Privacy policy

This information page is intended to inform users about how cookies are used when they browse the website on any device.

You will find details on the controls available to users to delete existing cookies or restrict the storage of new ones. The Haute-Vienne Department pays particular attention to these matters and is committed to continuously improving the options available to internet users to exercise their choices.

For the sake of simplicity and to aid understanding of this information page, the following terms have been defined as follows:

• ‘Cookie(s)’: refers to all trackers placed and/or read on users’ devices, as defined in the section ‘What is a cookie?’ below.
• “Device”: refers to all types of devices on which websites are displayed, including, in particular, computers, tablets and smartphones.
• ‘Website’: refers to the website published by the Haute-Vienne Department and accessible on devices.
• “User(s)”: refers to any person visiting the website and/or contributing to the website’s participatory sections.

The term ‘cookie(s)’ refers to all trackers placed and/or read, for example, when visiting a website or running a mobile application.

It is therefore information stored in the persistent memory (e.g. hard drive) of the user’s device by the browser at the request of the website or a third-party script present on the visited website. Only the server that initiated the request to set the cookie may subsequently access the stored information, and always via the browser.

In the specific case of mobile applications, it is the application itself that directly manages the cookies and can store and read information relating to the current browsing session in persistent memory. Under no circumstances can any other application on the user’s device access the stored information.

The cookie contains several pieces of data:

• the name of the server that set it;
• a name/value pair which may or may not contain personal data (examples: ‘language’ = ‘French’ or ‘unique ID’ = ‘123654’);
• possibly, a cookie expiry date.

This information is sometimes stored on the device in a simple text file which the browser accesses to read, transmit information to the server of the page being viewed, and save information.

Under no circumstances can a cookie be spyware or a virus.

These cookies may be cookies from the alesia.com website, or cookies from third-party companies whose code snippets (scripts or development kits) are embedded in the pages or applications of the alesia.com website.

Cookies placed whilst browsing the alesia.com website serve the following purposes:

• To ensure the websites function properly;
• To record data provided by the user in order to personalise their experience;
• To store locally information necessary for the provision of a specific service;
• To store information locally to optimise your browsing experience;

These purposes are associated with the cookies detailed below.

Cookies required for the website to function

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, in particular to optimise its performance and ensure a smooth browsing experience. These cookies do not contain any personal data.

Cookies necessary for personalisation and the functioning of the website

These cookies enable the website to remember the user’s choices whilst they are browsing the website.

Cookies necessary for the provision of a specific service

These cookies enable third-party services to provide features on the website.

Users may, at any time, change their preferences regarding the use of cookies via the ‘Cookies’ link at the bottom of the website’s page or via their web browser settings.

Users may therefore allow or block the use and/or reading of all or some cookies.

Prior consent to the use of cookies

The user is deemed to have consented to the use of cookies on the website if:

• They have continued browsing by clicking the ‘Accept All’ button on the banner informing them of the use of cookies,

This consent is valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date the first cookie is placed on the device. Once this period has elapsed, consent will be requested again for the use of these cookies.

Refusing cookies

As explained above, the settings may alter the conditions of access to alesia.com’s personalisation services that require the use of cookies, without, however, affecting access to the website. If the browser is configured to refuse all cookies, the user will not be able to access services that rely on the storage of personalised preferences.