. The new regulations on cookies no longer allow the Site to rely on this sole source of revenue. Consequently, in order to continue funding the Site and providing the services offered while offering you the same quality of constantly renewed editorial content, we give you the option to choose between the following two access alternatives:
- Access the site for €2 for 1 month without advertising cookies
- Access the site free of charge by accepting advertising cookies
1. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
When you consult an online service, information is stored in connection tokens, which are text files commonly called "cookies", installed in a dedicated space on your device's hard drive (computer, smartphone or tablet). Cookies are used to send information to the user's browser and allow that browser to send information back to the originating site (for example a session identifier or a language choice).
Only the issuer of the Cookie concerned is able to read or modify the information it contains.
When you visit the Site, we inform you that cookies are installed on your device.
2. OTHER TYPES OF TRACKERS
Other types of trackers are also used, such as invisible pixels, also called web bugs or web beacons. These appear as tiny graphic images and may be placed on the Site or in an email.
Their function is to collect technical information (for example your IP address or the type of device you use) and information about your activity (for example the date and time a page was viewed) or to allow the placement of a cookie to send this information back to a server.
Invisible pixels placed in emails are intended to track certain of your behaviours, such as opening the email or clicking a link within the email, in order to:
- measure the impact of marketing campaigns;
- measure your level of engagement with their content and provide you with more relevant content.
3. WHICH COOKIES ARE PLACED AND OTHER TRACKERS USED DURING YOUR BROWSING ON THE SITE?
The cookies and other trackers used (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Cookies") are used on the Site for various purposes, namely to facilitate your browsing, offer you targeted content and advertising, and produce visit statistics.
Technical Cookies
When you browse the Site, two types of technical Cookies are placed on your device:1. Cookies whose sole purpose is to enable or facilitate electronic communication:
- Detect connection errors
- Ensure the security of the Site
- Enable authentication
- Optimize load / display speed
2. Cookies strictly necessary for the provision of an online communication service at the express request of the user (these Cookies make it possible to deliver the service as expected by users):
- Store Cookie consents: depending on whether you choose to subscribe to the paid offer to access the Site without advertising cookies being placed, or whether you choose to access the Site with advertising cookies being placed, a technical cookie storing your choice will be placed on your device.
- Remember information relating, for example, to a form you have completed or a service (registration, access to your account)
- Personalize the interface: for example, language choice.
Audience measurement Cookies
Whichever option you choose: accessing the Site by subscribing to the paid offer or accessing it free of charge, audience measurement Cookies are placed.These Cookies enable us to better understand how you use our services, detect any malfunctions and thus improve our tools. The data generated by these Cookies relates in particular to:
- your use of the site, such as the pages you have visited;
- your IP address in order to determine the city of connection. This data is immediately anonymized after geolocation and is not communicated to Google.
If you choose to access the Site free of charge, we inform you that Google Analytics Cookies will also be placed for advertising purposes. Consequently, they will be based on your consent.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising Cookies enable us to adapt the advertisements displayed on our Site or on those of our partners according to your interests, measure your interaction with these advertisements (impressions, clicks, behaviour generated by the click), measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign to remunerate our advertising partners and limit display frequency.These advertising Cookies are placed through computer code, known as a "tag", provided by our commercial partners and integrated by us into the source code of our site pages. They may also be inserted by our partners via the advertisements displayed on the site.
By choosing to access the Site free of charge, you consent to these Cookies being placed during your browsing on the Site. If, on the other hand, you choose to subscribe to the paid offer, no advertising cookie will be placed on your device.
The issuance and use of these advertising cookies and other trackers by partners are subject to their own privacy policies. For more information about these processing operations and the retention periods for Cookies set by these advertising partners, go directly to our consent management platform accessible here.
4. WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES REGARDING COOKIES?
You have various means to make your choices regarding the acceptance or refusal of Cookies placed on your device.
1. Manage your choices via our consent management platform
We provide you with a simple tool that allows you to make your choices and, where applicable, object to the placement of Cookies on our site. The choices you make using this tool will only be valid for your browsing on the site.2. Manage your choices via your browser software settings
You can configure your browser software so that Cookies are stored on your device or rejected, either systematically, or depending on their issuer.You can also choose to delete all previously placed Cookies, especially if you choose to change your choices.
For clarification, each browser is configured differently. To help you with this configuration, you can consult the help page specific to the browser you are using.
For example:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Safari Mac: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=en_US
- Safari iPhone / iPad: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html
- If you refuse or choose to withdraw your consent to the placement of advertising Cookies, you may still access the Site by subscribing to the paid offer
- If you subscribe to the paid offer, advertisements will still be visible when you access the Site. However, they will not be based on advertising Cookies
- Recording your consent, refusal or withdrawal of consent relies on a cookie. Consequently, if you delete all Cookies from your device or if you change devices, we will no longer be able to know the option you chose
5. WHAT CONSEQUENCES CAN THERE BE IF YOU SHARE THE USE OF YOUR DEVICE WITH OTHER PEOPLE?
If your device is used by several people and when the same device has several browsers, we cannot be certain that the services and advertisements intended for your device correspond to your own use of that device and not to that of another user of that device.
Sharing the use of your device with other people and configuring your browser settings regarding cookies and other trackers are your free choice and your responsibility.