Cookie policy
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This policy aims to inform you about the use of cookies and other trackers on the Hecker & Frères Énergie (HFE) website. It complies with the guidelines and recommendations of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) on cookies (Deliberation No. 2020-091 of 17 September 2020) and the GDPR.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) by your browser when you visit a website. It is used, among other things, to remember information about your browsing and to provide personalised features.
Cookies are classified into several categories according to their purpose:
- Strictly necessary cookies for the operation of the site (exempt from consent)
- Audience measurement cookies (anonymised or requiring consent)
- Functionality cookies (user preferences)
- Advertising / marketing cookies (requiring explicit consent)
- Social network cookies (requiring explicit consent)
2. Cookies used on the Hecker & Frères Énergie (HFE) website
HECKER & FRERES ENERGIE has chosen to minimise the use of cookies in order to best respect your privacy. Our website uses no advertising cookies. Audience measurement is handled via Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager.
2.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website. They do not require your prior consent (Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act).
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Technical preferences | Remembering your display preferences | Session |
| Security | Protection against attacks (CSRF, XSS) | Session |
2.2 Third-party cookies from integrated services
Our website integrates certain third-party services that may place their own cookies:
| Service | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap (Contact page map) | Displaying the location map | No tracking cookies |
| Google Fonts | Displaying Inter and Plus Jakarta Sans fonts | No tracking cookies |
| Google Tag Manager (GTM-NB9N5J6M) | Tag management: may load audience measurement or other tags configured in the GTM container | Third-party cookies possible (Google) |
| Google Analytics 4 (G-T9DNWCFVDE) | Audience measurement and site traffic analysis | Third-party cookies (Google) |
For more information on the privacy policies of these services, we invite you to consult their respective websites directly (including Google’s privacy policy ).
2.3 What we do NOT use by default
- No advertising or retargeting cookies configured by us on the site
- No social network pixels (Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, etc.) embedded in the site code
- No digital fingerprinting
3. Managing cookies via your browser
You may configure your browser at any time to accept, refuse or delete cookies, either globally or on a cookie-by-cookie basis. Here is how to proceed depending on your browser:
- Google Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox: Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Safari (macOS / iOS): Manage cookies in Safari
- Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Edge
- Opera: Opera web preferences
Refusing strictly necessary cookies may impair your experience on the site (loss of preferences, unavailable features).
4. Tools provided by the CNIL
The CNIL provides several resources to help you manage cookies:
5. Changes to this cookie policy
HECKER & FRERES ENERGIE reserves the right to amend this policy at any time to take account of legislative, case-law or technical developments. Any change will be reflected in an updated date at the top of this page.
6. Contact
For any questions regarding the use of cookies on our website:
- By email: contact@hfe-energie.fr
- By post: HECKER & FRERES ENERGIE - 44 Rue Jean sans peur, 59800 Lille, France