Cookie Policy

/ Cookie Policy /

Cookie Policy

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What are cookies?

Cookies are text files, containing small amounts of information, downloaded to your browsing device (ex. computer, tablet, mobile device or smartphone) when you visit our website or Services. Cookies can be recognized by the website that downloaded them — or other websites that use the same cookies, which helps the websites to if the browsing device has visited them before. There are two types of cookies - session and persistent cookies. A session cookie lasts while your browser is open and is automatically deleted when you close your browser. A persistent cookie lasts until you or your browser deletes the cookies or they expire.

Cookies set by us are called "first party cookies", while cookies set by parties other than OriginalGene are called "third party cookies". The parties that set third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits our website or the OriginalGene Services and when it visits certain other websites or mobile apps. We do not control how third party cookies are used. You should check the third party’s website for more information about how they use cookies.

Are there any other technologies used by OriginalGene?

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies, like web beacons, flash cookies, or pixels to track how you use our Services.
- Web Beacons: or “clear gifs,” are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. They are primarily used to better manage content on our Services by informing us which content is effective.
- Flash Cookies: We may also use so-called "flash cookies" (also known as “Local Shared Objects” or "LSOs") to collect and store information about your use of our Services. They are commonly used for advertisements and videos. We will generally refer to cookies, web beacons, and flash cookies as “cookies” in this Policy.
- Pixels: A “pixel” or “tag” can be placed on a website or within an email for the purposes of tracking your interactions with our websites or when emails are opened or accessed.

Why do we use cookies?

Cookies help us understand how our Services are being used in order to let you navigate between pages efficiently, remember your preferences, and to improve your browsing experience. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies to improve the security of your Personal Information enhance the functionality of certain features, and improve performance of our Services. We also use advertising cookies, beacons, pixels and/or tags to assist with marketing our products and services to interested individuals. We may present you with an advertisement when you leave our Services because we think you might be interested in OriginalGene. Cookies also help ensure marketing you see online is more relevant to you and your interests.

What types of cookies are used within our Services?

To provide you with the best browsing experience, we use cookies for the purposes described below. You can find out more about the cookies we use from each of the categories in the table below.
- Strictly necessary cookies – used for authentication, security and performance purposes; to help us show you the right information when you log in to your account. They let you navigate within the pages without having to sig in over and over again. They can also help detect, prevent and mitigate fraudulent activities on our services. Those cookies also enable you to easily use our Services, such as load balancing or remembering items in your shopping basket.
- Functional cookies – used for analytics, research, preferences and settings, social media plugins and referrals; to collect information about how you are using our Services (which pages you visited most often or whether you get errors on our page) in order to improve them. Your preferences may be stored in our cookies in order for you not to have to reset them every time you visit our Services (such as your username, language of choice, country selection). Some of the pages on our Services may contain tools or applications linked to thirs party social media like Facebook, Twiiter, Google+, in order to make the sharing of content easier. Through these tools or applications, the social media service provider may set its own cookies on your device. We do not control these cookies and you should check the social media service provider’s website for further details about how they use cookies. If you use your device to create a referral link, a cookie will be places on your device to help us track this referral and credit you with any benefit that may apply. If you receive a referral to our service and click on the link sent to you, we will also place a cookie on your device so that we can understand how well our referral program is being responded to and provide you with any benefit that is applicable.
- Advertising cookies – used for advertising and marketing purposes; This way we can deliver ads more relevant to your interest as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.

DSID Doubleclick for advertising. This cookie expires in approximately 5 days.
__gfp_64b These cookies are used to understand how people interact with our digital advertising campaigns. This cookie expires in approximately 10 months.
IDE Doubleclick for advertising This cookie expires in approximately 7 months.
fr The following cookies are created from Facebook. Those cookies are used for tracking purposes. This cookie expires in approximately 3 months.
datr This cookie expires in approximately 11 months.
wd This cookie expires in approximately 7 days.
sb This cookie expires in approximately 7 days.
X-referer This cookie will expire immediately when the session is over.
m_pixel_ratio This cookie will expire immediately when the session is over.
_fbp This cookie expires in approximately 3 months.
NID The following cookies are created from Google Tagmanager. They are used by Google for tracking purposes. This cookie expires in approximately 6 months.
gtm_auth This cookie will expire immediately when the session is over.
gtm_debug This cookie will expire immediately when the session is over.
gtm_preview This cookie will expire immediately when the session is over.
__livechat The following cookies are created from LiveChat. This cookie expires in approximately 7 months.
__livechat_lastvisit They are used for tracking purposes. This cookie expires in approximately 7 months.
__cfduid This cookies is used to integrate in the plug-in. This cookie expires in approximately 1 month.
_ga Google Analytics cookie. This cookie expires in approximately 1 day.
_gcl_au Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. This cookie expires in approximately 3 months.
_gat_gtag_UA_97067053_1 This cookie is used for tracking purposes. This cookie expires in approximately 1 day.
_gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. This cookie expires in approximately 1 day.
ci_session This cookie is created from the OriginalGene website. It indicates if the user is logged in or not. This cookie will expire immediately when the session is over.
shcart This cookie is created from the OriginalGene website. It is used to store the products in the shopping cart. This cookie expires in approximately 1 month.
origene_account_id This cookie is created from the OriginalGene website. It uses the account id to update if a user is online or not. This cookie expires in approximately 1 day.
currentKit This cookie is created from the OriginalGene website. It is used to track the default selected kit. This cookie expires in approximately 1 day.

How long will cookies stay on my browsing device?

The period of time a cookie stays on your browsing device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your browsing device until they expire or are deleted (i.e. after you have finished browsing). The expiration time or retention period applicable to persistent cookies depends on the purpose of the cookie collection and tool used. You may be able to delete cookie data from your browser. You can use the browser that you are using to view our Services to enable, disable or delete cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” settings). Please note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access secure areas of the Services and other parts of the Services may also not work properly.

Blocking, deleting and managing cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your device or browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” settings). Please note that if you elect not to activate cookies, or set your browser to disable cookies, either immediately or at a later time, you may not be able to access secure areas of the Services and other parts of the Services may also not work properly or may be limited.
Many browser manufacturers provide helpful information about cookie management, including, but not limited to:
- Google Chrome – https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
- Internet Explorer – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/260971/description-of-cookies
- Mozilla Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
- Safari (Desktop) - https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
- Safari (mobile) - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
- Opera - https://www.opera.com/help
- Opera mobile - https://help.opera.com/en/mobile/android/#privacy

If you use a different browser, please refer to your browser’s documentation.

Third Party Cookies

Cookies that are placed on your browsing device by a third party can be managed through your browser (as described above) or by checking the third party’s website for more information about cookie management and how to “opt-out” of receiving cookies from them.

Notice

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time for operational, legal or regulatory reasons. You can revisit this page if you wish to keep yourself informed.