Cookie Policy

In France, Personal Data Protection is regulated by the General Data Protection Regulation of 27th April 2016 (better known under the name RGPD) and by the IT and Freedom Act of 6th January 1978 (amended).

The Casino, Guichard-Perrachon Company (hereafter “we”), is a public limited company with a Board of Directors, a share capital of 165,892,131.90€, registered in the Saint-Etienne Trade and Companies under number 554 501 171, with its headquarters located 1 Cours Antoine Guichard – 42000 Saint-Etienne.

As we are in charge of dealing with all data, we are very mindful of Data protection for all our customers and potential customers (hereafter “you”), whose data we may handle for business purposes. This is the reason why we are committed to respecting the essential principles applicable to Personal Data Protection.

For this reason, we wish to share in this policy the way we handle cookies on our site http://groupe-casino.fr. We also wish to inform you on the different options offered to manage your preferences as regards cookies.

1/ What is a cookie?

A cookie can be defined as a tracker or connexion marker, installed, registered and/or read by the user’s web browser when they browse an internet site, download an app, use software or a mobile app.

There are 5 types of cookies:

  • the cookies “strictly necessary” for the operation of the website. They cannot be deactivated in our systems. These cookies do not store any personally identifying information ;
  • the cookies for “technical use” (“essential”) improve the interactivity of the site, facilitate content sharing and usability ;
  • the cookies for audience measurement are used to determine the number of visits, to understand navigation and traffic sources, in order to measure and improve and optimize the experiences and performance of our website and web application. They also help us to identify the most / least visited pages and to assess how visitors navigate the site. If you do not accept these cookies, your user experience will not help improve the experience and performance of our site ;
  • the cookies for advertising or targeting record data that makes it possible to control the display of advertisements towards a particular Internet user. The deposit of these cookies requires the collection of your consent ;
  • the cookies for “social network” allow content to be shared to social networks. The deposit of these cookies requires the collection of your consent.

2/ What are the shared cookies?

The names of the cookies likely to be shared or read on your device, their purpose and the period for which they are kept are summarised in the following chart: 

