The following information is intended to inform the users of this website about the placement, use and management of cookies in the context of browsing this website.
We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be collected automatically.
Cookies are used to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and services adapted to the needs and interests of each individual user, namely for:
improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur while visiting/using it by users;
providing anonymous statistics on how this website is used to Plasmaterm, as the owner of this website;
anticipation of possible services/goods that will be provided/made available to users through this website in the future, depending on the services/products accessed.
Cookies send to Plasmaterm valuable feedback on how this website is used, so that it is possible to take measures to make this website more efficient and accessible for users.
Thus, the use of cookies allows the memorization of certain settings/preferences established by the users of this website, such as: the language in which a web page is viewed.
What are cookies?
An “Internet Cookie” (term also known as “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or “cookie”) represents a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on user’s computer, mobile phone or other equipment through which the Internet is accessed.
Cookies are installed through the request issued by a web server to a browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Once installed, cookies have a fixed lifetime, remaining “passive”, in the sense that they do not contain software, viruses or spyware and will not access information on the hard drive of the users equipment.
From a technical point of view, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the web page associated with that web server.
There are the following categories of cookies:
Session Cookies: A “session cookie” is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.
Persistent Cookies: A “persistent cookie” is a cookie that remains stored on the user’s terminal until it reaches a certain expiration date (which may be minutes, days, or years in the future).
What is the lifetime of cookies?
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifetime of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (i.e. session cookies) and are no longer retained from the moment the user leaves the website. Some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website (i.e. persistent cookies).
However, cookies can be deleted by the user at any time through the browser settings.
What are cookies placed by third parties?
These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook, OneTrust, Oracle, Salesforce.
How to use cookies through this website:
by using/visiting the website, cookies may be placed for the following purposes:
cookies strictly necessary for the optimal functioning of the website; website performance cookies; user analysis cookies; cookies for geotargeting; registration cookies; cookies for advertising; advertising provider cookies.
