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Bimmer Parts Lux S.à r.l.-S
Version in effect as of April 12, 2026 – Compliant with GDPR (EU) 2016/679 and the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC
This cookie policy aims to inform users of the Bimmer Parts Lux S.à r.l.-S website (hereinafter "BPL") about the nature of the cookies used, their purpose, their retention period, and the choices available to them.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. It is stored by your browser and allows the site to recognize you on your subsequent visits.
Cookies may be placed directly by BPL ("first-party cookies") or by third-party services integrated into the site ("third-party cookies"). Some cookies are essential for the functioning of the site, while others require your prior consent.
2. Cookies used on the BPL site
The BPL site is hosted and managed via the Odoo platform. The cookies placed on our site are as follows:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Depositor | Duration |
session_id | Maintaining the user session (login, cart, preferences) | Strictly necessary | Odoo S.A. | Session (deleted when the browser is closed) |
frontend_lang | Remembering the language chosen by the user | Strictly necessary | Odoo S.A. | 1 year |
website_cookies_bar | Remembering the user's choice regarding cookies (accepted or rejected) | Strictly necessary | Odoo S.A. | 12 months |
im_livechat_* | Live chat feature (if enabled on the site) | Functional | Odoo S.A. | Session |
_ga, _gid, _gat | Audience measurement and browsing statistics via Google Analytics (if enabled) | Analytics | Google LLC | 13 months max |
Note: The above list is subject to change based on updates to the Odoo platform or integrated third-party services. BPL is committed to keeping this list up to date as soon as possible.
3. Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website. Without them, certain essential features such as navigation, cart management, or logging into your account would not be available.
In accordance with the European ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC and the recommendations of the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD), these cookies are exempt from prior consent. They are automatically placed during your visit to the site.
4. Optional cookies
Optional cookies (analytical, functional, or marketing) are only placed if you have given your prior consent via the cookie management banner present on our site.
These cookies allow for analyzing the site's audience and improving the user experience.
5. How to manage your cookies?
5.1 Through the site's cookie banner
When you first visit our site, a cookie management banner appears. You have two options:
• Accept: you consent to the placement of all cookies, including optional cookies;
• Refuse: only cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the site will be placed. No optional cookies will be activated.
Your choice is stored for a period of twelve (12) months. After this period, the banner will appear again to collect your consent.
As of today, there is no granular management by category of cookies on our site. The choice is made globally: accept all or refuse all (except strictly necessary cookies).
5.2 Through your browser settings
Regardless of the cookie banner, you can configure your browser at any time to block or delete cookies. Here are the links to the help pages of the main browsers:
• Google Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: about:preferences#privacy
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy
• Microsoft Edge: edge://settings/privacy
Note: blocking certain technical cookies may affect the operation of the site (cart, login, navigation).
5.3 Third-party cookies (Google Analytics)
If you have accepted cookies and Google Analytics is enabled on our site, you can object to the collection of data by Google Analytics by installing the opt-out add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
6. Data collected via cookies
Cookies may collect the following types of data:
• Anonymized session ID;
• Browsing preferences (language, cart);
• Aggregated and anonymized browsing data (pages visited, session duration) if analytical cookies are accepted.
No banking data, identity data, or sensitive personal information is collected via cookies.
7. Legal basis
The processing of data via cookies is based on the following legal grounds, in accordance with the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC:
Type of cookie | Legal basis |
Strictly necessary cookies | Legitimate interest (art. 6.1.f GDPR) – exempt from consent |
Analytical and functional cookies | Consent (art. 6.1.a GDPR) |
Marketing / advertising cookies | Consent (art. 6.1.a GDPR) |
8. Transfers outside the European Union
Some third-party cookies (notably Google Analytics) may involve a transfer of data to servers located outside the European Union, particularly to the United States. These transfers are governed by the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission or by the applicable adequacy decisions.
These transfers are only made if you have previously accepted optional cookies.
9. Your rights
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, delete, and object to the data collected via cookies. These rights can be exercised by contacting us at:
• Email: contact@bimmerpartslux.lu
• Mail: Bimmer Parts Lux S.à r.l.-S – 18, route de Capellen – L-8279 Holzem/Mamer
You can also file a complaint with the CNPD (National Commission for Data Protection): www.cnpd.lu
10. Update of the cookie policy
BPL reserves the right to modify this cookie policy at any time, particularly in the event of changes to the technical platform, the services used, or the applicable regulations.
The current version is always the one published on our website, accompanied by its update date. In the event of a substantial change, users will be informed by any appropriate means.