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Cookie Management Policy

Last update: 20 February 2026

At ALFA, we place particular importance on the protection of your personal data and respect for your privacy. This policy aims to inform you clearly and transparently about the use of cookies when you browse our website Acute Leukemia French Association.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. It allows a website to recognize your device, store certain information about your browsing, and customize the display of content.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use different types of cookies, some of which are strictly necessary for the website to function, and others subject to your prior consent.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are sometimes called “strictly necessary” as without them we cannot operate and administer the Website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you move around the Website.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies track information about visits to the Websites so that we can make improvements and report our performance. For example: analyze visitor and user behavior so as to provide more relevant content or suggest certain activities. They collect information about how visitors use the Websites, which site the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the Websites. We might also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features to see how users react to them.

Functionality or Preference Cookies

During your visit to the Websites, cookies are used to remember information you have entered or choices you make (such as your username, language or your region) on the Websites. They also store your preferences when personalizing the Websites to optimize your use of the Website, for example, your preferred language. These preferences are remembered through the use of persistent cookies, and the next time you visit the Websites you will not have to set them again.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies

These Third Party Cookies are placed by third party advertising platforms or networks in order to deliver ads and track ad performance, enable advertising networks to deliver ads that may be relevant to you based upon your activities (this is sometimes called “behavioral”, “tracking” or “targeted” advertising) on the Websites. They may subsequently use information about your visit to target you with advertising that you may be interested in, on the Websites and other websites. For example, these cookies remember which browsers have visited the Websites.

How is your consent collected?

When you first visit our website, a banner will appear allowing you to accept, reject, or configure cookies according to their categories. No cookies subject to consent will be placed without your explicit consent.

You can change your preferences at any time via the “Manage my cookies” link at the bottom of each page.

Cookie Retention Period

Cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months from the time they are placed on your device. Your consent choices are retained for 6 months.

How to Restrict Cookies?

You can configure cookies directly from our cookie management banner or via your browser:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Safari
  • Opera
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Safari for iOS (iPhone and iPad)
  • Chrome for Android

Please note: blocking certain cookies may affect the optimal functioning of the site.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by third parties (e.g., YouTube, Google, LinkedIn) when displaying external content. We invite you to consult their respective policies for more information.

Data Controller

Acute Leukemia French Association (ALFA),
St Louis Hospital,
Saint Louis Research Institute,
Hayem Center,
Office of Clinical Research in Hematology and Immunodeficiency
1, avenue Claude Vellefaux
75010 Paris, France

Your Rights

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act, you have the following rights: access, rectification, objection, and withdrawal of consent.

To exercise your rights or for any questions regarding this policy, you can contact us at: dpo@alfa-leukemia.org

Policy Updates

ALFA reserves the right to freely modify the present Policy, in accordance with the provisions of data privacy laws anytime in force. Visitors of our Website must frequently read this Policy to stay informed of any changes. ALFA shall provide all necessary notices to its users in order to comply with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 679/2016 and all applicable laws.