Cookie management

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a text file that may be placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit an Internet site, thanks to your browser. A cookie file enables its issuer to identify the terminal in which it is stored, for the duration of the validity or storage of said cookie, and thus to record and track data concerning your use of the Website.

These data do not identify you directly, but they may relate to your preferences or your device. It is mainly used to ensure the proper operation of the site, and to enable us to compile statistics and measure site traffic.

This data does not generally allow you to be identified directly, but it may enable you to benefit from a personalized web experience.

Some cookies are essential for using the Site, while others are used to optimize and personalize the content displayed.

Who deposits Cookies?

Cookies placed on your terminal from our Site may be deposited by IKOM or by third parties.

Wherever possible, these cookies are hosted on servers located within the European Economic Area (EEA). However, as some of our service providers are located in countries outside the EEA, your personal data may be processed in these countries, which may have different regulations on personal data to those of the European Union. In such cases, we take particular care to ensure that this transfer is carried out in compliance with the applicable regulations, and put in place safeguards ensuring a level of protection of your privacy and fundamental rights equivalent to that offered by the European Union (in particular through the use of the European Commission's standard contractual clauses).

Our Site may contain cookies issued by third parties (advertising agencies, audience measurement companies, etc.) which, for the duration of their validity, enable them to collect browsing information on terminals visiting our Site. The issue and use of cookies by third parties are subject to their own privacy policies.

We therefore invite you to consult this Site's privacy protection policy in order to learn about the purposes for which it may use the browsing information it collects through this application button, particularly for advertising purposes.

Refusing the use of such cookies or deleting them has no effect on your browsing on our site but may prevent us from ensuring the best quality of service that we wish to offer our visitors].

Which cookies are used?

Cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the Site :

These cookies are essential for browsing our site, enabling you to use the site's main functions and secure your connection. Without these cookies, you would not be able to use the site normally, and we therefore advise you against preventing their use or deleting them.

In particular, these cookies enable :

• offer functions for sharing our articles on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). If you choose to share our articles on social networks, the latter will use cookies to activate their services and collect information about your use of them,

• remember your screen resolution and preferred language.

The cookies used are : _ga, _ga_1EZEH4YN8X, _gcl_au, _gid, axeption_all_vendors, axeption_authorized_vendors, axeption_°cookies

You can refuse cookies and block them by adjusting your browser settings. However, if you refuse to accept cookies, you will not be able to use the functions described in this paragraph.

Audience measurement cookies:

The purpose of these cookies is to analyze traffic on and use of the Site, to better understand how it is used and to improve your browsing experience. In particular, these cookies may process data relating to the pages visited, the length of time the pages are visited, the browser you use to visit these pages, etc. The use and storage of these cookies is subject to your consent.

These cookies provide information on how our site is used, while respecting the anonymity of Internet users (number of visitors, average length of visits, most frequently consulted sections and pages, etc.). They enable us to improve the content of our information pages and the ergonomics of our services.

These analytical cookies are implemented by Google Analytics.

Advertising cookies

The purpose of these cookies is to improve the relevance of the advertisements and content displayed on this Site and on third-party media. When we send you promotional messages or broadcast such messages, our aim is to send you the most relevant advertising and offers possible, adapted to your needs or genuinely likely to interest you.

These are cookies placed by companies other than the Site visited, which are often commercial partners or providers of targeted advertising. IKOM has no control over these cookies, which are managed by other companies.

Our Site therefore uses cookies to display interactive publications from the following platforms:

All our services use cookies to collect and use browsing data for their own specific purposes, in accordance with their privacy policies.

We therefore invite you to consult this site's privacy protection policy to find out how it may use the browsing information it collects through this application button, particularly for advertising purposes.

In particular, these protection policies should enable you to exercise your choices with this operator, notably by setting up your user account on its site.

You can also refuse to accept third-party cookies at any time by going to "Cookie management". You can indicate your preference either globally for the site, or service by service.

Third-party application cookies

This Site uses the services of partners to offer videos, social network sharing functionalities, publications from social networks or other platforms. This enables IKOM to enrich the Site with content from other platforms or sources, offering increased interactivity. These services also include the measurement of consultation data.

social cookies

The purpose of these cookies is to make the site more user-friendly and interactive, by enabling you to interact with social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc.).

In particular, these cookies may process data relating to the number of items of content shared via social networks, the fact that you have an account on a social network, the tracking of your browsing on different sites, etc.

These functionalities are based on third-party applications integrated into our Site. The social network providing such an application button is likely to identify you thanks to this button, even if you did not use this button when consulting our site. Indeed, this type of application button may enable the social network concerned to track your browsing on our site, simply because your account with the social network concerned was activated on your terminal (open session) during your browsing on our site.

We recommend that you read the data protection policies and procedures of these social network sites, so that you are aware of the purposes for which the browsing information they may collect through these application buttons is used, particularly for advertising purposes. In particular, these protection policies should enable you to exercise your choices with these social networks, notably by configuring your user accounts for each of these networks.

The use and storage of these cookies is subject to your consent.

Video broadcasting

Our Site may contain links to YouTube, which allow you to view content on our Site. When you use this play button, a third-party cookie from the site in question is installed, enabling them to collect and use browsing data for their own purposes, in accordance with their privacy policy.

How long are cookies stored?

Cookies will never be stored on your device for more than 13 months, depending on the purpose of the cookies concerned. This period will not be extended for subsequent visits. 

How can I manage the use of cookies?

Cookie management configurator

A cookie management configurator is provided to enable you to manage the cookies used and/or deposited on this Site.

At any time, by clicking on the link below (also located at the bottom of each page of the Site), you will be able to access the configurator and modify your preferences, depending on the type of cookie concerned.

Browser settings

You can also manage the placement of cookies via your browser.

While most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, you can choose to accept all cookies, reject them systematically, or select the ones you accept according to the sender. You can also regularly delete cookies from your terminal via your browser.

However, don't forget to configure all the browsers on your various terminals (tablets, smartphones, computers...).

To manage cookies and your choices, the configuration of each browser is different. It is described in your browser's help menu, which will tell you how to modify your cookie preferences.