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Internet Explorer In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. Click the General tab and, under Browsing History, click Settings. Then click the View Files button. Click the column header Name to sort files alphabetically by name. Scroll down the list until you find file names starting with “Cookie” (all cookies start with this prefix and their file names generally also contain the name of the website that sent the cookie). Select cookies containing the name of the Company and delete them. Close the window with the list of files, and then double-click OK to return to Internet Explorer. For further information about cookie settings in Internet Explorer, see here Safari In Safari, go to the Safari menu and select Preferences. Click Security. Click Show Cookies. Select the cookies that contain the name of the Company and click Remove or Remove All. Once you have removed the cookies, click Done. 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Summary of terms Browser – software used to locate and display Web pages Cookies – files stored on the user’s machine which are designed to identify users and collect user information IP address – the Internet Protocol address is an identifier allocated to a computer using the Web. IP addresses may be static (a particular computer always has the same address) or dynamic (the address is different each time the computer connects to the Web) Safe Reporting he whistleblower will not be penalized for reporting an alert in compliance with the sapin II law of December 9, 2016. Enhanced protection measures have been deployed with the Waserman Act of March 22, 2022. Any person obstructing the transmission of a warning in any way whatsoever may be punished by up to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. In the event of non-compliance with the law in the above-mentioned areas, disciplinary action may be taken, up to and including dismissal, and legal proceedings may be instituted. Data relating to alerts will be stored or destroyed in accordance with legal provisions. Reports must under no circumstances be motivated by malice or bad faith, or they may result in disciplinary action. In accordance with Article 122-9 of the French Penal Code, whistleblowers are not criminally liable if they infringe a secret protected by law, provided that such disclosure is necessary and proportionate to safeguard the interests at stake, and that it complies with the reporting conditions defined by the Sapin II law. Whistleblowers are not civilly liable for damage caused by their reporting or public disclosure, if they had reasonable grounds for believing that such action was necessary to safeguard the interests at stake, in accordance with the conditions laid down by law. Extensive protection is offered to whistleblowers against various forms of professional reprisal, including dismissal, demotion, salary reduction, harassment and discrimination. This protection also applies to those involved in the investigation. Details of the whistleblowing scheme and the procedure to follow are available on the Whispli ethical whistleblowing platform. Read our policy on processing ethical reporting
