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Definition of the word cookie

A cookie is information that is automatically stored on a user’s computer’s, tablet’s or mobile phone’s hard drive by the server of the site the user is visiting or by a third-party’s server. Cookies contain certain data, such as the name of the server that stored it, an ID composed of a unique user number, and sometimes an expiration date.

Cookies are managed by the user’s internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, etc.).

Cookies pertaining to the BnF site

Users are informed that by continuing to use the BDnF Site of which the BnF is the publisher (https://bdnf.bnf.fr), they agree to the use of cookies for statistical and usage-study purposes.

For an optimal user experience on our site, we suggest that you accept the aforementioned cookies.

Cookies used by the BnF

Strictly necessary

These are cookies that are required for using the site. Without these cookies, you will not be able to use our Site properly.

Analytic cookies, or traffic-measurement cookies

These cookies enable us to know how many people are using our site, and to improve its usability and your user experience.

Our site uses AT Internet’s Xiti cookie to measure and analyze users’ browsing behavior. The data collected helps us to optimize and improve the site for our users.

Configuring Users’ Browsers

You have the option of configuring your navigator to accept or refuse all cookies, to delete cookies periodically, as well to see when a cookie has been issued, how long it will be valid, and its contents; as well as to refuse for it to be installed on your hard drive.

You may choose to block or deactivate cookies at any time by configuring your computer’s, tablet’s or mobile phone’s browser, according to the instructions provided by their ISP on the websites listed below

In Internet Explorer:Open the “Tools” menu, then select “Internet Options”; click on the “Privacy” tab, then, under “Settings” click on “Advanced” and choose the level desired, or use the following the link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

For more detailed information, you can go to the CNIL (National Personal Data Protection Commission) website, particularly the following page: http://www.cnil.fr/vos-droits/vos-traces/les-cookies/conseils-aux-internautes/ie

In Mozilla Firefox: Open the “Tools” menu, then choose “Options.” Click on the “Privacy and Security” tab, and choose the option desired, or use the following link: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop

In Safari: Choose “Safari > Preferences” then click on “Privacy;” in the “Accept cookies” section, choose the options you prefer, or follow this link: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

In Google Chrome: Open the configuration menu (wrench icon), then choose “Options;” click on “Advanced Options,” then in the “Privacy” section, click on “Content settings” and choose the options desired, or use the following link: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

In iOs: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=fr_FR

You can also type “cookies” into your browser’s “Help” page to find instructions.

Managing third-party cookies

You can also use various third-party services to control the data you provide:

AT Internet / Xiti (Traffic measurement): http://www.xiti.com/fr/optout.aspx

Cookies - Application BDnF

The CNIL (French National Personal Data Protection Commission)’s definition of a cookie:

A cookie is a usually short string of information identified with a name that can be relayed to your browser from a website that you have visited. Your browser will store it for a certain amount of time and will send it back to the server every time you re-visit the site. Cookies have many uses: they can memorize your client ID on an online shopping site, the current contents of your shopping basket, or a User ID that allows them to track your click path for statistical or advertising purposes, etc.

Data collected directly by the BnF:

The BnF does not collect data about BDnF users directly through storing cookies.

Data collected indirectly by the BnF: anonymized data gathered by third-party cookies:

The BnF receives anonymized data about traffic and usage that is collected from the App by Unity, which stores cookies on users’ workstations when they connect to the App. The cookies stored by Unity record users’ data for statistical and usage-study purposes, in accordance with their privacy policy (link above). Unity collects users’ personal data, including their IP address Users are entitled at all times to find out more or to refuse Unity’s data collection, by clicking on the cookies tab on the App’s home page and in the App’s drop-down menu. Once they are on the App’s cookies tab, users can opt out of personal-data collection by clicking on the “request my data” button. The “cookies” tab also has a link to Unity’s website and to the page about their privacy policy (https://unity3d.com/legal/do-not-sell-my-personal-information). To exercise their rights over their personal data collected, or for any questions about how their data is treated, users are invited to contact Unity directly, insofar as they are in charge of the data collected.