COOKIES POLICY
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain uses cookies and similar technologies on the website
https://www.globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com
for the following purposes: ensuring the security and proper functioning of the website, measuring audience statistics, remembering certain preferences, and managing consent for embedded third-party content such as YouTube videos.
We do not use advertising cookies or personalized advertising trackers on this website.
1) Am I Concerned By The Regulation On Cookies?
The rules on cookies are covered by Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, also known as the Directive on privacy and electronic communications.
The directive also covers the use of similar technologies for storing or accessing information, such as local storage, pixels, tags and terminal fingerprinting.
Organizations must provide clear and comprehensive information about how they use cookies and ensure that, for any cookie that is not strictly necessary for their website, users are given an appropriate way to consent to it being deposited on their device, unless otherwise provided for in the applicable regulations.
2) What Cookies Are Used?
When you visit our website, cookies may be automatically installed and temporarily saved in your browser in order to make it easier for you to navigate around our site, ensure website security, measure audience statistics, or remember your preferences.
Cookies do not directly enable us to identify you. They are used to record technical information, such as the pages viewed, the date and time of the visit, the browser used, or anonymized audience measurement data.
Please find below the list of the main cookies used by the site
https://www.globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com
and their purpose.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
YouTube videos are blocked by default. They are only loaded if you explicitly accept to display them. Before this acceptance, no YouTube iframe is loaded and no YouTube cookie should be deposited by the website.
If you accept to display YouTube videos, YouTube may deposit third-party cookies that are subject to Google/YouTube’s own privacy and cookie policies.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used | Lifespan |
| https://www.youtube.com/ | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, __Secure-YEC, NID, APISID, HSID, SAPISID, SID, SSID, YSC, llbcs, wide These cookies may be deposited by YouTube only after the user has explicitly accepted to display an embedded YouTube video. They may be used by YouTube to provide the video player, store preferences, maintain the session, measure performance, or prevent fraud. | Third party | Variable duration depending on YouTube settings |
| globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | Ga_consent This cookie is used to store the user’s choice regarding the display of YouTube embedded videos. | First party | 12 months |
Performance & Analytics Cookies
This website uses Matomo to measure audience statistics and help us improve the user experience.
Matomo is configured to process anonymized audience measurement data. The data collected is used only for statistical purposes, to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content and performance.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used | Lifespan |
| globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | _pk_id This Matomo cookie is used to store an anonymous visitor ID in order to measure returning visits and produce audience statistics. | First party | Up to 13 months |
| globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | _pk_ref This Matomo cookie is used to store information about the visit source or referrer for anonymous audience statistics. | First party | Up to 6 months |
| globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | _pk_ses This Matomo cookie is used to temporarily store visit data during the browsing session. | First party | Approximately 30 minutes |
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in, filling in forms, or passing website security checks.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information for advertising purposes.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used | Lifespan |
| https://www.globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | __cf_bm This Cloudflare cookie is used for bot detection and website security. | First party | Approximately 30 minutes |
| https://www.globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | cf_clearance This Cloudflare cookie stores proof that the visitor has passed a security challenge and helps protect the website against malicious traffic. | First party | According to Cloudflare security settings |
| https://www.globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com | wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-* These WordPress cookies are used only for authenticated administrators to store interface preferences in the WordPress back office. They are not intended for regular website visitors. | First party | Up to 1 year |
3) How Do I Manage My Cookie Preferences?
From Your Browser
You can use the settings within your browser to control the cookies that are set on your computer or mobile device.
You can disable cookies in your web browser. However, this will disable all cookies used by your browser, including those from other websites, which may cause certain settings or information to be altered or lost.
Disabling cookies may change your browsing experience on our website or may make navigating around the site more difficult.
4) Audience Measurement With Matomo
This website uses Matomo, a self-hosted audience measurement tool, to analyze website traffic and help us improve the user experience.
Matomo is configured to comply with the CNIL consent exemption requirements for audience measurement tools. No consent is required for this processing, provided that the tool is used strictly for anonymous audience measurement and configured in accordance with the applicable CNIL criteria.
The data collected is used only to produce anonymous and aggregated statistics, such as the number of visitors, pages viewed, visit duration, traffic sources and general website performance.
Your IP address is anonymized. No User ID is used. The data is not used for advertising, profiling, cross-site tracking, resale to third parties, or cross-checking with other databases.
Matomo cookies are stored on your browser for a maximum period of 13 months. Raw analytics data is retained for a maximum period of 25 months.
This data is processed only by us and our web hosting platform.
You can object to Matomo audience measurement at any time by using the opt-out form below. This opposition is valid for the device and browser you are currently using.
You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.