COOKIE MANAGEMENT POLICY
Cookies
Your consent is formalised when you accept the cookie banner on the home page. Such consent will be stored for six months after the insertion of the corresponding cookie.
This cookie statement provides information about our cookie policy. This cookie statement is subject to change. Fermob and Vlaemynck therefore advise you to review it regularly.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone for example) by a website, to save information about your use of the website (date and time of loading pages, browser used and language, pages viewed, frequency and duration of visits to the site, number of visits, sources of the visit, location) on your device.
Why do Fermob and Vlaemynck use cookies?
Fermob and Vlaemynck are always looking for new ways to improve the Website and offer you improved service. In that way, Fermob and Vlaemynck can, with the help of cookies, make the content or advertising on their Website more relevant and adapt them to your personal tastes and needs. In addition, cookies make it easier and faster for you to interact with our Website and browse its different sections.
When you visit the Website, Fermob and Vlaemynck or third-party companies whose services are used by Fermob and Vlaemynck (technical or advertising partners) may install various cookies on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) in order to send you content and services adapted to your interests.
Fermob and Vlaemynck use third parties to analyse the use of the Website.
Your device is in no danger from cookies since they do not contain viruses or malware.
What types of cookies are used by Fermob and Vlaemynck?
- The cookies strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the Website:
- These are essential for browsing the Website and using the basic functions requested (language cookies, identification cookies, etc.).
- If you set up your browser to block these cookies, Fermob and Vlaemynck will no longer be able to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and guarantee optimal operation.
- Functional cookies to improve your user experience: they are used, for example, to remember your choices on the Website.
- Performance cookies, which are used for analytics and to establish statistics and volumes of visits and use of the various elements of the Website.
- Analytical cookies: Fermob and Vlaemynck use analytical cookies to collect information about your use of the Website in order to improve the content of the Website, adapt it more closely to your wishes and make it easier to use.
- Social media cookies are plug-ins that allow you to share Website-related content on social media or share information about your browsing or your interests regarding the Website on those social media.
Social media cookies are those used with the “Share” button present on the Website, relating to social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. If you have an account on these social media and click on one of these buttons, the social media concerned will make the link between your profile and your visit to the Website.
Therefore, Fermob and Vlaemynck ask you to view the personal data protection policies implemented by those social media in order to identify the purposes for which your Data are used and the rights you have regarding such processing.
Below is an overview and more information about the analytical cookies used by us:
| Name of cookie | Time before expiry | Description |
| _ga | 6 months | Used to differentiate users |
| __utma | 6 months after installation or upgrade | Used to differentiate users and sessions. The cookie is created when JavaScript libraries are executed and the __utma cookie does not yet exist. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmb | 30 min after installation or update | Used to determine new visits. The cookie is created when JavaScript libraries are executed and the __utmb cookie does not exist yet. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmc | End of browser session | Not used in ga.js. Historically, this cookie was used along with the __utmb cookie to determine if the user was in a new session/visit. |
| __utmz | 6 months after installation or upgrade | Saves the source of traffic or a campaign to find out how the user arrived at the site. The cookie is created when JavaScript libraries are executed and is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmv | 6 months after installation or upgrade | Used to store variable and personalised data about a user. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a custom variable at the visitor level. This cookie was also used for the _setVar method which is obsolete. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
How to block and/or delete cookies?
If you do not want the Website to put cookies (other than functional cookies) on your computer, you can block and/or delete cookies through your browser settings.
If you have blocked some or all cookies, the Website may not function properly or you may not be able to access certain parts of the Website.
Below you will find the procedure for blocking and/or deleting cookies in commonly used browsers:
If you are using Google Chrome, follow the instructions indicated on this link or as follows:
- Select the Settings menu, then Advanced Settings
- In the Confidentiality and security section, click on Site settings
- Locate the Cookies menu and select the appropriate options.
If you are using Mozilla Firefox, follow the instructions indicated on this link or as follows:
- Choose the Tools menu, then Options
- Click on the Privacy icon
- Locate the Cookies menu and select the appropriate options
If you are using Internet Explorer, follow the instructions indicated on this link or as follows:
- Choose the Tools menu, then Internet options
- Click on the Privacy tab
- Select the desired level using the slider
If you are using Safari, follow the instructions indicated on this link or as follows:
- Choose the Settings menu > Safari
- Enable Block all cookies or content blocker
If you are using Opera, follow the instructions indicated on this link or as follows:
- Choose File > Preferences
- Privacy
You can also modify your cookie settings via the link on the cookie banner that appears on the Website.
For more information, please view the advice relating to the modification of these settings presented in the “Your traces” tab on the website of the CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr/vos-droits/vos-traces/les-cookies/conseils-aux-internautes/).