Politique de Cookies

Article 1 — What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your browser when you visit a website. It allows the site to remember information about your visit (preferred language, login identity, display preferences, etc.) to make your browsing smoother and more personalized.

Cookies cannot run malicious code, access your hard drive or collect data that you have not previously provided.

Article 2 — Cookies used by BusinessAffinity.fr

2.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the Platform. They cannot be disabled without affecting essential features.

2.2 Functional cookies

These cookies remember your preferences to improve your experience.

2.3 Third-party cookies — Google reCAPTCHA

BusinessAffinity.fr uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 to protect forms against bots. This service places its own cookies and may collect technical data (IP address, browsing behavior) in accordance with the Google privacy policy.

The use of reCAPTCHA is based on our legitimate interest in securing the Platform. The reCAPTCHA badge is visually hidden but the service remains active in the background on pages containing forms.

Article 3 — What we do not use

BusinessAffinity.fr does not use:

• advertising or targeting cookies;
• trackers from third-party advertising networks;
• tracking pixels (Meta Pixel, Google Tag Manager, etc.) on authenticated pages;
• behavioral analytics solutions with User identification.

Article 4 — Retention period

Session cookies are deleted as soon as your browser is closed. Persistent cookies are kept for the duration indicated in the table above.

Article 5 — How to control cookies

You can manage cookies at any time via your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and site data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage website data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search and services → Cookies

Disabling strictly necessary cookies (in particular the session cookie BAFFSESS) will make it impossible to log in to your account.

To refuse Google reCAPTCHA cookies, you can use the management tools offered by Google: myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy.

Article 6 — Modifications

BusinessAffinity.fr reserves the right to update this cookie policy. In the event of a change, the update date at the top of this page will be refreshed.