Policy on cookies and other trackers.
Please also consult our data protection policy, as the information collected by cookies may identify you directly or indirectly.
Version up to date as of the 15/12/2024
What is a “cookie”?
Like almost the entire web, our site uses “cookies”. A “cookie” is a small text file stored on your device that allows our website to identify which machine and browser is connected to it, in order to provide you with a seamless browsing experience. In this policy we use the term ‘cookie’ to refer to all technologies of this kind, which involve in particular cookies, but also other types of trackers or tokens.
Please note that a cookie is neither a program, nor a Trojan horse, nor a malware (malicious software). It serves a purely functional role and in no way affects the integrity of your device.
Cookies are installed the first time you visit a website. The law requires that these cookies are automatically deleted after a maximum period of 12 (twelve) months following their installation. If you visit our website after this period of 12 (twelve) months, new cookies will be installed. If it has been a long time since you have visited our website, it is possible that the functions and types of cookies have changed. Please refer to this “Cookies Policy” to learn more about the types of cookies we now use.
You can of course choose to delete one or even all of the cookies installed on your device at any time. Please see the section “How can you manage the use and retention period of cookies?” below for more information on this subject.
Cookies are divided into several categories according to their use, which we describe below.
What kinds of cookies do we use?
The Ad.Astra website offers the use of different categories of cookies, which are displayed to you during your first visit to our website and which you can configure via the dashboard provided for this purpose and which appears in a pop-up window.
A description of the functionalities and nature of the various cookies is available directly on this window by clicking on the “details” box.
A.« Necessary » cookies
As an exception, so-called “necessary” cookies must be installed to ensure the proper functioning of our website. If you refuse to install these cookies or if you do delete them, we cannot guarantee the readability or even the accessibility of our web pages.
Cookies and other technologies in this category currently number 2 (two):
A "Javascript" script installed on the local terminal of your machine via "PrivacyWire".
This script is used to list the day of your first visit to our website. The need to install this technology is therefore explained by the fact that it is used to determine the period of 12 (twelve) months beyond which cookies and other technologies will be deleted. It also allows us to list the date on which you gave your consent for the installation of cookies.
Issuer: Ad. Astra, via "PrivacyWire" (https://processwire.com/modules/privacy-wire/)
Retention period: 12 months
« SERVERID# »
This cookie is installed by a third party, namely our website host, “OVH”. According to OVH, this cookie is used to maintain and preserve the coherence of the website user's path throughout their session.
Cookie sender: OVH (https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/terms-and-conditions/cookies-policy/)
Cookie retention period: For the duration of the browsing session on our website.
B.« Preferences » cookies
This category of cookies contains the various cookies that offer visitors to our website a personalised experience. All preference cookies are automatically deleted if the user chooses to ‘decline all’ at any time. In the event that ‘accept all’ is chosen, these cookies may never be added, as they depend on the user's subsequent choices.
Currently, we provide three cookies in this category:
« _lang »
This cookie enables us to direct you to the English or French version of our site, depending on your previous selection. Thanks to this cookie, you no longer need to manually select your preferred language each time you visit our website.
Cookie sender: Ad. Astra
Cookie retention period: 30 days, from the time you visit our website
« wire »
This cookie is automatically added if the “_lang” cookie exists during a session. It is considered an essential cookie for our website's language options, even though it is not mandatory for the proper technical operation of the site as such. This cookie is also sometimes called ‘wires’ on non-local versions of the site in “https”.
Cookie sender: Ad. Astra
Cookie retention period: For the duration of the browsing session on our website.
« _accessibility »
This cookie is used to adjust or readjust the appearance of the site. In addition to the ‘accept all’ option, it is only added if the user decides to switch to clear mode, change the body of the text displayed, etc.
Cookie sender: Ad. Astra
Cookie retention period: 30 days from the time you visit our website.
C.« Statistical » cookies
This category of cookies concerns cookies that collect and analyse the connection and consultation habits of the pages of our website. They allow us to collect statistical data in aggregate form, which is very useful for improving the site’s usability and appearance and for listing the most frequently consulted contents.
Our site does not currently contain any cookies of this type.
D.« Marketing » cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track the activities of the same user through the different websites they visit (therefore not only on this website). This collection of information about the type of content viewed, connection time and use of a website’s features allows third-party advertisers to offer advertisements targeted to the preferences of the concerned user.
Our site does not currently contain any cookies of this type.
E.« Miscellaneous » cookies
This category could be used to temporarily classify new cookies whose functionality belongs to more than one of the above-mentioned categories A. to D.
Our site does not currently contain any cookies of this type.
How can you manage the use and retention period of cookies?
Each internet browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, …) has a tab allowing you to set the use, conservation or deletion of cookies installed on your device.
By accessing this tab, you can, for example, choose the frequency with which your cookies will be automatically deleted or select the websites on which you wish to prohibit or authorise the installation of cookies by default. Please note that, depending on the web browser concerned, you will not have the same number of options for managing your cookies and their use.
Below is a summary of how to access such settings for the most frequently used web browsers. If your browser does not appear in this list, look for the “help”, “settings”, “options” or “privacy” tab that normally appears at the top of most browsers.
For Mozilla Firefox
- Once on this browser, click on the symbol on the right upper side of your screen which represents three horizontal strikes. A menu appears.
- Click on “Options”, which is symbolised by a gear cog.
- In the new menu that appears click on the locked lock icon.
- On this page, you can select your preferences for confidentiality, including a whole section dedicated to cookies management.
For Google Chrome
- Once on this browser, click on the symbol on the right upper side of your screen which represents three vertical dots. A menu appears.
- Click on “Settings”.
- Go at the very bottom of the new page that appears and click on “Advanced”.
- In the section “Privacy and security”, click on the “Clear browsing data” tab to delete the cookies in accordance with you preferred date of effect or click on “Site settings” to manage the use of your cookies.
For Internet Explorer/Edge
- Once on this browser, click on the symbol on the right upper side of your screen which represents a gear cog. A menu appears.
- Click on “Options”.
- Click on the Confidentiality” tab.
- Click on “Advanced”, in the sub-section “Settings”.
- Choose your preferences.
If you disable cookies on your browser, neither Ad.Astra nor third parties will transfer cookies to your browser. However, if you make this choice, you may have to manually adjust your preferences each time you visit a site, and some features and services may not work.
Please note that any cookies that you have authorised and then deleted will be automatically reinstalled the next time you visit our site, unless you have prevented this process via your browser settings.