Last updated on: 9 July 2024
What is a cookie?
Cookies refer to small text files or tracers that are likely to be placed, read and stored on any of Your devices (computer, tablet, smartphone) when You visit Our website www.dakar.com (hereinafter the “Site”). A unique identifier is assigned to Your device which allows the Site to remember Your actions and preferences for a specified legal period (i.e. location, the language or the font size You prefer and other display preferences). Therefore, You do not to provide certain information every time You access the Site or when You browse from page to page. Cookies can also help Us to customize Your browsing experience. These cookies allow us to get to know you better, personalize Your user experience, propose to You offers and products that fit Your interests, and make it easier for You to browse the site.
1. Different types of cookies
There are two main categories of cookies: The Session cookies and the Persistent cookies. Session cookies allow the Site to track Your browsing from page to page so that you are not required to give Us again the information You have already communicated to the Site.
Cookies allow You to browse many pages of the Site swiftly and easily without having to identify Yourself at any change of page. These cookies disappear automatically when You leave Your browser. Persistent cookies help the Site to remember Your information and settings for Your next Visit to the Site. It results in a faster access for you.
The first time You visit the Site, it is displayed in a “by default” mode. During Your visit, You select your preferences, which are kept in memory for Your next visit to the Site through the use of Persistent Cookies. Persistent cookies are split into two categories:
I. Our own cookies (First Party Cookies)
II. Third Party Cookies.
I. Our own cookies (First Party Cookies)
The cookies We drop on Your device are used for the purposes described below, subject to the preferences and settings You customized in the Cookie Settings.
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies allow You to browse properly on the Site. Without them, You would not be able neither to browse the Site nor to use some of its functionalities. As these cookies are essential they cannot be deactivated. These cookies do not keep any personal data. Therefore, their status appears as "Always Active."
2. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow You to set up how You want the Site to be displayed. They allow the Site to remember Your choices, including your username and preferred language or region. These cookies also allow You to configure Your choices only once without having to get every time You visit the Site the messages proposed at the first connection of a user.
3. Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow Us to analyze the browsing of Our Site, to make statistics and to improve Your user experience. The analyses are carried out on anonymized aggregated data. For example, analytics cookies show us the most frequently visited pages, allow Us to better understand the overall usage of the Site and anticipate the issues You could face. These cookies allow Us to improve the Site.
4. Targeting Cookies These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interest.
II. Third Party Cookies
Since A.S.O. does not manage the cookies placed in the Site by Third Parties, A.S.O. cannot be held liable of the manner they use and process Your personal data. We invite You to read their own Privacy and Cookies Policies so that You can understand how Your data is used. You can also learn how to disable the use of cookies by following their instructions.
1. Social Network and Video Cookies
These cookies are placed by third-party applications when you click on "Share" or "Like" buttons from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Dailymotion.
These cookies allow You to share Our Site content with Your friends and fans and communicate Your opinion about it.
These cookies allow Our partners to propose to You personalized advertising which will fit Your interests. Be aware that A.S.O. does not control the use Social Networks do with Your data neither how they link Your browsing data on Our Site with the personal data they already have about You.
We invite you to read carefully their Privacy and Cookies Policies to learn about their purposes of use, especially advertising, of the browsing information they do collect. Their respective policies should inform You about Your rights, how to exercise them and how to configure Your consent. A.S.O. Allows you to follow the Dakar through the official pages of the Event in the Social Networks. This is the reason why We have implemented different buttons, each corresponding to the Social Network concerned:
- Facebook
- Instagram
- X
- Dailymotion
- Tik Tok
(1) Meta Inc. : Facebook and Instagram buttons
Our Site has implemented a Facebook and Instagram button to allow you to visit the Facebook and Instagram pages of the Event, in which case Meta Inc. is considered a Joint Controller.
Indeed, Facebook collects Your Data as soon as You open a site in which this Facebook Pixel is located and tracks Your navigation through all the Sites.
