Cookie Policy

Cookies are small data files, often containing a unique identifier that websites send to your computer or mobile device’s browser. These files are then stored on your device. Certain pages on the Global BioImaging (GBI) website may issue your computer with cookies.

GBI uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our website. These cookies are stored in your browser and enable functions such as recognizing you upon your return to our website and assisting our team understand which sections of the website you find most engaging and useful. Cookies from the GBI website do not contain any personally identifiable information. You have the option to configure your browser to refuse cookies or alert you before accepting them. However, please be aware that some cookies are necessary for the GBI website's functionality. You can also prevent GBI from tracking by setting ‘Do not track’ in your browser. GBI analytics have been configured to respect do-not-track requests.

Google Analytics

GBI uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of the GBI website and to compile reports for us on activity over all of GBI’s webpages. GBI uses Google Analytics to track website usage statistics in order to identify performance bottlenecks and areas of the website in need of improvement. This information may also be used in grant applications and similar funding proposals for the purposes of maintaining and generating additional content for GBI activities and GBI website.

This may include information such as:

  • Your IP address and the domain you use to access the internet
  • The date and time of your visit
  • The pages and documents you viewed on our website
  • The URL of the website you visited prior to ours
  • The words you searched for on our website
  • The type and version of your Web browser and operating system
  • Your location at the time of your visit

Third party cookies

Some of our cookies are not related to our website. We use suppliers who set cookies on the GBI website on its behalf in order to deliver the services that they are providing.