Cookies and privacy

Applicable from 18/11/2024

PREAMBLE

A cookie is a small text file identified by a name, consisting of a string of information transmitted to your browser when you browse a website. Through this file, information relating to your browsing on that site will be collected. Your web browser will then retain this file for a certain period in order to send it back to the web server each time you reconnect. These cookies are of different kinds and may serve different purposes.
This cookie policy informs you about the various types of cookies that may be placed on your browser while you browse the Site and is intended to protect the information you provide to us, where applicable, when you accept the installation of these cookies while using this Site, accessible at the following URL: www.agence-convergence.com (hereinafter the “Site”).
Our Privacy Policy informs you about the personal data processed by means of these cookies.
Please note that this cookie policy may be amended or supplemented at any time by Convergence, in particular in order to comply with any legal or technological developments. In such a case, the date of its update will be clearly indicated at the top of this policy. Such amendments shall be binding on you once you have been informed that the updated cookie policy has been posted online and you have accepted it.

ARTICLE 1.    PARTIES

This cookie policy applies between the publisher of the Site, SARL Convergence, hereinafter “Convergence”, and any person connecting to the Site, hereinafter “the User”.

ARTICLE 2.    DEFINITIONS

“Cookies”: a small text file placed on the Internet User’s browser.  
“Internet User”: any person connecting to the Site.
“Browser”: computer software used to view web pages and to use hypertext links in order to move from page to page or to download online content. 
“Browsing”: the action whereby the Internet User connects to the Site and views its content. 
“Site”: the website accessible at the URL www.agence-convergence.com, together with any related sub-sites, mirror sites, portals and URL variations.
“Device”: the hardware used to connect to the Site, which may for example be a computer, a tablet or a mobile telephone.

ARTICLE 3.    SCOPE OF APPLICATION

This cookie policy applies to all Internet Users. By clicking on “I accept” in the cookie information banner displayed on the Site, you accept this policy, while remaining able to customise the Cookies which will or will not be placed on your Browser. You likewise acknowledge that you have read it in full and accept it without restriction.
The Internet User acknowledges the evidential value of Convergence’s automatic recording systems and, unless he or she provides evidence to the contrary, waives the right to challenge them in the event of a dispute.
Acceptance of this cookie policy presupposes that Internet Users have the legal capacity required for that purpose or that they are at least 16 years of age, or failing that, that they have the authorisation of a guardian or curator if they lack legal capacity, of their legal representative if they are under 16 years of age, or that they hold a mandate if they are acting on behalf of a legal entity.

ARTICLE 4.     COOKIES

The purpose of this article is to describe each of the Cookies that may be placed on your Browser, their purposes and their period of validity.

4.1.    General overview of Cookies

4.1.1.    First-party and third-party Cookies

As stated above, Cookies are downloaded to your Device via your Browser when you first visit the Site. 
When you subsequently browse the Site using the same Device, that Device will be recognised by our Site, enabling us to personalise the Cookies we offer you. 
These Cookies may be first-party Cookies. In that case, they are managed entirely by Convergence. We are therefore responsible for managing these Cookies and are able to provide you with information about each of them. 
These Cookies may also be placed by third parties. In that case, Convergence has no control over the settings of these Cookies. You should contact each of these third parties to obtain further information on how they use Cookies.

4.1.2.    Persistent Cookies and session cookies

Each Cookie differs in its lifespan. In this respect, a Cookie may be persistent or merely a session Cookie. 
A persistent Cookie is a Cookie stored on your Browser until its retention period expires or until you choose to delete it before that expiry date.
A session Cookie is a Cookie which, by contrast, is deleted when you close your Browser.

4.2.    Necessary Cookies

In accordance with the recommendations of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), certain Cookies are exempt from the requirement to obtain your prior consent insofar as they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website or their sole purpose is to enable or facilitate communication by electronic means. 
The use of these cookies is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the proper technical operation, accessibility and use of the Site, and in providing you with the services requested. 
These include, in particular, session identifier cookies, authentication cookies, load-balancing session cookies and cookies used to personalise your interface. 
These Cookies may be placed by the Third Parties listed in the table below. 
You may block these Cookies using the procedure described below. However, as this category of Cookies enables you to access all of the site’s features, blocking them may cause certain parts of the Site to malfunction. 
Necessary Cookies are intended to be retained on the Internet User’s Browser for a variable period. This lifespan depends on each Cookie and is detailed in the table below:

This data is stored under secure conditions, using current technical means, in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and the national legislation in force.

