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Cookies Charter

Introduction

ALD Automotive EOOD (“we” or “us” or “our”) may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies when user (“you” or “your”) visit our website, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”) to help customize the Site and improve your experience.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Cookies Charter at any time and for any reason.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Cookies Charter by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Cookies Charter is posted.

This Cookies Charter provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and the purposes for using them.

Use of cookies

The list of cookies and our partners can be found in the table below.

Why do we use cookies?

We and our partners use different types of cookies for the following purposes.

Cookies that don’t require user consent.

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These cookies also allow you to adapt the presentation of the website to your terminal’s display, enabling a fluid and customised navigation experience.

Cookies that require user consent.

i. Audience measurement cookies:

These allow us to better understand the use and performance of our website by establishing statistics like the volumes of traffic and the use of various elements of our site (such as pages visited, navigation paths, most read articles, most consulted sections etc.) and in turn to improve the interest and ergonomics of our services.

They’re also used to evaluate the performance of our advertising campaigns and personalise the content of our website according to your profile and navigation.

ii. Advertising cookies:

These cookies enable Société Générale and its partners to present personalised advertising based on your profile and your browsing on our website.

Societe Generale also uses navigation data collected via these tracers to feed its customer knowledge and send you personalised communication according to your needs. Refusing them won’t have any impact on your use of our website, but it means you’ll see advertising that doesn’t take account of your interests and preferences.

iii. Social networking cookies:

Our website contains share buttons linked to social networks that allow you to share content from our site with others. For more information:

iv. Cookies related to videos:

Cookies deposited via video sharing services allow you to view multimedia content directly on our site. For more information:

Click on the link below to access a cookie management configurator that will allow you to modify your preferences regarding the cookies used and/or deposited on this website.

Keep in mind that this configurator uses a cookie to take account of your preferences. If you delete all the cookies stored in your terminal via your browser, Societe Generale and its partners won’t be aware of your refusal and you’ll be asked again to choose whether or not to accept cookies. Completely blocking cookies via your browser or ad-blockers (including cookies relating to the operation of the website) could lead to malfunctions, such as stopping you from accessing certain pages of the site or your secure client area.

Every six months, you'll be asked to confirm or change your cookie preferences, no matter how long the cookies remain in effect.

Why are we using cookies?

We and our partners use different types of cookies for the following purposes:

1. Cookies that do not require user’s consent

(i) These are operating cookies, that are essential for browsing our website (such as the session identifiers), allow you to use the main features of the website and to secure the connection.

For example, they allow you to access directly to reserved and personal areas thanks to identifiers or data that you have previously entrusted to us.

(ii) These are cookies that are not essential for browsing our website, but whose sole purpose is to enable or optimise its operation and to give you access to specific features.

They also allow you to adapt the presentation of the website to the display preferences of your terminal. These cookies allow you to have a fluid and customised navigation.

2. Cookies that require the user’s consent

(i) Audience measurement cookies

They allow us to better understand the use and performance of our website, to establish statistics, volumes of traffic and use of various elements of our website (visited pages, navigation path, etc.) allowing to improve the interest and ergonomics of our services (the most consulted pages and sections, the most read articles, …)

These cookies are also used to evaluate the performance of our advertising campaigns and to personalize the content of our website according to your profile and your navigation.

(ii) Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies may be placed on your computer when you visit the Site by companies that run certain services we offer. These cookies allow the third parties to gather and track certain information about you.

These cookies can be manually disabled in your browser.

ESSENTIALS COOKIES
 Name of the cookie Type Cookie's retention period Usefulness 
 ARRAffinity HTTP User sessionThe ARRAffinity cookie, used by Azure App Service, ensures a user's subsequent requests are routed to the same instance for session persistence.
 ARRAffinitySameSite HTTP User sessionThe primary function of the ARRAffinitySameSite cookie is to maintain session persistence, ensuring that a user remains connected to the same server during a session.
 ASLBSA HTTP User sessionThe ASLBSA and ASLBSACORS cookies are used by Azure Front Door for session affinity, ensuring that a user's requests are consistently routed to the same backend server instance, even if multiple instances are available.  
 ASLBSACORS HTTP User sessionThe ASLBSA and ASLBSACORS cookies are used by Azure Front Door for session affinity, ensuring that a user's requests are consistently routed to the same backend server instance, even if multiple instances are available. 
 didomi_token HTTP 11 monthsThis cookie contains consent information for custom purposes and vendors, as well as Didomi-specific information (user ID, for instance).
 euconsent-v2 HTTP 11 monthsConsent Management Platform - Stores the consent preferences provided by the user.
 x-ms-cpim-csrf HTTP User session The x-ms-cpim-csrf cookie, along with csrf_token in the URL, act as a synchronizer token, verifying the authenticity of requests made to Azure AD B2C.
 x-ms-cpim-geo HTTP 1 hourActs as a hint to determine the resource tenant's home geographic location, supporting the Azure AD B2C login service for users accessing authenticated services. 
 x-ms-cpim-sso:aldtncprdaadb2c.onmicrosoft.com_0 HTTP User session Used by Azure AD B2C, manages user sessions and enables single sign-on (SSO) by storing the user's session ID, ensuring seamless authentication across applications.
 hjSessionUser{site_id} HTTP 1 year  Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID.
 hjSession{site_id} HTTP 30 mins to user session  Holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session.
OPTIONAL OPERATING COOKIE
 Name of the cookie Type Cookie's retention period Usefulness
 imbox HTTP 30 days This cookie is used to enhance user experience and functionality, particularity for chat tools and remembering preferences.
 AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT COOKIES
 Name of the cookie  Type Cookie's retention period  Usefulness
 ai_session HTTP User SessionThis cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique anonymous session identifier cookie. 
 ai_user HTTP 1 yearThis cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique user identifier cookie enabling counting of the number of users accessing the application over time.
 pk_id HTTP 13 months Stores a unique visitor ID.
 pk_ref HTTP 6 months Session cookie temporarily stores data for the visit.
 pk_ses HTTP 30 min Stores attribution information (the referrer that brought the visitor to the website).
 pk_testcookie HTTPExpire immediately after set Temporary cookie to check if a visitor's browser supports cookies (set in Internet Explorer only).
 funnelStage HTTP User Session Used to track user actions/interactions with application.
 userldJs HTTP 12 months  Stores a previously logged-in user's identifier to recognize returning visitors who are not currently logged in. This identifier is sent to Motomo to analytics purposes. 

Privacy Policy

For more information about how we use information collected by cookies and other tracking technologies, please refer to our Privacy Policy posted on the Site. This Cookies Charter is part of and is incorporated into our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by this Cookies Charter and our Privacy Policy.