Wellcome Sanger Institute Web Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files of data that are sent from a website you visit to your browser and are stored on the device you are using to access the internet.
Why do we use cookies?
Cookies perform a variety of functions that allow our websites to work, help us improve their performance and provide the best user experience.
What cookies do we use?
You can find information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Name | Purpose | Criteria | Type | Source | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CookiePolicy | Stores your cookie preferences Indicates that the cookie setting panel has been read and which cookies (first party or third party and type) to store |
Required | Essential | First party | Permanent |
| _pk_ref* | Matamo1 anonymous user tracking2 used to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website |
Optional | Analytics | First party | 6 months |
| _pk_cvar* | Matamo1 anonymous user tracking2 used to temporarily store data for the visit |
Optional | Analytics | First party | 30 minutes |
| _pk_id* | Matamo1 anonymous user tracking2 used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID |
Optional | Analytics | First party | 13 months |
| _pk_ses* | Matamo1 anonymous user tracking2 used to temporarily store data for the visit |
Optional | Analytics | First party | Session |
Matomo
We use Matomo (matomo.org) to help us understand how visitors navigate our websites. It uses analytics cookies to collect information and report website usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors. The information is processed and stored onsite in our data centre.
Third-party cookies
To support our research and public engagement, we may embed photos and/or video content from third party websites.
When you visit a page with photos or video content embedded, you may be presented with cookies from these third party websites. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these cookies.
How to control or disable cookies
To manage your cookies settings, please click here.
For general information about cookies, and how to control and disable them in your web browser, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Our websites honour browsers that have the “do not track” (DNT) feature set. Further information can be found at http://donottrack.us/.
How to tell us about changes
If you have any questions about data protection or require further information, please email malariacellatlas@sanger.ac.uk