Last updated: 26 September 2026.
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit a site. It can recognise your browser, secure a form or keep a session open.
At present aees-edu.eu does not install any third-party advertising tool and does not set audience-measurement cookies. Only technical cookies necessary for the site to work are used. Details of processing appear in the privacy policy.
1. Cookies used today
The contact form sets the PHPSESSID cookie for the session, with the Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite attributes. The certification area sets aees-certify-session (two hours, Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax, path /certify) and XSRF-TOKEN (an anti-forgery token readable by the page). No fonts or audience measurement are loaded from a third party. The network map, if you open it, loads OpenStreetMap tiles and the Leaflet library.
These cookies are not used for advertising or to build a commercial profile. They cannot be turned off without making some forms unusable.
2. Checkout and payment
When you open an account or order a certification in the dedicated space, additional session cookies are required (sign-in, basket, protection against tampering). At checkout, Stripe or PayPal may set their own cookies, solely to carry out the transaction you requested.
AEES does not store card numbers. Those providers’ practices are described in their own policies.
3. If an audience tool is added
If an audience-measurement or preference tool were installed, a consent banner would be put in place before any non-essential cookie is set. This page would then be updated to describe each category and allow you to record a choice.
4. Browser settings
You can limit or delete cookies in your browser settings. Turning them off too broadly may prevent a form from being sent or an account from signing in. Help for the main browsers:
5. Duration and contact
- Necessary cookies last for the session or for the time strictly needed for the function.
- Refusing optional cookies — when they exist — will not prevent you from browsing the Site.
For any question: privacy@aees-edu.eu. You may also exercise your rights as described in the privacy policyor refer the matter to the CNIL.