Last update: May 7, 2026.
1. What this Cookie Policy covers
This Cookie Policy explains how the Petit website uses cookies, local storage, similar identifiers, and third-party tracking-related technologies. It should be read together with the Privacy Policy.
2. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text strings stored on the user's terminal. Similar technologies may include HTML5 local storage, browser-based identifiers, SDK-like resources, geolocation-related signals, or technical requests to third-party providers that enable content display, security, statistics, or personalization.
3. Categories of tools used on this website
- Strictly necessary tools: needed for website operation, consent memory, secure sessions, language handling, and basic technical delivery.
- Analytics tools subject to consent: tools used to measure visits, traffic source, visited page, country, city, and optional geolocation-based audience information.
- Third-party functional content: services such as Google Maps or YouTube that may involve requests to external providers and may place or read identifiers depending on the user's interaction and browser environment.
- Local browser storage: used to cache geocoded store locations on the device in order to improve map rendering performance.
4. Consent logic currently implemented
The website currently uses a banner that allows the user to accept non-necessary cookies and analytics tools or refuse them and continue with necessary tools only. Consent is stored in a dedicated cookie. Analytics logic and optional geolocation are activated only after acceptance. Refusal keeps only the technical tools necessary for operation.
5. Detailed list of first-party identifiers and similar tools
| Name / Tool | Type | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| petit_cookie_consent | Cookie | Petit | Stores the user's cookie preference expressed through the banner. | 180 days | Necessary |
| petit_vid | Cookie | Petit | Stores a pseudonymous visit identifier used by the site's proprietary analytics flow after consent. | 1 year | Analytics subject to consent |
| PETITADMIN | Cookie | Petit | Reserved-area session cookie used only for administrative authentication and security. | Session | Necessary |
| petit-store-city-* | Local storage | Petit | Caches store map geocoding coordinates in the browser to reduce repeated map geocoding requests. | Until browser cleanup or overwrite | Functional / technical |
6. Third-party providers and technologies observed in the current codebase
| Provider | Context | Possible data involved | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | Store locator page map rendering and geocoding | IP address, browser metadata, map interaction data, technical identifiers possibly set by Google | Third-party functional content |
| YouTube / Google | Video thumbnails and embedded backstage videos | IP address, browser metadata, video interaction data, technical identifiers possibly set by YouTube | Third-party media content |
| ipapi.co | Client-side IP and location fallback for analytics, after consent | Public IP address, country, city | Analytics support |
| api64.ipify.org | Client-side public IP detection fallback, after consent | Public IP address | Analytics support |
| api.country.is / ipwho.is | Server-side IP geolocation support for analytics, after consent | Public IP address, country, city | Analytics support |
| BigDataCloud | Reverse geocoding from browser coordinates, after consent and browser permission | Latitude, longitude, derived city and country | Geolocation / analytics support |
7. Geolocation-specific note
If the user accepts the analytics category and grants browser location permission, the website may request the device position to derive a more accurate country and city than IP-based approximation. This feature remains optional and depends on explicit user action and browser authorization.
8. Legal basis
Necessary cookies and strictly technical storage tools rely on the controller's legitimate interest and on the technical necessity to provide the requested service. Analytics and optional geolocation tools require the user's prior consent, in line with the applicable cookie and privacy framework.
9. How to manage or withdraw consent
Users may refuse analytics cookies through the banner. Browser settings can also be used to block or delete cookies and local storage. If consent is withdrawn or tracking data is cleared from the browser, some optional features or audience measurement logic may stop functioning until a new choice is made.
10. Consequences of refusal
Refusing non-necessary cookies does not prevent access to the core content of the website. However, analytics-based statistics and certain location-enhanced measurements will not be activated. Some third-party interactive content may also behave differently depending on user interaction and browser configuration.
11. Retention
Retention varies according to the tool used. Cookie durations are listed above where known from the current implementation. Third-party cookies are governed by the relevant provider's own policy and technical configuration.
12. Third-party policies
For full details on third-party processing, retention, and transfer mechanisms, users should consult the privacy and cookie notices published by the relevant providers, including Google, YouTube, ipapi.co, ipify, country.is, ipwho.is, and BigDataCloud.
13. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated whenever tracking technologies, providers, consent logic, or legal obligations change.