4. Other policies we encourage you to read
Some of the information from cookies does not identify you directly or indirectly and does not constitute personal data. Others may allow you to identify yourself and constitute personal data and as such are subject to data protection regulation. For further information on how we use, store, keep your personal data secure and about your rights we encourage you to read our Privacy Policy https://www.michelin.co.uk/privacy-policy and the Privacy policies of our partners available through the Cookies management solution.
5. Why does Michelin use cookies?
Michelin is always seeking new ways to better its Internet website(s) and to offer you, the internet user, a better service and experience. Thus, Michelin and its partners uses different types of cookies as indicated hereafter. For some categories of cookies (for example, advertising cookies) your prior consent is required by regulation before the cookie is installed or read on your device.
In any case, you have control of these cookies. Therefore, you have the possibility to reject, configure or destroy them.
6. How does Michelin inform you of the cookies that it uses?
When you first visit a Michelin website or application, the Cookie management solution will direct you to this page that provides you with all the necessary information about the cookies used. This cookie policy is available on “cookies” tab on the footer of our website.
7. How to refuse and/or uninstall these cookies?
a. Browser controls
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, which may be adapted to reflect your consent to the use of cookies. Further, most browsers also enable you to review and erase cookies. To learn more about browser controls, please consult the documentation provided by your browser manufacturer.
To learn more on how to configure cookies, you can visit the following website: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
b. Manage your preferences through a Cookies management solution
Michelin provide a Cookie preference solution to manage users’ consent on our websites or applications. This solution makes it possible to collect, store and transmit the consents of the users to Michelin and the concerned partners.
During your first visit to our site, this dashboard allows you to indicate your choice. You can accept them, configure them, decline them or access our cookie policy by clicking on the buttons available in the Cookie management solution.
You can indicate your preference either globally, or purpose by purpose, or even by categories of partners (suppliers). You also have access to the privacy policies of our partners.
You are free to accept or decline cookies but be aware that a refusal could make your browsing on our website less user-friendly and with less relevant content.
The consent given is valid for a period not exceeding the expiration date of the cookie regarding its purpose and no longer than necessary in accordance with any applicable legislation. If you refuse any cookies, Michelin also remembers your choice and no longer presents the Cookie management solution to you for a defined period. At the end of this retention period, or if you delete the cookie related to the storage of your choice, the cookies management solution will be proposed to you again.
Whatever your initial choice, from time to time, you can always withdraw your consent or adjust your settings by using the Cookies management solution.
8. What types of Cookies are used by Michelin?
A cookie can be classified in different ways.
By lifespan, a cookie is either a:
- Session cookie which is erased when the user closes the browser.
- Persistent cookie which remains on the user's computer/device for a pre-defined period of time according to the span that is attributed and the parameters of your internet browser. Retention periods vary from cookie to cookie. We determine the duration of cookies based on what is proportionate in relation to the intended outcome and then limit this to what is necessary to achieve the purpose.
As for the domain to which it belongs, they are either:
- First-party cookies which are set by the web server of the visited page and share the same domain, in this case Michelin or its processors.
- Third-party cookies stored by a different domain to the visited page's domain. they are placed by a third party, partners that Michelin has authorised (for example an advertising agency). When they use cookies, these third-party partners are responsible for the cookies they use. We invite you to consult their Privacy policies available through our cookies management solution. You can also use their own cookies management tools to set your preferences.
These Cookies, whatever the lifespan or domain can pursue several purposes as set out in the categories below. Please note that the titles of categories may vary from one website operator to another. Michelin have provided further information below as to what falls with each category.
- Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly necessary cookies are cookies that are indispensable due to the fact that the functionality of the website is contingent on their existence. Their deactivation will cause important difficulties for using the site, or even the impossibility to use the services that it proposes. Many purposes are covered by these cookies. They permit, for example, to identify the terminals to dispatch the communication, to assign numbers to the data “packets” in order to dispatch them in the requested order, and to detect transmission errors or data loss, keep in memory the content of a basket during the session, customise the user interface (language, presentation of a service) or even authentication with a service.
These cookies also record the choice expressed by users regarding their cookies preferences so as not to request them again for a defined duration.
These cookies are based on Michelin’s legitimate interest. Because they are strictly necessary for your navigation, your prior consent is not required. These cookies are NOT managed by our Cookie management solution.