Personal Data and Cookies Policy

Welcome to the website TotalEnergies in the U.S. By logging onto or visiting the website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accepted, without limitation or reservation, our Personal Data and Cookies Policy (the “Policy”) and General Terms of Use. Please note that other general terms of use and other personal data and cookies policies apply to other TotalEnergies Group websites, and we recommend that you read them carefully.

This policy is intended to inform you of the rights and freedoms that you can exercise regarding our use of your personal data. It also describes the measures that we implement to protect them.

TotalEnergies SE is the “Data Controller” with regard to managing the website. This processing is carried out in accordance with applicable law.

1. Purpose and Basis for Processing the Data Collected, and their Storage Period.

By installing cookies on your computer, you are liable to provide us with a certain amount of personal data, such as connection data like your IP address, so that you can benefit from the services offered by our website and maximize your browsing experience on our website.

You agree to let us process your personal data so that we can provide you access to the website’s services and make your browsing easier.

Your personal data are not subsequently processed for purposes other than those described above. Your data are stored for a maximum of 13 months.

2. Data Recipients

Your personal data are liable to be disclosed to certain departments of the Data Controller or companies within the TotalEnergies Group, as well as to certain partners or subcontractors.

3. Data Transfers

All data transfers to countries outside of the European Economic Area are carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations and in such a way as to ensure adequate protection of the data.

Under the terms governing the services provided on the website, your data, such as your IP address and pages visited, may be transferred to recipients that are partners of the TotalEnergies Group, or any TotalEnergies Group company outside the European Union.

In order to ensure the adequate protection of personal data originating in the European Economic Area and which may be transferred to TotalEnergies Group entities established outside the European Economic Area, “Binding Corporate Rules” (BCR) have been adopted.

For personal data transfers which are not covered by the BCR and bound for countries outside the European Economic Area, other measures have been established to ensure adequate data protection.

If you wish to obtain more information about our BCR, please click here. For all information on the other measures established to ensure adequate protection, please write to the contact address mentioned below.

4. Security and Confidentiality of Your Data

The data controller will implement the appropriate measures to maintain the security and confidentiality of your personal data, particularly to prevent it from being altered, damaged or accessed by unauthorized third parties.

5. Cookie Management

5.1 Principles

A cookie is a file that records information regarding the browsing done on the website from your computer, such as the number of visits and pages viewed, particularly to facilitate your visits to the website.

You can, at any time, delete the cookies installed on your computer, block the storage of new “cookies”, and be prompted before the installation of a new cookie by configuring your browser according to the instructions outlined below (“Types of Cookies, Cookies, Statistics, and Settings”).

Please note that if you uninstall a cookie or block the installation of cookies on your device, you may not be able to benefit from some of the website’s services.

5.2. Types of Cookies, Cookies, Statistics and Settings

The cookies that may be installed on your server when you browse the website may be exclusively for enabling and facilitating digital communication, or strictly required to provide the services you request (language cookies, identification cookies, etc.), or they may be statistical cookies or other cookies as per the conditions described below.

When the installation of cookies requires your consent, we will request it via a “More info” link that will appear at the bottom of the first page opened on the website. It should be noted that continuing to browse the website requires your acceptance.

5.2.1 What type of cookies are installed?

 

Cookies Used by the Data Controller

Cookie Description Storage Period
Site (has_js) Contains information regarding the browsing session and allows the user to access the website. Deleted at the end of browsing
Site (cookie_agreed) Stores a user’s choice concerning cookies 13 months
Drupal.language Drupal configuration cookie (redirection according to the language) 7 days
Drupal_language_redirection Drupal configuration cookie 1 year
Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight Drupal configuration cookie 1 year
authorized_config Used to know which services have been declined or accepted by the user 1 year
getaquote Stores the user’s entries when filling out a Find My Product form 1 year
cookie-agreed Cookie created by Smile to store the user’s choice concerning cookies within the framework of the GDPR. 1 year and 1 day

 

Cookies Proposed by Third Parties

Cookie Description Storage Period
__unam Cookie installed by ShareThis to activate content sharing 9 months
_trossion Used to present offers tailored to the user’s areas of interest on the Internet (doubleclick.net) 1 year and 1 month
_troRUID Used to present offers tailored to the user’s areas of interest on the Internet (doubleclick.net) 6 months
_troSYNC Used to present offers tailored to the user’s areas of interest on the Internet (doubleclick.net) 6 months
utag_main Used by Tealium 1 year

 