Facebook Ireland is a Joint Controller and You can find all the information required by Article 13(1)(a) and (b) GDPR as well as further information on how Meta Inc. and especially Facebook and Instagram process personal data, including the legal basis on which Facebook and Instagram rely and the means available to data subjects to exercise their rights against Facebook or Instagram, can be found in the Facebook Ireland Privacy Policy available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
However, once you are redirected to the Facebook page of the Event, Facebook becomes an "Independent controller" because Facebook is the only one to decide what data to collect, the purposes of the processing of Your data and You will have to contact Facebook to exercise your rights following to their procedure. Plus, since the Digital Markets Act entered into force on March 7th, 2024, Facebook has implemented a “Pay or Consent” mode, which A.S.O. is not liable for and cannot be held responsible for this decision made by Meta.
(2) X button
Our Site has implemented an X button to allow you to follow the Event on X. In this case, Xr is considered a Joint Controller. Indeed, X collects Your Data each time You click on the Twitter button of Our Site.
X is a Joint Controller and You can find all the information required by Article 13(1) (a) and (b) GDPR and further information on how X processes personal data, including the legal basis on which X relies and the means available to data subjects to exercise their rights against X, can be found in X Privacy Policy available at https://x.com/en/privacy However, once you are redirected to the X page of the Event, X becomes an "Independent controller" because X is the only one to decide what data to collect, the purposes of the processing of Your data and You will have to contact X to exercise your rights following to their procedure.
(3) Dailymotion button
Our Site has implemented a Dailymotion button to allow you to follow the Event on Dailymotion videos. In this case, Dailymotion is considered a Joint Controller.
Indeed, Dailymotion collects Your Data each time You click on the Dailymotion button on Our Site. Dailymotion is a Joint Controller and You can find all the information required by Article 13(1)(a) and (b) GDPR and further information on how Dailymotion processes personal data, including the legal basis on which Dailymotion is based and the means available to data subjects to exercise their rights against Dailymotion, can be found in Dailymotion's Privacy Policy available at https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/privacy-policy/.
However, once you are redirected to the Dailymotion page of the Event, Dailymotion becomes an "Independent controller" because Dailymotion is the only one to decide what data to collect, the purposes of the processing of Your data and You will have to contact Dailymotion to exercise your rights following their procedure.
(4) ByteDance : Tik Tok Button
Our Site has implemented a Tik Tok button to allow you to follow the Event on videos shared on TikTok. In this case, ByteDance and, especially TikTok is considered a Joint Controller. Indeed, TikTok collects Your Data each time You click on the TikTok button on Our site.
TikTok is a Joint Controller and You can find all the information required by Article 13(1) (a) and (b) GDPR and further further information on how TikTok processes personal data, including the legal basis on which TikTok is based as well as the means available to data subjects to exercise their rights against Tik Tok, can be found in Tik Tok's Privacy Policy available at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en. However, once you are redirected to the TikTok page of the Event, TikTok becomes an "Independent controller" because TikTok is the only one to decide what data to collect, the purposes of the processing of Your data and You will have to contact Tik Tok to exercise Your rights following their procedure.
III. Configuring cookies
1. Through Our Consent Management Platform (recommended)
Our Site allows You to configure the cookies You want to be placed on Your device. You can do it at Your first connection by using the interface which is directly reachable from the Cookie banner. You can change Your mind at any time and set the cookies up through Our Cookie Management Platform by clicking on the Cookie Settings.
2. By setting up your internet browser (not recommended)
Some internet browsers allow You to set up cookies. Each browser may have a different configuration. We invite you to read their instructions by following the links below:
• Internet explorer : https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
•Chrome : https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=fr
•Safari : https://support.apple.com/fr-fr/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
•Firefox : https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/autoriser-bloquer-cookies-preferences-sites
•Opera : https://www.accepterlescookies.com/comment-accepter-les-cookies-sur-opera.html
A.S.O.is not responsible neither for the Privacy Policies of these different browsers nor for their Cookies Policy. In the event the browser You use were not compliant, A.S.O. shall not be held responsible for that. We invite You to read carefully their Cookie and Privacy Policies. Be aware that the DoNotTrack setting proposed by some versions of browsers is not always understood as an opposition to be tracked by advertising agencies and is therefore insufficient to manifest your choice.
IV. Cookies Retention Periods
Whether You consent to have Cookies placed on Your device, they will be kept for a period not exceeding six (6) months. After this deadline, or if You manually delete Your cookies, Your consent will be required again, and You will have to reconfigure Your preferences through our Consent Management Platform using the Cookie Settings.