Cookie policy

The purpose of this cookie declaration is to inform visitors or users of the www.wize-alliance website of the conditions of use of cookies and the methods of protection of their personal data thus collected by The Wize Alliance.

Updated on 4 March 2021

The purpose of this cookie declaration (hereinafter "the Declaration") is to inform visitors or users (hereinafter the "User") of the website www.wize-alliance.com  (hereinafter the "Website") of the conditions of use of cookies and the methods of protection of their personal data thus collected by the Wize Alliance (hereinafter the "Publisher and Processor").
This Declaration may be updated at any time in the event of changes in the applicable regulations.
The User is invited to regularly consult this Declaration and the date it was last updated.

1) What is a Cookie (and other tracers)?

A cookie or a tracer (hereafter "Cookies") is a small text file that can access, by electronic means, information already stored on your terminal (tablet, multifunction mobile "smartphone", fixed or mobile computer and more generally any object connected to a telecommunications network open to the public) or write information on it, when you consult the Site.

2) Why do we use Cookies?

Cookies enable the Wize Alliance to recognise the User's terminal each time he or she consults the Website and therefore to analyse his or her behaviour in order to improve the Website and optimise the User experience.
For the sake of transparency, the Wize Alliance undertakes to explain in detail the use made of cookies as indicated below. 

4) What is the maximum shelf life of cookies?

Cookies may be stored for a maximum period of thirteen (13) months from the date of the User's consent. The data collected through cookies will then be either deleted or anonymised.

5) What are the type of Cookies?

a. The necessary Cookies

The sole purpose of the necessary Cookies is to allow or facilitate access to the Site. These Cookies are not subject to the User's prior authorisation and cannot be deactivated.

b. Personalization Cookies

Personalisation Cookies are used to improve the Site's performance so that it retains display information such as the User's preferred language. The User may object to this and navigation will no longer be personalised.

c. Cookies for audience measurement

Cookies for audience measurement allow us to measure the performance of the Site, to detect navigation problems or to organise content.
These Cookies also make it possible to identify which information on the Site could be of most interest to the User, in order to adapt the Site to the User and the relevance of the messages that are likely to be sent to him/her.

The Google Analytics service allows to count visitors and to identify the way they use the Website. These Cookies are deposited and read on the User's terminal equipment and as soon as the User accesses a Website using the "Google Analytics" service.

The data generated by these Cookies concern:
- your use of the Site;
- your IP address in order to determine the city of connection. This data is immediately anonymised after location and is not communicated to the Editor, in accordance with applicable law.
You can obtain more information about the Google Analytics service by visiting http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.

d. Third party cookies for social network sharing

The Publisher may rely on certain services offered by third party websites to enable Users to share Website content on their social networks or to follow Wize Alliance accounts on social networks. These include videos posted on the Website (YouTube).
The aforementioned Social Network Cookies are managed by the publisher of the social network site. The User is invited to take note of the cookie management policy of the said social networks on the sites concerned:
YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=fr&gl=fr 

6) How can the User manage Cookies?

The User is first of all informed that the Publisher's partners and any other third party may place Cookies on the Site. These are referred to as "Third Party Cookies". Only the issuer of a Cookie is likely to read or modify the information contained therein and the Publisher has no access or control over the Cookies that third parties may use.
The issue and use of Cookies by third parties are subject to the privacy policies and Cookie policies of such third parties in addition to the provisions of this Statement.

a. The Cookie Agreement

During the first visit to the Site, a banner informs the User of the presence of Cookies and invites the User to indicate his/her choice. Cookies are only deposited if the User agrees to the deposit of cookies as follows:
- By clicking on the "OK" button appearing on the information banner visible at the bottom of the Site the first time the User connects to the Site;
- By carrying out a search, i.e., when the User uses the search engine or if he activates or deactivates the filters in the pages that offer them (examples: publications, press releases, etc).
If the User accepts the registration of Cookies in his terminal, the Cookies integrated in the pages and content that he has consulted may be stored temporarily in a dedicated space on his terminal. They will only be readable there by their sender.
The User's consent to cookies will be kept for a period of 6 months.

b. The partners

Partners may have access to information relating to the services offered and cookies deposited on the user's terminal via the Site. The partner is Google which may access certain data as part of maintenance operations.