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What is a cookie? (Definition from the CNIL - France's data protection authority)

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What are cookies used for?

Cookies are used, for example, to identify you when you are navigating on the website of the CMN's publishing arm, Les Editions du Patrimoine (shopping basket, account, etc.), to track information on visits to our websites (number of visitors, time spent on our pages, pages viewed, etc.), and to improve the user experience (site language settings, addition of share buttons for social media, etc.).

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What cookies are used on the Centre des Monuments Nationaux website?

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