Statistical Cookies

Cookie Description Storage Period
_ga Cookie used by Google Universal Analytics to identify the user via a unique randomly generated ID. 1 year
_gid Cookie used by Google Universal Analytics to identify the user via a unique randomly generated ID. 24 hours
xtant Cookie installed by AT Internet (Analytics) containing a technical value linked to identified visitor management. Used by XITI 6 months
xtat Cookie installed by AT Internet (Analytics) containing a visitor’s text ID. Used by XITI 6 months
xtvrn Cookie installed by AT Internet (Analytics) that lists the numsites (unique IDs of a website) encountered by the visitor. Used by XITI 6 months
_utma Cookie installed by Google Analytics to identify a visitor 13 months
_utmz Cookie installed by Google Analytics to identify the visitor’s entry point when accessing the website, the device, campaign (if set via a tracker or AdWords), and the search query 6 months
atuserid Cookie installed by AT Internet (Analytics to identify visitors for first-party cookie websites (nb. Cookie doesn’t refer to a domain name different from the website’s). Used by XITI 1 year and 1 day
dtCookie Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) containing the session ID (performance monitoring) 1 minute
dtLatC Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) to measure server latency (performance monitoring) 1 minute
dtPC Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) to identify the ideal point to measure performance (performance monitoring) 1 minute
dtSa Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) as intermediate storage for monitoring user actions (performance monitoring) 1 minute
rxVisitor Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) to identify the visitor (performance monitoring) 1 minute
rxvt Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) to identify the end of the user session (performance monitoring) 1 minute
atidvisitor Cookie installed by AT Internet (Analytics) to list the numsites (unique IDs of a website) encountered by the visitor and storage of identified visitor information. Used by XITI 6 months
dtCookie Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) containing the session ID (performance monitoring) 1 minute
dtLatC Cookie installed by Dynatrace (Analytics) to measure server latency (performance monitoring) 1 minute
GOOGLE ANALYTICS Used to determine how many users visit the website as well as the website’s traffic. 13 months

 

Statistical cookies are used to measure the number of visits and pages viewed as well as the activity of users on the website and their return rate. The statistics tool used generates a cookie with a unique identifier having a storage period limited to 13 months. You IP address is also collected in order to determine which city or town you are connecting from. This is immediately anonymized after its use, thus preventing you from being identified as an individual. Statistical data on web traffic is collected by the service providers AT INTERNET and Google Analytics, and are then restored to the Data Controller in an aggregated and anonymous manner via a web interface that only the Data Controller can access. The data collected are not passed on to third parties or used for other purposes. You can block these cookies at any time by following the opt out procedure referred to above via the following links: http://www.xiti.com/en/optout.aspx and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en

5.2.2 How to Delete or Be Alerted Before the Installation of Cookies, or Configure Your Browser

  • How to delete cookies already installed on your computer
    • On your workstation:
    • Select the Windows folder in C:\
    • Open the “Temporary Internet Files” folder
    • Select all files (Ctrl+A)
    • Select the “Delete” option.
  • How to configure your browser to reject or be alerted before the installation of cookies
    • Browsing with Internet Explorer 5 (Microsoft): Select “Tools” -> “Internet Options” -> “Security” -> Custom Level. In the drop-down menu, go to “Cookies”, and then “Allow cookies that are stored on your computer”. Select “Prompt” to be alerted or “Disable” to reject all cookies.
    • Browsing with Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8 (Microsoft): Select “Tools” -> “Internet Options” -> “Privacy”, and then the level that you wish to apply.
    • Browsing with Firefox: Click on “Tools” -> “Options”. In “Privacy”, check “Accept cookies”.
    • Browsing with Google Chrome: Click on “Customize and Control Google Chrome”, then select “Settings”. In “Privacy”, click on “Content settings” and check “Block third-party cookies and site data”.
    • Browsing with Safari: Click on “Preferences” -> “Privacy” and then select a “Cookies and website data” option: “Always block”, “Allow from current website only”, “Allow from websites I visit”.

6. Your Rights / Contact

In accordance with the regulations in force, you have the right to access, rectify, delete, and object to the processing of your personal data.

You can request the communication of your personal data as well as the limitation or portability of your personal data. 

You can exercise these rights and consult us regarding the processing of your personal data by contacting us at the following address:

TotalEnergies SE
Communications Department
Tour Coupole 2, place Jean Millier – Arche Nord – Coupole/Regnault
92078 Paris La Défense Cedex France

Finally, you can lodge a complaint with the authority in charge of compliance with personal data protection requirements.