Information on the use of cookies

When you consult the website published by Comexposium, it is possible that cookies may be placed on your terminal, subject, of course, to the choices you have made and which you can modify at any time.

What is a Cookie?

For the purposes of this Policy, a Cookie refers to all forms of access to and recording of information on your terminal, in particular information sent by the Sites and stored by your browser on a dedicated space on the hard disk of your terminal.

Why and how are Cookies used?

The Company uses Cookies to:

  • Ensure that the Site run smoothly, and optimise their performance,
  • Adapt the Site to your preferences. For example, the Site adapts to the display preferences of your device, including by factoring in the language used and the display resolution.
  • Facilitate your browsing, particularly by removing the need to re-enter information with every visit to the Site,
  • To measure the audience for the Sites and the communications sent to you,
  • Carry out targeted advertising adapted to your centers of interest,
  • Develop the interactivity of the Site.

You are also informed that the Company allows third parties to install Cookies via the Sites. The Company draws your attention to the fact that these Cookies are solely used by these third parties.

What types of Cookies are used?

Technical Cookies

The purpose of Technical Cookies Techniques is to facilitate browsing on the Site, and enable and improve the operation of Sites and access to their various functions.

They are also used to implement security measures. For example, where applicable, by asking you to log back into the exhibitor area after a certain period of time.

You are informed that if you decide to deactivate these Technical Cookies, access to the services may be altered. In this context, the Company's liability cannot be incurred under any circumstances.

Audience Measurement Cookies

Audience measurement cookies are used to measure the number of visitors to the Sites and the communications sent to you (content, sections, time spent, browser used, etc.).

You are informed that these Audience Measurement Cookies may, where appropriate, be deposited on the Sites by third parties on behalf of the Company.

Third-party cookies for targeted advertising (Third-party advertising cookies)

Third-party advertising cookies enable us to offer advertising tailored to your centers of interest. They are deposited by the Company or by third parties either on behalf of the Company or on their own behalf.

To find out more about targeted advertising and how you can accept or refuse (opt-out) this type of advertising, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Third-Party Cookies linked to social media share buttons (Third-Party Social Media Cookies)

Third-party Social Media Cookies make it possible to share the Site's content with third parties. This is the case with "share" or "like" buttons used by Facebook and Twitter, for example. The Company has no control over these Third-party Social Media Cookies or the Data collected through companies managing these social media.

If you do not wish the companies managing social media to link Data collected by the Sites where you have an account, you should first log off the social media concerned.

Users are recommended to read the privacy policies of the social media management companies concerned.

How long are Cookies stored?

In compliance with data protection principles, you are informed that Cookies are stored for the period strictly required for the purposes they are used for, within the limits defined by the competent protection authority (up to a maximum of 13 months).

How can you manage the deposit and reading of Cookies?

You are informed that you can modify our browser settings relating to cookies in order to deactivate all or some of the cookies:

  • For Microsoft Edge™: open the "Settings and more" menu, then select "Settings" then in the left-hand menu click on "Cookies and site permissions"; below "Cookies and stored data" choose the desired options in "Managing and deleting cookies and site data" or follow this link.
  • For Internet Explorer™: open the "Tools" menu, then select "Internet Options"; click on the "Privacy" tab, then the "Advanced" tab choose the desired level or follow this link.
  • For Firefox™: open the "Tools" menu, then select "Options"; click on the "Privacy" tab then choose the desired options or follow this link.
  • For Chrome™: open the settings menu (wrench logo), then select "Options"; click on "Advanced options" then in the "Privacy" section, click on "Content settings", and choose the desired options or follow this link.
  • For Opera™: open the "Tools" or "Settings" menu, then select "Delete private data"; click on the "Detailed options" tab, then choose the desired options or follow this link. 
  • For Safari™: Choose "Safari" then the "Settings" menu, click on "Privacy"; and choose the desired option under "Cookies and site data" or follow this link.


The main companies managing the social networks also have pages dedicated to Cookies as shown below:

In the case of social networks, the User must follow the steps specific to the social network concerned to deactivate cookies.