When you browse the https://www.almain.com website (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”), Almain AARPI (hereinafter referred to as “Almain” or “we”) obtains your express consent prior to the deposit of cookies where these are not strictly necessary for the operation of the said Site.

What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a text file placed on your hard drive by the server of the site you are visiting. It generally contains the name of the server that placed it, an identifier in the form of a unique number and an expiry date. Its purpose is to collect information about your browsing habits in order to offer you services tailored to your terminal (computer, mobile phone or tablet).

What different types of cookies do we use and for what purposes?

The following types of cookies are used on our Site:
Session cookies: these record technical information as you move from one page to another on our Site. These cookies have a limited lifespan and expire when you close your Internet browser.
Persistent cookies: these are used to save your connection data and remember your settings the next time you connect to the Site. A persistent cookie is stored in the form of a file on your computer and remains there when you close your Internet browser.
Internal cookies: these are our own cookies, which we use to improve your experience. They are associated with a user’s personal information. No third party has access to the information we collect through our own cookies.
Third-party cookies: these are cookies that are placed on our Site by third parties with a view to offering their services. They place cookies on your device on our behalf, when you visit our Site, to enable them to provide the services they provide. You will find more information about these cookies in their privacy policy.
Below is a detailed list of the different categories/purposes of cookies that we use on our Site. Insofar as some of the information collected through cookies constitutes personal data, the provisions of Almain’s Online Data Protection Policy apply in addition to this Cookie Policy:
Essential cookies: these are internal and persistent cookies. These cookies are absolutely necessary for the proper operation of the Site and its functionalities. In particular, they enable us to display the Site, to remember your choices (language or cookie settings, for example) and to ensure the security of the Site. You cannot therefore refuse their use.
Audience measurement cookies: these are third-party cookies which may be session or persistent. These cookies are placed by Google and Hotjar . They collect information about how you use and navigate our Site. By way of example, these cookies will remember the most frequently visited pages, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, time stamp and clickstream. We use this information to analyse trends, manage the Site and track users’ browsing habits. These cookies help us to improve the way the Site works.
We invite you to consult the data protection policies of Google and Hotjar to find out how the information they may collect is used (see section 3 below).

Here is a detailed list of cookies

blog_ids : Cookies essential to the proper operation of the Site
_ga : Audience measurement cookie. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. It is included in every page request on a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analysis reports. By default, it is set to expire after 13 months.
_gat : Audience measurement cookie. Associated with Google Universal Analytics , it is used, in accordance with the documentation, to limit the rate of requests, thereby limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
_gid : Audience measurement cookie. Associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie stores and updates a unique value for each page visited.
_hjid : Audience measurement cookie. Cookie used by Hotjar to anonymously track user browsing patterns in order to improve the ergonomics and navigation of the site.
_hjIncludedInSample – _hjCachedUserAttributes
: Audience measurement cookie. These cookies are associated with Hotjar’s web analytics functionality and services. They uniquely identify a visitor during a single browsing session and indicate that the visitor is included in an audience sample.

Which companies use cookies on our site?
– Google : https://policies.google.com/privacy – Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

How do I configure cookies?

You can change your choices about accepting or refusing cookies placed on your terminal at any time by clicking here .

You are free to accept or refuse cookies on a purpose-by-purpose basis or to accept or refuse them in general.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that setting cookies may modify your conditions of access to the Site and its functionalities and thus limit its performance.

When you accept or object to the deposit of cookies via the Site, a cookie is installed on your browser to store your choice so that you are not solicited again for a certain period of time.

How long will cookies be stored?

Audience measurement cookies are kept for 13 months.