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Version updated on 28/06/2026
About this cookie policy
This cookie policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, the information we collect through cookies and how that information is used, and how you can control your cookie preferences.
For more information about how we use, store and protect your personal information, or to find out who we are, how you can contact us and how we process your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
You can change or withdraw your consent to the cookie policy on our website at any time.
Your consent applies to the following areas: adventcalendar.co.uk
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. Cookies are stored on your device when the website is downloaded to your browser. These cookies help us to make the website work properly, to make it safer, to provide a better user experience and to understand how the website behaves and analyse what is working and what needs to be improved.
What are the different types of cookies?
A cookie can be classified according to its lifetime and the domain to which it belongs. By lifetime, a cookie can be
session cookies which are deleted when the user closes the browser or;
persistent cookies, which remain on the user’s computer/device for a predefined period;
With regard to the domain to which it belongs, there are:
- first-party set by the web server of the page visited and sharing the same domain;
- third-party cookies stored by a domain different from the domain of the page visited. This can happen when the web page refers to a file, such as Javascript, which is outside its domain.
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What other trackers are used?
Other types of trackers can be used, such as invisible pixels, also known as web bugs or web beacons. These are tiny graphic images that can be placed on a web page or in an email.
Their function is to collect technical information (such as your IP address or the type of device you are using) and information about your activity (such as the date and time you viewed a page) or to enable a third party to place a cookie that sends this information back to a server.
Purpose of cookies and other tracking devices
Some cookies are essential for you to use the Site, while others are used to optimise your use of the Site and to personalise the content displayed to you:
measure and analyse the number of visits to and use of the Site, its sections and the services offered, enabling us to carry out studies and improve the interest and ergonomics of the Site and our services;
to memorise the browser’s display preferences (display settings, operating system used, etc.) and to adapt the presentation of the site during visits according to the display or reading hardware and software contained in your terminal equipment and used for browsing our site;
to store information relating, for example, to a form filled in by the user or to a service (registration, access to the user’s account);
implement security measures;
customise and send you personalised advertising, by means of electronic canvassing or display on your terminal, in advertising spaces containing cookies issued by us; this is made possible by the personal data that you communicate to us, in particular when you register or access and use one of our services, to which we link the cookies that we issue;
when you access a third party site containing advertising space displaying one of our advertisements, in order to send you that advertisement, which may be sent to you by recognising one of our cookies that we have previously placed on your browser. These cookies may be defined and used by our technology providers;
In addition, web beacons placed on the site are used to monitor your activity for the following purposes
- Analyze the use of the Site;
- Advertising;
- Audits and reports;
- Personalising content.
The invisible pixels placed in emails are designed to track certain of your behaviours, such as opening the email or clicking on a link in the email, in order to
- measure the impact of commercial prospecting campaigns;
- measure the level of engagement with its content and provide personalised content.
What types of cookies do we use on our site?
Les cookies utilisés sur notre site Web sont regroupés dans les catégories suivantes :
The cookies used on our website fall into the following categories:
Cookies integrated into third-party applications on our sites or services
We may include third-party computer applications on our site that allow you to share content on our site with other people or to let these other people know your views or opinions on content on our site. This is particularly the case with the “Share” and “Like” buttons from social networks such as “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Linkedin”, etc.
The social network can identify you via this button, even if you did not use it when visiting our site. This type of application button may allow the social network concerned to track your browsing on our site, for the sole reason that your social network account has been activated on your browser (open session) when browsing our site.
We have no control over the process used by the social networks to collect information relating to your browsing on our site and associated with the personal data in their possession. We advise you to consult the terms of use of your data on these social networks to find out how they use the browsing information they may collect through these application buttons, particularly for advertising purposes. It is important to ensure that the conditions of use of these social networks allow you to control and limit the use of your data by these networks, in particular by configuring your user accounts with them.
How can I check my cookie preferences?
When you visit our site for the first time, you will be asked to accept or refuse the use of certain cookies.
If you do not want cookies to be installed or read on your terminal, a rejection cookie will be placed on your terminal so that the bernard-et-fils.fr site can record the information that you have rejected the use of cookies. If you delete this rejection cookie, it will no longer be possible to identify you as a user who has rejected the use of cookies and it will therefore be necessary to renew your consent.
Similarly, if you accept the deposit of cookies, a consent cookie will be installed.
The opt-out or opt-in cookies must remain on your terminal. You can change your choices at any time by clicking here.
You can manage your cookie preferences by clicking on the “Settings” button and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the pop-up according to your preferences.
If you decide to change your preferences later during your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy and Cookies Policy” tab on the screen. This will display the consent notice again and allow you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent altogether.
In addition, different browsers offer different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. You can change your browser settings to block/delete cookies. To learn more about managing and deleting cookies, visit wikipedia.org www.allaboutcookies.org.
On the CNIL website: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/site-web-cookies-et-autres-traceurs
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 4 August 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://adventcalendar.co.uk (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Statistics cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.4 Social media
On our website, we have included content from Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok are located in the United States.
6. Placed cookies
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
9. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)).
For Jersey residents, please contact the Jersey Office of The Information Commissioner. Guernsey residents can contact the Office of the Data Protection Authority in Guernsey.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Advent Calendar
France
France
Website: https://adventcalendar.co.uk
Email: contact@ex.comadventcalendar.co.uk
Phone number: +33000000000
This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 8 October 2026.
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