4.3.    Marketing Cookies

Marketing Cookies are installed on your Device in order to collect information about your Browsing on the Site, including the content you click on, as well as on third-party sites, with the aim of offering you advertising tailored to your interests. 
These Cookies may be placed by the Third Parties listed in the table below. 
These Cookies are not compulsory. You may refuse them at any time, without any impact on your Browsing on the Site. 
Marketing Cookies are intended to be retained on the Internet User’s Browser for a variable period. This lifespan depends on each Cookie and is detailed in the table below:

This data is stored under secure conditions, using current technical means, in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and the national legislation in force.

4.4.    Statistics Cookies

Statistics Cookies are installed on your Device in order to collect information about your use of the Site, including the number of pages viewed, the number of visits, etc., with the aim of improving the quality of the Site and optimising its operation. 
These cookies are subject to this policy insofar as they are issued and managed by Cardinale Sud.
These Cookies are not compulsory. You may refuse them at any time, without any impact on your Browsing on the Site. 
Statistics Cookies are intended to be retained on the Internet User’s Browser for a variable period. This lifespan depends on each Cookie and is detailed in the table below.

This data is stored under secure conditions, using current technical means, in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and the national legislation in force.

ARTICLE 5.     COOKIE CONFIGURATION

When you connect to the Site, a banner appearing on your screen informs you that information relating to your Browsing may be recorded in files known as Cookies. You will then be able to configure the Cookies placed on your Browser during your first Browsing session, and will be able to change these choices at a later date.

5.1.    Configuration during your first Browsing session 

When you first connect to the Site, a banner will appear enabling you to configure the Cookies you wish to have placed on your Browser. 
This banner briefly explains the purposes of each of the Cookies detailed above and enables you, on a case-by-case basis, to refuse or accept the placing of Cookies according to their nature. 
Acceptance is given by ticking the “I accept” box, and refusal by ticking the “I refuse” box. If you wish, you may also accept the placing of all Cookies by clicking on “I accept all Cookies”. Conversely, you may refuse the placing of all Cookies by clicking on “Refuse all Cookies”. In the latter case, only necessary Cookies will be placed on your Browser. 
In the absence of any manual configuration on your part, and therefore of any choice as to the Cookies you wish to have placed on your browser, only necessary Cookies will be placed on your Browser.

5.2.    Configuration during your subsequent Browsing sessions

You may change the configuration chosen during your first Browsing session at any time. You can do so via the Site’s cookie banner.
The Internet User may also delete or disable the use of Cookies whenever he or she wishes by changing his or her browser settings. 
Indeed, each Browser offers its own Cookie management settings. The Internet User may configure his or her browsing software so that Cookies are rejected, either systematically or according to their issuer. 
The Internet User may also configure his or her browsing software so that he or she is asked to accept or refuse cookies on a case-by-case basis, before a cookie can be stored on his or her device.
Finally, the Internet User may also access all the Cookies whose placement he or she has consented to and change his or her configuration on a case-by-case basis if he or she so wishes. 
As regards the management of cookies and the Internet User’s choices, the configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the browser’s help menu, which explains how to change your cookie preferences:
-    For Internet Explorer;
-    For Safari;
-    For Chrome;
-    For Firefox;
-    For Opera.
For further information on cookie management tools, you can consult the dedicated page on the website of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) here.

5.3.    Renewal of your configuration 

In order to ensure that your configuration remains consistent with the Cookies used by Convergence, as well as with your wishes, Convergence may ask you to renew your Cookie configuration. 
This configuration renewal will take place every 12 (twelve) months, from the date on which you confirmed your most recent configuration. Exceptionally, in the event of a substantial change to the Cookies used by Convergence, this renewal may take place before the expiry of this 12 (twelve) month period.

ARTICLE 6.    FURTHER INFORMATION

For any further information concerning our use of Cookies or the configuration of Cookies on your browser, please send us an email at the following address: privacy@agence-convergence.com.
You will also find a full range of information on Convergence’s processing of your personal data by consulting our privacy policy at the following address: https://www.agence-convergence.com/politique-de-confidentialite