Cookie Policy

COLAS pays particular attention to protecting your personal data. We provide transparent information on our policy for placing cookies from our website at www.colas.com onto your connected terminal.

Cookies are small computer files, or tracers, that are placed and read when our website is viewed, regardless of the type of terminal used (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.).

Cookies have many uses: they can be used to store the language in which the web page is displayed, or an identifier that can be used to track your browsing activities for statistical or advertising purposes, etc.

We can only store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for this website to function. For all other types of cookies, we need your agreement (consent).

When you first visit the www.colas.com website, a banner will inform you of the presence of cookies and allow you to specify your preferences regarding their use. The cookies will only be stored on your device if you accept them, except for technical cookies which are strictly necessary for the website to function. You can find our Cookie Management Settings module at the bottom of our home page.

 

I/ WHAT BROWSING DATA ARE COLLECTED VIA COOKIES?

Cookies can be used to collect any data relating to a terminal at a given moment, even if we do not know directly which terminal you are using or who you are. The following data are collected in particular:

  • the identification and content of a cookie file stored by COLAS, our subcontractors or third party publishers of social networks on your terminal;
  • the IP address of the terminal connected to the COLAS website, which also constitutes Personal Data;
  • the date, time and duration of the connection between a terminal and the website;
  • the Internet address of the web page from which the terminal accessing the website comes;
  • the type of operating system of the terminal (e.g. Windows, MacOs, Linux, Unix, etc.);
  • the type and version of the browser used by the terminal (Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, etc.);
  • the make and model of the mobile terminal or tablet;
  • possible download errors;
  • the language used by the browser on the terminal;
  • the characteristics of the viewed and shared content.

(hereinafter referred to as "Browsing Data")

 

II/ WHY ARE COOKIES USED FOR OUR SERVICES?

In particular, cookies enable us:

  • in general terms, to enable you to browse and view our website, to adapt the content or display of our website to your terminal in order to improve your browsing experience and to optimise our website;
  • to compile statistics and measure the number of visitors to our website;
  • to enable you to share content on social networks;
  • to ensure the security of our website by detecting/retracing any attempt at a malicious attack or computer intrusion.

 

III/ WHO SETS COOKIES?

Subject to your consent and the choice of configuration of your terminal (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) and/or your browser, when you access our website, cookies may be deposited by:

  • COLAS or its sub-contractors (technical service providers who process your browsing data on behalf of COLAS, within the meaning of Article 28 of the GDPR);
  • third-party social network publishers, i.e. companies that publish social networks such as, for example, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc., which may place Cookies for the purposes of sharing on social networks.
     

Two types of cookies are placed on our website:

1. Cookies that are strictly necessary for our website to function

We use cookies that are strictly necessary for the proper operation and security of the website.

Technical cookies may be placed by COLAS or its subcontractors. These essential cookies contribute to making a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.

In particular, these cookies can be used:

  • to access information about browser and/or terminal settings, in particular the display resolution, language, security settings, etc.;
  • to improve your browsing experience to ensure optimal use;

Technical cookies also include some audience measurement cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation and day-to-day administration of the website. Their purpose is strictly limited to measuring the audience of the website and they are processed on behalf of Colas. They do not allow tracking of a person's overall browsing habits. These cookies help us to produce anonymous statistical data and the personal data collected are not cross-referenced with other processing operations or passed on to third parties.

When you visit our website, we use cookies to track and receive anonymous information about your search activities on our website. Using the Matomo tool, we can improve your online experience and the user-friendliness of our website. It is never used to collect personal information about you and is never linked to your user profile if you are registered on our website.

Technically, you can block this information using your browser settings, but this could impair your experience on the website.

 

2. Other cookies

We use third-party cookies, the different categories of which are set out in the attached table. Third-party cookies are intended to improve our services, but are not strictly necessary for the website to function. We need your agreement (consent) for all these other types of cookies.

Subject to your consent and your browser settings, cookies may be placed on your terminal (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) by third-party publishers of social networks. Third-party social network publishers can use such cookies to track your browsing on our service, in particular when your account with the relevant social network is activated on your terminal (open session) during your browsing. If you disable the cookies, the behaviour of the Colas website will remain the same, but you will not be able to use the sharing functions on social networks.

 

OTHER THIRD-PARTY COOKIES FOR SHARING VIA SOCIAL NETWORKS
Youtube : https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=fr
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
X : https://support.twitter.com/articles/20171379#
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

 

IV/MANAGING COOKIES

1. CONSENT TO COOKIES

Placing a cookie for the purposes of audience measurement and sharing on social networks requires your prior consent.

We inform you that by continuing to browse on our service, in particular by taking positive action such as clicking on an element of the service (image, link or "search" button), you accept that we, our subcontractors and third-party publishers of social networks can place cookies on your terminal for the purposes set out above.

2. OBJECTING TO COOKIES BEING SET

You may object at any time to the placement of a specific Cookie for the purposes of audience measurement, statistics and sharing on social networks:

  • directly on your browser;
  • by objecting to the placement of a specific cookie. To do so, refer to the list in the appendix of cookies used.

However, note that if you reject all or some of the Cookies, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the functionalities of our service. Accordingly we accept no liability for the consequences of any malfunction in our service that results from our inability to record or view the cookies needed for the service to function and which you may have refused or deleted.

There are several ways to disable cookies:

a) Your browser configuration (WEB):

You can configure your browser to disable the placement of cookies.

As the configuration of each browser is different, you are advised to consult the conditions of your browser to determine how to exercise your right to object to the placement of cookies. To help you configure it, read the help page specific to the browser you are using:

Some browsers also provide a "Do Not Track" option.

b) Changing or withdrawing consent for COLAS.COM to place cookies

You can change or withdraw your cookie placement consent on our website at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Management" link at the bottom of the page.

Your consent applies to the following domains: www.colas.com

To find out more about the management of your personal data and to exercise your rights, please refer to our privacy policy.

V/ HOW LONG ARE COOKIES RETAINED?

Cookies deposited by COLAS and our subcontractors and the browsing data collected are kept for up to thirteen (13) months from the time the cookies are placed on your terminal. At the end of this period, your consent will again be required.