Cookies

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file saved by your browser and stored on your hard drive on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet. Storing cookies on your hard drive does not disclose any personal information about the website user.

To find out if a website uses cookies, simply open the website and a warning message will appear. This window, also called a cookie pop-up, allows website users to consent to the use of cookies each time they visit the platform. It usually only appears once.

2. Consent

Your consent is required for the use of certain cookies. This is collected via a banner.

3. How cookies work

Cookies do not directly identify a user because they do not contain a first or last name.

Similarly, the term "cookies" can refer to different technologies, unlike tags, digital images, videos, integrated on the pages of the website. The maximum lifespan of a cookie is thirteen months in the storage space, however, this can be extended during new visits to the site. Furthermore, cookies are used to collect information entered by the user in a form integrated into a page of the site, including the following information: name, email address, telephone number, and any other information relating to the parties and the proper functioning of the site. However, only the user can access the cookie file.

4. Use of cookies and their purposes

4.1 Functional cookies

They allow the improvement of the functioning of The Curious Spark website, thus making it more user-friendly.

4.2 Necessary cookies

This type of cookies allows users to access the platform by securing their personal data, they are also necessary for navigation. They allow access to the site's functionalities and recognize users on each visit.

These cookies don't last long. They can be deleted through browser settings. Their lifespan may be limited to a few hours or a year at most.

4.3 Audience measurement cookies

These cookies ensure that an anonymous cookie is generated each time you visit a website. It is only during the first visit that a cookie is created. During subsequent visits, the use of the already existing cookie is automatic. This cookie is only used for statistical purposes :

The number of visitors
How often users visit the site
Which pages do visitors view?
How long users view a particular page
The page from which visitors leave the site

4.3.1 cookies used

Google analytics : allows you to measure the site’s audience

Site improvement cookies :

These cookies allow you to test the different versions of a web page, the purpose of which is to know which page is best used.