Our Cookie Policy

Cookies are essential for you and for us!

Introduction

When accessing and visiting Solvay Consulting Club’s (hereinafter referred to as SCC) website (https://www.solvayconsultingclub.com/), hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), SCC automatically collects certain data through the use of cookies. The following document (also referred to as the “Policy”) seeks to inform you, the user accessing and visiting SCC’s website (hereinafter referred to as the “User”) of the way SCC collects and uses cookies.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that are implanted temporarily or permanently in the user's connected device when visiting a website and that allow the domain manager or a third party to recognize the user’s device. This also includes those for site performance or advertising purposes. Cookies can store usage parameters and other data such as surname, first name, e-mail and postal addresses, language selection, IP address, connection data, etc.
 
Cookies can also be installed by third partiesy working together with us.
 
You can obtain more information by clicking on the following link: Autorité de protection des données.

What cookies do we use?

We use functional  and performance cookies to implement features that help us provide a smooth and pleasant experience while browsing the site.
 
We also use strictly necessary cookies. Such cookies are necessary to provide the requested service.

These cookies do not require your consent and their use is justified by the need to provide the requestedservice. The cookies we use for these purposes, and the data collected by them, are the following:

● PHPSESSID: This cookie establishes communication between the web server and the browser, and temporarily stores information about your session. It ensures, for example, that you do not have to fill out a form again completely if you reload the page or make an error;
● GDPR: This cookie is used to collect the data confirming you have been informed  of this policy;
● Consent: This cookie is used to collect and the data confirming that you have consented to this Policy
All the cookies are processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Cookie Retention Period

Cookies are kept for the time strictly necessary to accomplish the purpose for which they are intended. The cookies likely to be stored on the User's hard disk and their retention period are as follows:

● The PHPSESSID cookie expires at the end of the browsing session;
● The GDPR cookie expires after twelve months;
● The consent cookie expires after twelve months.

Cookies management

A. Consent of the User

The User's consent is not required for the Website to implement strictly necessary cookies, without which the requested service could not be provided.  
 
 
The User must nevertheless expressly consent to the use of cookies other than those strictly necessary, by ticking the box provided for this purpose on the "cookies" banner appearing when the User accesses the Website. By doing so, the User expressly agrees to the management of cookies as described in this Policy.
 
 
The User may then choose to:

● Reject cookies other than those strictly necessary.
● Consent only to cookies specifically selected by the User.
● Authorize all cookies used by the Website.
 
B. Managing cookies
 
If the User does not wish the Websiteto place cookies in the memory of his/her device, they can also manage or delete them by modifying the settings of his/her browser. Browser programming also enables the User to receive a notice or notification as soon as a website uses cookies, so that they can decide for themselves whether or not to accept them.
 
C. Deactivation of certain cookies
 
If the User deactivates certain cookies, they accept that the Website may not function optimally. Certain parts of the Website may not be usable, or may only be partially usable.
 
 D. Browser-based cookie management  
 
When browsing the Website, Users can manage their cookie preferences via their browser.
 
Browsers generally accept cookies automatically. However, browsers can be configured to modify cookie preferences. To find out more, go to your browser's "Help" tab or click on the following links:

● Chrome
● Firefox
● Microsoft Edge
● Safari
● Opera

 
If the User does not wish for Google Analytics cookies to be used, they are invited to configure their browser accordingly at the following website: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

User’s rights

The User may exercise his rights, as set out in article 8 of the Privacy Policy, available at the following link: https://www.solvayconsultingclub.com/privacy-policy.

Modification of the Policy

The Service Provider reserves the right to modify the present CookiePolicy, in particular in order to comply with legal obligations in this area.Any such modification will be posted on the Websiteand be sent by e-mail forenforceability purposes. The User's consent to the use of cookieswill then be requested again.