1. The different cookies
For the purposes of this policy, the terms “cookies and other trackers” or “cookies” mean all the trackers deposited or read when visiting this website. This includes http cookies, “flash” cookies, tags, also known as “web bugs”, scripts or the result of fingerprinting. This policy applies whether or not cookies collect personal data.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of information that can be transmitted by sites via your browser. These cookies are stored on your terminal (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) when you visit certain websites. In particular, cookies make it possible to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of the user of a site or his equipment and then, based on this information, to recognise him.
The data obtained by means of these cookies may include the number of pages visited, the language chosen, the city where the IP address of the website connection is located, the frequency and recurrence of visits, the duration of the visit, the browser, the operator or the type of terminal from which the visit is made.
What is a web beacon?
Otherwise known as “pixel tag”, “invisible pixel”, “clear GIFs”, “web bugs” or “web beacons”, the web beacon is a piece of autonomous code or an image present on certain pages for the purpose of traffic control and tracking.
What is fingerprinting?
Fingerprinting allows the creation of a unique identifier of the machine that is viewing a web page, based on elements of its configuration for tracking purposes.
2. Cookies
Generally speaking, there are different reasons for using cookies:
(A) Some cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the sites and allow you to access and log in using essential features.
Essential cookies” are used exclusively to enable and facilitate electronic communication.
They are essential to the functioning of the online communication service you request and will be used to allow you to log in to your user session, display the requested page in a format appropriate to your screen or to allow the site to function optimally and facilitate navigation in order to :
- Ensure the quality and security of navigation on the site, particularly during the process of ordering a product or service, or measure the loading time of the various elements of the page;
- Keep the information entered in the fields provided for this purpose when the user changes page;
- Allow the user to remain on the same host server for the duration of their session;
- Redirect the user to the site of the language or subsidiary corresponding to the country from which they appear to be connecting;
- Handle peak loads;
- Take into account the user’s acceptance or refusal of the analysis of data collected on the site.
In accordance with the above-mentioned regulation, they are used without requiring your consent. However, you can block and/or delete them by using your browser settings. As a result, your user experience and the security of your navigation may be degraded. Similarly, some pages and features may be inaccessible (manager, shopping cart, etc.).
(B) Other cookies are necessary to improve the browsing experience.
Improvement cookies” allow us to :
- Collect and analyse information about the behaviour of visitors to our sites, in order to improve the operation of our sites (e.g. improving the performance or visibility of pages);
- To provide value-added services to enhance your user experience, such as chatbot solutions, live chat or click-to-call;
- To secure our sites by detecting abnormal activity, for example.
In accordance with the regulations, they are used with your consent.
(C) Other cookies are used to enable you to obtain offers related to your interests.
Advertising and personalization cookies” are used to provide you with content and offers that are relevant to your interests and to improve the relevance of our ads on our partners’ sites. By deactivating these cookies, the content and offers we provide you will no longer be personalised with respect to your preferences and may therefore be less relevant. In accordance with the regulations, they are also used with your consent.
These cookies are not essential to the operation of the site, but are necessary to provide offers in line with your interests. In particular, they are used to enable you to obtain more tailored content by :
- Obtaining traffic data concerning the use of the site visited;
- Allowing the tracking of a click made to the pages of the site concerned;
- Improving the relevance of digital campaigns;
- Identifying site visitors from an advertising campaign on a third party site.
(D) Finally, other cookies enable the sharing of content on social networks and other third party sites (“Third Party Cookies”).
These cookies allow access and use from our website of software tools and platforms (such as social networks, video streaming solutions…) offered by third parties and thus improve the user-friendliness of the website and help to promote it via the sharing of content to third-party platforms.
In this case, the data relating to visitors to the site, their browsing or their actions in relation to the content with which they interact are accessible by these third-party platforms. These sites insert various social modules and pixels that allow the content of the various platforms providing them to be requested. In this case, the platforms providing these different modules are considered to be data controllers within the meaning of the GDPR when they determine the purposes and means of processing in accordance with their privacy policy. Thus, certain features of the site rely on services offered by these third parties and deposit cookies. The sites providing these third-party cookies, application buttons or extensions can identify you thanks to this button even when it is not used when you visit our site. In accordance with the regulations, they are also used with your consent.
We therefore invite you to consult the privacy policies of these third parties:
3. How to manage these cookies?
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (the “GDPR”), the user’s consent to the processing of his or her data can be expressed through the use of appropriate settings in a browser or other application.
• Platform for setting cookies
Click on the various category headings in this preference centre to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking certain types of cookies may affect your experience of the site and the services we can offer you. Your consent will be stored for 13 months and you will be able to access it upon request to the DPO of ABYSSA:
By email: contact@abyssa.com
By post:
ABYSSA
OLATU Business Innovation Center
100, Avenue de l’Adour 64600 ANGLET
• Browser settings
Browsers offer numerous settings allowing users to express their choices regarding cookies. Regardless of their purpose, you can authorise, block or delete the cookies placed on your terminal by configuring the options of your browser. For the most common browsers, you will find indications via the following links:
4. Exercising your rights
In accordance with the legislation on the protection of personal data, you have the right to access, rectify, oppose, limit and delete your personal data. You can exercise this right at any time by contacting the Data Protection Officer (DPO) by letter signed and accompanied by a copy of an identity document at the following address:
By e-mail: contact@abyssa.com
By post:
ABYSSA
OLATU Business Innovation Center
100, Avenue de l’Adour 64600 ANGLET
These cookies are not essential to the operation of the site. However, refusal of these cookies may make it difficult or impossible to use the value-added services that enhance your user experience.
