CAVAL COOKIE MANAGEMENT

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device, computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website.

Depending on the case, it can enable the site to function, remember certain preferences, measure audience, personalize the user experience, or offer content and advertisements tailored to your interests.

2. Managing your consent

Cookie management on the Site is handled by the Axeptio solution, a consent management platform.

When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner is displayed to inform you about the use of cookies and to allow you to express your choices.

Through this banner, you can:

• accept all cookies;
• refuse non-essential cookies;
  
• customize your choices by cookie category.
  

Cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the Site can be placed without your prior consent. Other cookies are only placed with your consent.

You can change your choices or withdraw your consent at any time via the Axeptio module available on the Site.

Refusing non-essential cookies does not prevent you from browsing the Site.

3. Categories of cookies used

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the Site and cannot be disabled via the cookie management module.

They notably allow for shopping cart management, authentication, Site security, saving your consent choices, or ensuring the smooth running of the order process.

3.2 Audience measurement cookies

These cookies are used to measure Site traffic, analyze user navigation, and improve Site performance.

Tools that may be used: Google Analytics.

3.3 Personalization cookies

These cookies allow the display or certain features of the Site to be adapted according to your preferences.

For example, they can remember a language, a region, display preferences, or certain browsing settings.

3.4 Advertising cookies

These cookies allow us to offer you advertisements tailored to your interests, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and limit the repetition of ads.

Tools that may be used: Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest.

3.5 Social media cookies

These cookies allow interaction with social networks or sharing Site content on these platforms.

Tools that may be used: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest.

3.6 Customer relationship and marketing communications cookies

These cookies or trackers may allow for personalizing certain communications, measuring the effectiveness of email campaigns, or offering a tailored customer experience.

Tools that may be used: Klaviyo, Simio/WhatsApp, subject to your choices and applicable settings.

4. Cookie retention period

Choices expressed via the cookie management module are stored for a period of six (6) months.

The lifespan of cookies is limited according to their purpose and is not automatically extended solely by a new visit.

Audience measurement cookies subject to consent have a maximum lifespan of thirteen (13) months. Information collected via these trackers may be retained for a maximum period of twenty-five (25) months where applicable.

Strictly necessary cookies are retained for the duration strictly necessary for the operation of the service concerned.

5. Data transfers to third countries

Some data collected via cookies may be transferred outside the European Union, particularly when the tools used are provided by service providers located or operating outside the European Union.

Those that may be concerned include: Google, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Simio/WhatsApp.

These transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission's standard contractual clauses and, where necessary, additional security measures.

6. Modification of the cookie policy

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Manage my cookies" link available on the Site.

You can also configure your browser to block or delete certain cookies. However, this setting may affect certain functionalities of the Site.

7. Policy update

CAVAL may update this policy to reflect changes in the tools used on the Site, regulations, or recommendations from competent authorities.

The current version is the one accessible on the Site at the time of your browsing.

8. Contact

For any questions regarding cookies or your personal data, you can contact CAVAL at the following address: je@caval.fr