Cookies and Other Information
Last Updated: December 09, 2024
What are third-party cookies and how does CZI use them?
Cookies are small text files sent by your computer or device each time you visit virtualcellmodels.cziscience.com. They are stored in your browser and allow a website or a third party to recognize the browser on your device. Other technologies, including identifiers associated with your device, and other software, are used for similar purposes. We also use pixels: a type of technology placed on a website or within the body of an email for the purpose of tracking certain activity, such as views of a website or when an email is opened. Pixels are often used in combination with cookies.
Cookies can be classified by their lifespan:
- Session cookies are specific to a particular visit and expire and delete themselves automatically in a short period of time like after you leave virtualcellmodels.cziscience.com.
- Persistent cookies remember certain information about your preferences and allow CZI to recognize you each time you return to the website. These cookies are stored on your browser cache or mobile device until you choose to delete them or delete themselves after the time period set for that cookie.
A cookie can also be classified by the domain to which it belongs, such as a first-party cookie (set by CZI) or a third-party cookie:
- Third-party cookies are a type of cookie placed by someone other than CZI. These cookies may be persistent and gather browsing activity across multiple websites and across multiple sessions. They are stored until you delete them, or until they expire after the time period set in that third-party cookie. The table below lists the third-party cookies and pixels we use.
You have control over the types of cookies you allow on virtualcellmodels.cziscience.com. You can learn more and adjust your cookie preferences by visiting the Cookie Settings. You also have choices and control over the cookies that you allow onto your browser generally. For example, your browser may offer settings that allow you to choose whether browser cookies are set and to delete them. For more information about these controls, visit your browser “help” resources. Below are the types of cookies we use on virtualcellmodels.cziscience.com:
Type of Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
Strictly Necessary | Certain cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and can’t be switched off. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site won’t work as a result. |
Functional | These cookies are functional, but not strictly necessary; set by us (or by third parties whose services we have added to the site). They enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. You may disable some or all of that functionality if you do not allow these cookies. |
Analytics | Analytics cookies collect information that allows us to understand how often you use our website, where you are accessing the website from, and the links and content on our website that you interact with. We use these cookies to support our website and to improve its operation. |
Marketing and Social Media | We use certain cookies to inform our own marketing and digital content efforts, which help us tell people about the work we do. There are no third-party ads on the CZI website, so we don’t use any cookies to serve third-party ads. |
The cookie table below may be updated from time to time; when we update it, we will note material changes in this notice. The expiration dates for our cookies generally apply on a rolling basis or from the last time a user has interacted with the CZI website.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Source | Description |
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One Trust | Helps prevent cookies from being set when consent is not given. |
Functional Cookies
Source | Description |
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virtualcellmodels.cziscience.com | Retains closed state for pop-up windows so that users are not shown pop-ups on return visits if they have already closed out those windows. |
Analytics Cookies
Source | Description |
|---|---|
Amplitude | Used to distinguish unique users, count unique page visits, and track how users interact with web pages or the services. |
Marketing and Social Media Cookies
Source | Description |
|---|---|
HubSpot | Used to inform our own marketing and digital content efforts, which help us tell people about the work we do. |