This policy is applicable when visiting the website https://youth-talks.org (hereinafter “Website”) owned by Bluenove acting as data controller. Bluenove’s headquarters are located are located in 112 ter Rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris. 

The objective of this Policy is to help you understand:

(i) the nature of the cookies used when you visit our Website and;

(ii) the mechanisms for setting your choices/preferences.

What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small text files placed onto your computer, smartphone or tablet (hereinafter “Device“) when you visit our Website. 

Some cookies are essential in order to use the Website, while others help to optimise and personalise the content displayed.

Which data is collected via cookies?

The data that can be collected via cookies includes the following: 

• The IP address;
• The date, time and duration of a Device’s connection;
• The type of operating system;
• The model of your Device;
• The language in which your Device’s browser software is used;

Why do we use cookies?

Depending on your specific settings, different cookies are placed on your Device when you visit our Website. Some cookies are exclusively intended to ensure electronic communication (e.g. browser functionalities, Website security). Other cookies are strictly necessary for the provision of online communication services provided at your express request (language preferences, storage of information entered in forms, etc.). Other cookies are used for analysing the traffic and use of the Website in order to improve your experience or to make the Website more interactive.

Before visiting our Website, you must accept or refuse the cookies, except for the strictly necessary cookies, which do not require your consent to be processed. Please note that some features of the Site may not function properly or may be slower without cookies.

You are free to modify your choices regarding cookies at any time, or even to delete cookies from your Device.

We currently set cookies for the purposes described below and based on your preferences. You can modify these settings at any time under the conditions specified in this policy.

Which cookies does Bluenove set on your Device?

A. Cookies strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the Website

These cookies allow you to use the main functionalities and to secure your connection on the Website. If you wish to restrict, block or delete these cookies, you will not be able to browse on the Website or benefit from its functionalities.

Bluenove exclusively sets these cookies and for the following purpose:

• implement the Website’s security measures, for example when you are asked to reconnect to a content or service after a certain period of time;
• allow you to access restricted and personal parts of our Website, such as your account, by using loggings or data that you have previously provided;
• store information relating to a form that you have completed on our Website (for example, to register or to access your account) or data relating to products, services or information that you have chosen on our Website;
• adapt the presentation of our Website to your Device’s display preferences (language, display resolution, operating system, etc.) during your visits to our Website,

B. Performance cookies / analytics cookies

These cookies are used to collect information about Website activity and establish statistics on the traffic volumes and use of various elements (content visited, paths etc.) in order to enhance your online experience.

The storage of these cookies on your Device required your affirmative consent.

Bluenove places these analytics / performance cookies by using the Matomo’s tool. For the above-mentionned purposes, the Matomo software is exclusively run by Bluenove, which has sole access to the data. The data collected is neither transferred to third parties nor used for other purposes.

You can manage at any time your cookies preferences by clicking on the violet box at the bottom right of the page.

Turning off such cookies or deleting them does not affect your browser on our Platform but may prevent us from ensuring the best quality of services that we wish to offer you.

C. Which cookies do third parties place (“social media cookies”)? 

You can access the Website via social media (including Facebook, Linkedin, Google+, Twitter and Instagram) through application buttons available on the login page.

The use of social media cookies is subject to your consent. You can manage at any time your cookies preferences by clicking on the violet box at the bottom right of the page.

App button set by social networks are able to identify you automatically while browsing our Website. Application buttons may allow the social media to track your browsing on our Website simply because your social media account was activated on your Device (logged in) while you were browsing on our Platform.

Please note that we have no control over the process used by social networks to collect information related to your browsing. We invite you to consult the privacy policies of these social media in order to learn about the purposes for which they use the browser information that they may collect through these application buttons, particularly for advertising purposes. These privacy policies must enable you to exercise your choices regarding these social networks by setting up your accounts on each one of them.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ 
• Twitter: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies 
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
• Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370?ref=ig 
• Google+ : https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US 

How to manage your cookie settings?

A. Manage your cookies by using our cookie consent management platform

You can manage at any time your cookies preferences by clicking on the violet box at the bottom right of the page.

Once the retention period has passed or if you withdraw your consent, the data collected via cookies will be deleted from our database.

B. Objection to the storage of cookies

You may object to the storage of cookies at any time.

Please note that blocking all or part of the cookies may prevent you from enjoying full features of our Website (e.g. language and display settings). In that case, we decline all responsibility for the deteriorated performance of our services resulting from your cookies preferences.

C. Manage your cookies by setting up your browser

Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether to accept them and how to disable existing cookies.  You may also set most browsers to notify you if you receive a new cookie. For more information about cookies and how to remove them on you browser, you can visit these third-party websites:

• For Internet Explorer™
• For Safari™
• For Chrome™
• For Firefox™
• For Opera™
• For IOS™

More information on cookies

For a better understanding of cookies from any source, we invite you to consult the website Youronlinechoices edited by the Interactive Advertising Bureau France (you can also visit the CNIL’s website at the following address: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser).