Cookies policy

A cookie is a small text file that is placed and/or read on your device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, Smart TV) when you visit a website.

Cookies may be used in particular to:

• store a website’s language settings and user preferences,
• collect information relating to your browsing activity,
• produce statistics,
• enable interaction with social networks,
• offer personalised services.

Cookies may be used to collect information about users in order to memorise it either for the duration of their visit (session cookies) or for repeated visits to a website (persistent cookies).

There are also ‘first-party’ cookies, which are installed by the website the user is visiting, as well as ‘third-party’ cookies, which are installed by a domain other than that of the website being visited.

Vauban uses several types of cookies:

• essential cookies,
• preference cookies,
• statistics cookies,
• sharing cookies (social networks),
• video viewing cookies.

1. Essential cookies

These cookies help make a website accessible by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of a website. The website cannot operate without these cookies.

The placement and reading of these cookies fall under the specific exemption from consent provided for in Article 4(3)(e) of the Luxembourg Law of 30 May 2005 on the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector, which applies to cookies whose sole purpose is to enable or facilitate electronic communication, or which are strictly necessary to provide an online communication service at the express request of the user.

Below you will find a list and description of the cookies used by VAUBAN that fall within this category:

2. Preference cookies

These cookies allow a website to memorise information that changes certain behaviours of the site, such as display settings, language or the region you are in.

Below you will find a list and description of the cookies used by VAUBAN that fall within this category:

3. Statistics cookies

These cookies collect and share information anonymously to analyse the use of a website with a view to enhancing its performance.

Below you will find a list and description of the cookies used by VAUBAN that fall within this category:

4. Sharing cookies (social networks)

Social plugins embedded in web pages allow content to be shared on social networks (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). When you use these share buttons, a third-party cookie is installed. If you are logged into the social network while browsing a website, the share buttons allow this content to be linked to your user account.

Below you will find a list and description of the cookies used by VAUBAN that fall within this category:

5. Video viewing cookies

Playing videos involves the installation of cookies from third-party services used for viewing (e.g. YouTube, Dailymotion).

VAUBAN is neither the custodian nor the recipient of this data. If these cookies are rejected, the service will be blocked on the respective pages of the Website.

Below you will find a list and description of the cookies used by VAUBAN that fall within this category:

Vauban uses the services of a cookies manager to provide you with a consent management platform (CMP) on the Website. The CMP can display all cookies in use and allows you to consent to or refuse, at any time, all or some of these cookies when they are not essential for the Website’s operation.

To find out more, please refer to the general terms and conditions of use of our cookies manager by clicking on this link: https://www.axept.io/en/.

With the exception of essential cookies, the cookies described above will only be placed on your device with your explicit consent.

You can control the placement and reading of cookies on your device by managing your consent settings in the CMP displayed on your screen during your visit to the Website. Afterwards, you can modify your choices at any time by clicking on the following button at the bottom left of your screen:

You have the option of deleting all the cookies already stored on your device and to configure most browsers so that they block them. In such cases, you may need to set certain preferences manually for each visit, and some services or features may be inaccessible.

For more information on managing cookies in major web browsers, please refer to the documentation provided by the browser developers: Chrome – Firefox – Safari – Internet Explorer.