What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files or pieces of information that are stored on your computer or mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet) when you visit our Sites. A cookie usually contains the name of the website from which it originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e., how long the cookie will remain on your device) and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies to make our sites easier to use and to better tailor the sites and our products to your interests and needs. Cookies can do this because websites can read and write these files, allowing them to recognize you and remember important information, making your use of a website more convenient (for example, by remembering your preferences).
Cookies may also be used to speed up your future activities and visits to our sites. We also use cookies to compile anonymous aggregate statistics that allow us to understand how users use our Sites and help us improve the structure and content of our Sites.
What Types Of Cookies Do We Use?
Two types of cookies may be used on the Sites: “session cookies” and “persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave the Site. A permanent cookie stays on your device for a much longer period of time or until you manually delete it (the length of time the cookie stays on your device depends on the length or “lifetime” of the particular cookie).
Third Party Cookies
We use a number of vendors who may also place cookies on your device on our behalf when you visit our sites to enable them to provide their services. For more information about these cookies, and how to opt-out of them, please see their privacy policy.
What Cookies Do We Use?
Below we list the different types of cookies we may use on the EF Sites. Please note that to the extent that any information collected through cookies constitutes personal data, the provisions of the Privacy Policy apply and supplement this Cookie Policy.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the Site to function and allow you to move around the Site and use its services and features. Without these cookies, which are absolutely necessary, the Site will not function as well as we would like and we may not be able to provide the Site or certain requested services or features.
| Cookie Type | Description | How to manage cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Session | Session cookies are used to maintain the state of the application. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Load Balancing | Load balancing cookies are used to spread assets across the globe and lighten the load on the server. | Accept / reject via browser settings |
| User ID | User ID cookies are used to ensure that users only see their own information. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Security | Security cookies are used for security checks and verifications. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the Site to function and allow you to move around the Site and use its services and features. Without these cookies, which are absolutely necessary, the Site will not function as well as we would like and we may not be able to provide the Site or certain requested services or features.
| Cookie Type | Description | Comment gérer les cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Language cookies are used to maintain the user’s chosen language and provide the correct options. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Location | The user’s approximate address (city, state, country, zip code) as determined by the IP address is retained to automatically select the correct country and display retailers and demo days in that area. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Referral Site | The referral site is saved to better understand the user’s preferences. | Accept / decline via browser settingsr |
| Last visit and last activities | The date of last visit and last activities as well as other information are recorded in order to provide users with an update on “what has changed on the site since your last visit”, and to better understand user preferences. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Recently Watched Videos | The date and title of recently watched videos are recorded to better understand user preferences. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Flash Cookies | Flash cookies are used to enable the execution of audio and video content. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
| Page History | Cookies are used to track the sequence of pages visited by the user. If the user gets an error message while visiting the Site, the cookie information is saved in a log file for error reporting and resolution. | Accept / decline via browser settings |
How Do I Manage Cookies?
Although most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies automatically, most web browsers allow you to modify the settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device.
In addition to the options provided above, you may refuse, accept or delete cookies from the site at any time by activating or accessing your browser settings. Information on how to enable, disable or delete cookies is available on your Internet browser provider’s website via the help menu.
You should be aware that if cookies are disabled or deleted, all features of the Site may not function normally, for example you may not be able to visit certain parts of our Site or receive personalized information when you visit the Site.
If you use multiple devices to view and access the Sites (e.g., your computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.), you should ensure that the browser on each device is set to match your cookie preferences.
Tags
Some pages you visit on the Site may also collect information through the use of tags (also known as web beacons) that may be shared with third parties who directly support our promotional activities and website development. For example, website usage information about visitors to our Sites may be shared with our third party advertising agency to better target advertisements on our websites through web banners. However, the information collected through the use of these tags is not directly identifiable data about you, although it may be linked to your personal data.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Usage Policy, please contact us. Please note that email communications are not always secure, so please do not include payment card or other sensitive information in any email you send to us.
