Consent to Cookies

When you access the https://fondation-cnrs.org website for the first time, a banner at the bottom of the page informs you that data relating to your browsing will be stored in specific files called “cookies” or connection files.

In order to better inform you about their role, the constraints related to their acceptance or refusal and the steps to follow to block their installation on your computer, The CNRS Foundation presents its cookie management policy established within the framework of the General Regulation for Data Protection (RGPD).

1° The role of cookies or connection files

Cookies enable us to collect information about your visit to our website (https://fondation-cnrs.org), so that we can adjust and orientate your browsing in the best possible way. Managed by the browser, connection files enable us to determine the exact services and information you are looking for, based on the sections and pages you visit.

For optimal use of the website and its services, different types of cookies are used depending on their purpose:

• session cookies are mainly installed on e-commerce sites to save certain data entered beforehand for the duration of the browsing sequence,
• functional cookies take into account browsing preferences (language, screen resolution, etc.), or manage information entered during previous browsing sessions (login details, services subscribed to, data entered, etc.),
• Analytical cookies are used to count Internet users and analyze their behavior while visiting the website, in order to generate visitor statistics,
• third-party cookies are placed on the user’s browser by advertising agencies or website partners, as well as by social networks and video platforms linked to the site.

The data collected by the connection files do not allow you to be identified by name. They are only used for the proper operation of the website and are never communicated by the CNRS Foundation to other organizations.

2° Cookies present on the website

Depending on their nature and the type of data they collect, the cookies used on the https://fondation-cnrs.org website either require your consent for their use, or are exempt from this requirement.

2.1° Functional cookies

The French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés – CNIL) recommends that cookies necessary for the proper operation of the website, or whose sole purpose is to facilitate electronic communication, should not require consent.

This mainly concerns session ID cookies, media player session cookies, authentication cookies, load balancing or created session cookies, as well as cookies for personalizing your user interface.

2.2° Tracking cookies

According to current legislation confirmed by the RGPD (General Regulation for Data Protection) all cookies enabling targeting or profiling require before they are sent to your browser: the collection of your consent, the possibility of objecting to their use, information that continued browsing implies consent to the deposit of cookies on your terminal.

This concerns both social network sharing cookies (Facebook, etc.) and video platform cookies (Youtube), which are therefore subject to the privacy policies of the publishers of these software applications.

2.2.1° Data sharing cookies

Social network sharing cookies (Facebook, etc.) are issued and managed by the application publishers. Subject to your consent, these cookies enable you to easily share content published on the website: https://fondation-cnrs.org using the dedicated application buttons.

The privacy policies of the social networks are available on the following pages:

• Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/fr/privacy#update
• LinkedIn: https://fr.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
• Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
• Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/fr/privacy-policy

2.2.2° Video platform cookies

YouTube video viewing cookies are issued and managed by the video platform’s publisher. Subject to your consent, these cookies are sent to your browser when you play videos published on the website: https://fondation-cnrs.org and hosted on the platform.

YouTube’s privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=fr-CA.

3° Acceptance or refusal of cookies

When you first visit the https://fondation-cnrs.org website, a banner is displayed at the bottom of the page to enable you to accept or reject cookies. This banner also indicates the purpose for which cookies are sent to your Internet browser.

You can also set your Internet browser to notify you when cookies are placed, with the option of accepting or rejecting them. Depending on the browser used, the cookie management settings (acceptance or refusal) may differ.

Below are the addresses of the dedicated pages for each of the main browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/fr-fr/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/autoriser-bloquer-cookies-preferences-sites
• Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Please note: Rejecting cookies may prevent you from customizing your browsing experience on the https://fondation-cnrs.org website, so it’s important that you configure your browser accordingly.

4° Revocation of consent to cookies

It is possible to revoke consent to third-party and analytical cookies at any time.

5° Privacy policy

To learn more about the CNRS Foundation’s privacy policy: click here.