Air France cookie policy

Find out all you need to know about the use of cookies when visiting airfrance.com

What are cookies?


Cookies are small bits of information which are downloaded to the device used to visit a website. Each time that the same website is visited again, this device will be recognized. Cookies cannot generate of forward any virus.
 
By using cookies, information about visits and visitors will temporarily be saved by that website. Other websites may also recognize the device used through that same cookie. Per visit, various types of cookies may be used.
Cookies allow a website to customize a visit, for example by:
-Showing relevant navigation settings
-Remembering visitor preferences
-Generally improving the user experience
-Limiting the number of adverts shown

 
 
 

Air France´s use of cookies

When visiting airfrance.com you agree by default that Air France places cookies on your device.
airfrance.com matches information gathered from cookies with other information you provide about yourself, or other data that we have collected for the purposes as stated in the Air France Privacy Policy If you do not want airfrance.com to place cookies on your device, you can refuse the use of cookies via your browser´s settings or options. Some parts of airfrance.com may then not be used properly (see below for details).
 
airfrance.com uses up to 4 types of cookies:

1.Strictly necessary cookies(Air France only)

 Anonymous cookies that allow visitors to navigate around airfrance.com, use its features and access secure areas.
The information gathered by these cookies cannot be used for marketing purposes. If the use of this type of cookies is not allowed, various parts of airfrance.com cannot be used.
 
 2.Performance cookies

Anonymous cookies that help Air France improve its website and resolve bugs. These types of cookies collect information about how visitors use airfrance.com, for instance about most visited pages, or the number of error messages shown. An example of this type is Web Analytics cookies. The information gathered by these cookies cannot be used for marketing purposes.
 
 
  Our providers and partners:
  - WebTrends
- Google Analytics
- DART

3.Functionality cookies (Air France only)

Anonymous cookies that allow airfrance.com to remember visitor choices and preferences. Based on this information, airfrance.com can show more relevant information to individual visitors. Examples of data gathered are country and language preferences.
If not allowing the use of this type of cookies, this will:
-Block the use of various parts of airfrance.com
-Reduce the level of support Air France can offer
br> -Prevent Air France from remembering your preferences to not use or show a specific feature.

4.Targeting cookies or advertising cookies

With permission of Air France, this type of cookies is usually placed on airfrance.com by advertising networks. They are used to:
-Show relevant and personalised adverts
-Limit the number of times each advert is shown
-Measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign

Our partners:
- Yahoo
- Adconion
- Specific Media
- DART

More about cookies

Find out more about cookies via these websites:

A guide to behavioural advertising and online privacy by the internet advertising industry:
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