Cookie Policy
What is a cookie?
Cookies are data placed on your computers or mobile devices. They can be distinguished by their unique identifiers, associated with your computers or phones. These allow you not to have a poor user experience on your favourite websites, as they remember your actions and preferences. Thus, you do not need to enter your browsing preferences each time you use the site, such as location, font or language.
These “cookies” are stored on your computer. They do not allow us to identify you; however, they record information relating to your computer’s navigation on the website (the pages you have visited, the date and time of the visit, etc.), which we may read during your subsequent visits.
For all data processing relating to the collection of cookies, LEC, a simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with share capital of €25,000, whose registered office is located at 69 rue Gorge de Loup, 69009 Lyon, determines the means and purposes of the processing. Thus, LEC acts as the data controller, within the meaning of the regulations relating to personal data, and in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
LEC attaches the greatest importance and the utmost care to the protection of privacy and personal data, as well as to compliance with the provisions of the applicable regulations.
This cookie policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) aims to provide you with simple, clear information on the way in which your data is collected through cookies placed on the website.
Are cookies placed when you browse the website?
When you first visit the website, a banner informs you of the presence of these cookies and invites you to indicate your choice. Cookies requiring your consent in accordance with the regulations are only placed if you accept them. You can at any time obtain information about and configure cookies to accept or refuse them by visiting the [Manage my cookies] page located at the bottom of each page of the website or by configuring your browser.
What data is collected through cookies?
The following data relating to a terminal at a given time may be collected via cookies, in particular:
- One or more technical identifier(s) allowing your internet box to be identified;
- The date, time and duration of a terminal’s connection to a website;
- The Internet address of the page from which the terminal accessed the website;
- The type of operating system used by the terminal (e.g. Windows, MacOS, Linux, Unix, etc.);
- The type and version of the browsing software used by the terminal (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, etc.);
- The brand and model of the mobile terminal or tablet;
- Possible download errors;
- The language used by the browsing software on the terminal;
- The characteristics of the content consulted and shared.
What are the purposes of the cookies collected?
On the website, we may place different types of cookies for several purposes:
- Cookies necessary for the personalisation and operation of the website: they allow you to use the main features of the website and, in particular, to record information between two visits to the website on the same device, to record session login identifiers or interface personalisation elements (language choice or display). They do not require your prior consent.
- Website audience measurement cookies: these allow us to understand how the website is used and its audience performance and to improve its operation for our visitors, for example by establishing statistics on traffic volumes and use of the various elements making up the website (sections and content visited, user journeys), in order to improve the interest and ergonomics of the website.
Who places cookies on the website?
The entities placing cookies on the website are:
- The website publisher, which is LEC, and LEC’s processors, namely the technical service providers who process your browsing data on behalf of LEC.
How can cookies be configured on web browsers?
You may choose to configure your browser to accept or refuse all cookies, delete cookies periodically, or be informed when a cookie is issued, its period of validity and its content, and refuse its storage on your hard drive.
You can at any time choose to block or disable these cookies by configuring the internet browser on your computer, tablet or mobile phone, in accordance with the instructions provided by your browser provider. Below you will find more detailed information on how to configure this setting for the most commonly used browsers:
You can also consult your browser’s “Help” menu to find out how to modify your cookie settings.
What are the consequences of refusing different cookies?
If you refuse the storage of cookies necessary for the proper functioning of the website on your terminal or browser, or if you delete those stored there, you are informed that your browsing and experience on the website may be limited. The refusal of cookies that are not necessary for the operation of the website will not have such an impact. Indeed, such refusal will not prevent access to the website or the use of its functionalities.