Cookie Policy
Last Updated: September 11, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Bioloupe ("Company," "we," "us," and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.bioloupe.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small data file placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies can be categorized as follows:
- First-party cookies: Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Bioloupe).
- Third-party cookies: Cookies set by parties other than the website owner. These enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
- Session cookies: These are temporary and expire once you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Services. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
The specific types of cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described below.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The following table lists the specific cookies we use on our website:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are essential for you to browse the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. The Website cannot function properly without them.
_bioloupe_jwt
Purpose: Authentication token for user sessions
Duration: Session (expires when browser closes)
Type: First-party cookie
_bioloupe_data_gov_session
Purpose: Rails session management for maintaining user state and preferences
Duration: Session (expires when browser closes)
Type: First-party cookie
Functionality Cookies
Purpose: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you have made in the past, such as your preferred language.
NEXT_LOCALE
Purpose: Stores your language preference
Duration: Persistent
Type: First-party cookie
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
- Cookie Consent Banner: You can set your preferences through the cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit our Website.
- Browser Settings: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
- Opting Out of Targeted Advertising: Many advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. For more information, please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI).
5. What About Other Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed.
7. How Can You Contact Us?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email our Data Protection Officer at contact@bioloupe.com.