- Personal Data Protection and Cookies -

Last updated 23 mars 2025

A CNIL law (October 2014) requires French website publishers to inform visitors about the presence and use of cookies on the visited site.

Today, the majority of websites (if not all...) use cookies. It is very likely that you have several dozen cookies in your web browser... (it's not a disease and has nothing to do with viruses!). Cookies have a limited lifespan, ranging from a few hours to a year.

Under no circumstances are the cookies used on this site (Les Chemins Vers Compostelle) "dangerous" for your computer or tablet.

We collaborate with Google, Microsoft Clarity, and Microsoft Advertising to analyze your use and interactions with our website through behavioral indicators, heatmaps, and session replays, in order to improve and market our products and services. Website usage data is collected using first-party and third-party cookies, as well as other tracking technologies, to determine the popularity of products and services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud prevention, security, and advertising purposes. For more information on how Microsoft collects and uses your data, see Microsoft's Privacy Statement.
See Google's Privacy Policy

Partners managing order payments (Paypal or Stripe) may use cookies for their functionality during the purchase of credentials.

To accept or refuse our cookies, you must have seen a consent banner. If this is not the case, please check this page

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In Article 2 below, we explain how to manage cookies in your browser (automatically accept or not...) and possibly delete them.

Article 1: What is a Cookie and What is it Used For?

It is a small text file that may be saved in a dedicated space on your tablet or computer when visiting site pages through your browser.

These cookies, with an anonymous identifier, are necessary for the proper functioning of certain site features (contact form, comment section in some articles, credential order form validation, payment page, advertising banners)...

Article 2: How to Express Your Choices (Accept or Refuse) Regarding Cookies?

The simplest way is to manage your cookies through a platform that groups major websites and social networks like Facebook.
Visit this page Manage Your Cookies (please wait a moment as the full list of sites may take a few seconds to load).
Your choices can also be made directly via your device.

You can allow or refuse cookies to be stored on your device by configuring the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. You can manage exceptions (block or allow) for this site. However, on some websites, disabling cookies may prevent certain actions from working properly (such as logging into your account, etc.).

Note that each browser has different settings. Instructions can be found in your browser’s help menu, which will explain how to change your cookie preferences. Below are instructions for the most commonly used browsers:

  • Internet Explorer

1. Go to Tools > Internet Options.
2. Click on the Privacy tab.
3. Click on the Advanced button and check the box "Override automatic cookie handling".
  • Firefox

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP), then select Options.
2. Select the Privacy panel.
3. Set History settings to "Use custom settings for history".
4. Uncheck "Accept cookies".
  • Chrome

1. Click on the wrench icon located in the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click on Show advanced settings.
4. In the "Privacy" section, click on the Content settings button.
5. In the "Cookies" section, you can block third-party cookies and site data.
  • Safari

1. Go to Settings > Preferences.
2. Click on the Privacy tab.
3. In the "Block cookies" section, check the "Always" box.
  • Opera

1. Go to Settings > Preferences.
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. In the "Cookies" section, check the "Never accept cookies" box.

If the instructions above do not match your browser version, please refer to the detailed procedures in the following pages:

We also invite you to consult the CNIL website (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés) for further guidance on cookie management: CNIL - Cookie Management.

Article 3-2: Your Online Choices Through Interprofessional Platforms

As mentioned in Article 3.1, you can visit the YourOnlineChoices website, managed by the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA).

Article 3-3: Social Networks

The Site uses social network plug-ins, including Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

For disabling social network cookies like Facebook, refer to Articles 3.1 and 3.2 above.

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