Cookies

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A cookie file allows the issuer to identify the device on which it is stored and to send information such as a session identifier or choice of language to the website concerned during the lifetime of the cookie. Only the issuer of the cookie concerned can read or modify the information contained in the cookie.

While you are browsing the website, cookies may be installed on your device by the Musée du Louvre.

Some cookies are essential for using the site, while others are used to improve your browsing experience. The lifetime of a cookie varies according to its purpose. Some disappear as soon as you leave the site, while others remain on your device until their lifetime expires or you delete them.

All the cookies used on the Musée du Louvre website, together with the purpose and expiration time of each cookie, can be found in "Cookies used on the collections website".

The cookies used on our website are issued by the Musée du Louvre or by third parties.

2.1 Cookies issued by the Musée du Louvre
The Musée du Louvre's collections web site uses "technical cookies".

Technical cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website and are used by the provider for the technical management of the network. They allow you to use the main features of the website. As a result, they are essential and cannot be rejected.

They include the following:

PHPSESSID
Purpose: managing user session
Data collected: session identifier
Lifetime: session

lang_detect
Purpose: managing the language in which the website is displayed
Data collected: "fr" or"en"
Lifetime: 12 months

search_display_mode
Purpose: storing display preferences set by the user for search results pages
Data collected: number of results displayed per page and type of view
Lifetime: 12 months

artwork_expand
Purpose: storing display preferences set by the user for the following sections in artwork entries:  "Bibliography", "Exhibitions", "Curated list of related objects"
Data collected: displayed by default/hidden by default
Lifetime: 12 months

filters_close
Purpose: storing display preferences set by the user for the Filter panel in search results
Data collected: displayed by default/hidden by default
Lifetime: 12 months

For more information on cookies, you can consult the website of the French information commissioner’s office, Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL): www.cnil.fr
and the following pages in particular:
  - www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-et-autres-traceurs
  - www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser
  - www.cnil.fr/fr/les-conseils-de-la-cnil-pour-maitriser-votre-navigateur