2.1/ The cookies "strictly necessary"
Name of the cookiesThird party namePurposePeriod
PHPSESSIDWordPressEnables anonymous identification of a user to contextualise the behaviour of the page. Cookie generated by the php language.Duration of the session
__cfduidOneTrustHelps detecting malicious visitors and minimises blocking of legitimate users.6 months
OptanonConsentOneTrustSaves the visitor’s choice of settings.6 months
OptanonAlertBoxClosedOneTrustEnables not to show a cookie message more than once to the user.6 months
BIGipServerREC_PRD_FO_AZTalentSoftEnables the proper functioning and display of the TalentSoft tool, and ensures the link with the correct database.Duration of the session
eupubconsentIAB EuropeEnables the user’s consent to be stored.6 months
2.2 / The cookies for "technical use" ("essential")
Name of the cookiesThird party namePurposePeriod
pll_languageWordPressEnables you to keep the version of the site used (FR/EN) for the next visit.6 months
JSESSIONIDJSPEnables the user’s session to remain anonymous.Duration of the session
ts_sessionidTalentSoftEnables the proper functioning and display of the TalentSoft tool, and ensures the link with the correct database.Duration of the session
BIGipServerREC_PRD_FOTalentSoftEnables the proper functioning and display of the TalentSoft tool, and ensures the link with the correct database.Duration of the session
gdpr[consent_types]WordPressManages the authorization and consent of the users of the privacy policy.6 months
test_cookieDoubleClickCheck whether the user’s browser supports cookies.Duration of the session
SERVERIDTextkernelTechnical cookie generated by the server to ensure overall system stability.Duration of the session
prevnextWordPressNecessary for the proper functioning of the Elementor page management module.Duration of the session
gdpr[allowed_cookies]WordPressManages the authorization and consent of the users of the privacy policy.6 months
ogp_front_prodINAEnables the enhancement and customisation of the website’s functionality, by creating a gateway to the INA’s database.Duration of the session
_gat_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCalameoEnables you to improve and customise the functionality of the website, by creating a gateway to the Calameo database.Duration of the session
user_sessionrecrute.groupe-casinoIdentifies the user on the site.Duration of the session
tarteaucitronrecrute.groupe-casinoSaving cookies consent choices.6 months
2.3/ The cookies for audience measurement
Name of the cookiesThird party namePurposePeriod
xtanAT InternetMaintain a visitor’s digital identity when they log in to the site.6 months
xtantAT InternetHelp in managing identified visitors.6 months
idrxvrAT InternetEnables the visitor’s path to be traced in order to establish visit statistics.6 months
xtvrnAT InternetEnables the visitor’s path to be traced in order to establish visit statistics.6 months
atidxAT InternetEnables the visitor’s path to be traced in order to establish visit statistics.6 months
atidAT InternetEnables the visitor’s path to be traced in order to establish visit statistics.6 months
IDEDoubleClickUse for ad targeting, optimisation, reporting and attribution.6 months
UIDScore Card ResearchCollects data on website activity.6 months
2.4/ The cookies for advertising or targeting
Name of the cookiesThird party namePurposePeriod
ctkgenindeedDetermines which ads are shown to the visitor.Duration of the session
jasx_pool_idindeedDetermines which ads are shown to the visitor.Duration of the session
INDEED_CSRF_TOKENindeedDetermines which ads are shown to the visitor.Duration of the session
CTKindeedDetermines which ads are shown to the visitor.Duration of the session
uuidgoldenbeesEnables to remember a visitor’s digital identity in order to offer them more targeted content.6 months
TDCPMadsrvrEnables to remember a visitor’s digital identity in order to offer them more targeted content.6 months
TDIDadsrvrContains a unique randomly generated value that allows the platform to distinguish between browsers and devices.6 months
2.5/ The cookies for “social network”
Name of the cookiesThird party namePurposePeriod
uvc AddthisCount the visits.6 months
xtcAddthisAnonymously tracks visits to sites that offer a content sharing function on social networks..6 months
__atuvcAddthisCookie allowing Addthis to propose sharing on social networks.6 months
__atuvsAddthisCookie allowing Addthis to propose sharing on social networks.Duration of the session
__atrfsAddthisUsed to collect anonymous statistical data.Duration of the session
st_samesiteSharethisEnables ShareThis to offer sharing on social networks.Duration of the session
__sharethis_cookie_test__ShareThisEnables ShareThis to offer sharing on social networks.Duration of the session
__stidShareThisEnables ShareThis to offer sharing on social networks.6 months
__stidvShareThisCollects information about the user and their movements.6 months
UIDRScore Card ResearchCollects information about the user and their movements.6 months
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVEYouTubeMeasures the visitor’s bandwidth in order to offer them a video in the best format. For more information.6 months
YSCYouTubeRecords the statistics of YouTube videos viewed by the user on the site. For more information.Duration of the session
CONSENTYouTubeCollects user data through videos embedded in the website. For more information.6 months
langLinkedInSets the default language setting. For more information.Duration of the session
bcookieLinkedInUsed to monitor integrated services. For more information.6 months
lidcLinkedInOptimises the selection of data centres. For more information.1 day
lisscLinkedInUsed to monitor integrated services. For more information.6 months
li_gcLinkedInUsed to store guest users’ consent to use cookies for non-essential purposes. For more information.6 months
frFacebookMeasures and improves the relevance of ads. For more information.90 days
personalization_idTwitterEnables the visitor to share content from the website on Twitter. For more information.90 days

3/ On what occasion are cookies installed?

You are informed that, while visiting our websites and mobile apps, cookies can be installed on your devices (PC, tablet or smartphone). Also, cookies can be installed on your device via emails you receive or while downloading software or a mobile app.

These cookies can be installed by us as publisher of digital materials, or by third parties, which can act on our behalf as subcontractors or in their own interest.

3/ How to set the use of cookies?

We save your choice for up to 6 months. We allow you to set the parameters of the cookies, i.e. to accept or refuse all or part of the cookies placed on our digital spaces. The settings can be made:

  • either using the setting tool available at all times by clicking on  ;
  • or by pre-setting your web browser. To do this, each browser has its own particularities but settings are available via Help menus for each one. For instance :
Google Chromehttps://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=fr
Internet Explorerhttps://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefoxhttps://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies-preferences
Operahttp://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html

Note that we cannot guarantee the sustainability of these URLs, nor the quality of the information provided.

As regards mobile apps, emails and social networks, please look at the setting options on your account, as they may be different according to the platform or operator, but they enable you to control the personal data collected.

We also wish to draw your attention on the fact that deactivating certain types of cookies may bear consequences on the use of our services. As a matter of fact, refusing or restricting certain cookies can result in access limitation or restriction to a service, a page or content, or generally, a limited customer experience, which is characterised for example by the obligation of retyping many times the same information in boxes to fill in.

5/ Contacts

To find out more, and to exercise your rights, you can also read our Data Protection Policy available on our internet site.

Should you wish to make a complaint to a French monitoring entity, you must contact the Cnil.

You can also contact our Personal Data protection Officer (DPO) at the following address: informatique-et-libertes@groupe-casino.fr

The current policy will be updated whenever necessary.

March 2021 version