What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are stored when you visit a website. Cookies allow us to keep track of your actions or preferences. Most web browsers accept cookies. However, users can configure their browser(s) to block the use of cookies or delete them whenever necessary.

Cookies typically include the name of the website they come from, their retention period, and a value – usually a randomly generated unique number. Some cookies are deleted as soon as you deactivate your browser (so-called “session cookies”). Others remain and help us identify you as a visitor to our website (so-called “persistent cookies”).

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies on our website for various purposes. Cookies are intended to make our website easier for you to use. They allow us to better align our website with your interests and needs. We also use them to increase the speed of your activities on our website. Through them, we collect statistics, compiled anonymously, that allow us to better understand how our website is used and how we can improve our services.

What cookies do we use?

We use what are called “first-party cookies” and “third-party cookies.” “First-party cookies” are cookies generated by the website to make it easier for you to use. “Third-party cookies” are generated by other parties. The “third-party cookies” found on our website come from Google and WordPress.

We use Google Analytics software to better understand how you use our website. This software may create a series of cookies to collect information and generate anonymous statistics about the website. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the _ga cookie.

We also use the following types of cookies:

– Analytical and performance cookies, with which we analyze internet traffic, determine the number of users of our website and how visitors use our website. For this purpose, we use the following cookies: “_ga”, “_gat” and “_gid” from Google.

– Functional cookies, which record choices you make on our website, making the website more user-friendly. We use the WPML functional cookie “_icl_current_language” for WordPress. In addition, we use the “CSRF token” cookies, to ensure that requests coming from a user’s machine are not actually from their session, and “msSessionID” cookies, which retains a user’s session data. Both of these cookies are enabled if you watch the SmartReg demo.

– Targeting cookies, which collect information about the pages you visit and the links you have followed, so that online advertisements can be tailored to your interests.

How can you manage or delete cookies?

You can block or delete cookies at any time via your internet browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect our services and the use of our website. Deleting cookies may require you to indicate your preferences again the next time you visit our website. Consult your software provider's documentation, such as Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer And Mozilla Firefox.