Cookies are small text files that contain a string of characters and uniquely identifies a browser. They are sent to a computer by website operators or third parties. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, since this is required by most website owners in order to access their sites. You may be, however, able to change your browser settings to cause your browser to refuse cookies in general, block third party cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. 

If you would like to know more about cookies and how they work, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

We use cookies in a very limited number of scenarios that are all present to help the users to have an easier experience. List of cookies present on a website managed by BioloMICS:

1. Table-columns-strains_2: contains the list of columns that must be displayed (when changed by the end-user) when searching Strains_2 table views (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
2. Queries-layout-strains_2: contains the list of queries that have been done by the end-user when searching Strains_2 table views (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
3. Table-columns- strains_3: contains the list of columns that must be displayed (when changed by the end-user) when searching strains_3 table views (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
4. Queries-layout- strains_3: contains the list of queries that have been done by the end-user when searching strains_3 table views (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
5. Table-columns-Open%20collection: contains the list of columns that must be displayed (when changed by the end-user) when searching 20collection table views (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
6. Queries-layout- 20collection: contains the list of queries that have been done by the end-user when searching 20collection table views (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
7. List-display: keeps the end-user preference in terms of display format (either results in grid or results looking like a Google format) (this is there to keep the preferences of the end-users; It will not be present if the end-user has not changed this option).
8. SearchState: this keeps the information about the last query and the page number where the end-user was the last time he/she did a query.
9. ASP.NET_SessionId: this is an automatic cookie that keeps the unique session ID number to be used on the server side. This is deleted when session is finished/expired.
10. last-query-layout-Open%20collection and similar, contain the last query done by the end-user on the Open%20collection table view. This is used when first reloading the page. It is replaced each time there is a query done.
11. _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmd, etc are Google analytics cookies to analyze web traffic (see https://helpful.knobs-dials.com/index.php/Utma,_utmb,_utmz_cookies).
Cookies mentioned in the last point are Google analytics cookies that are IP anonymized which means that we cannot trace single users. See below for more information. 

No other cookies than the ones mentioned above are used on our websites.

Google cookies and technologies
Google Analytics: These cookies allow us to see information on user website activities including, but not limited to page views, source and time spent on a website. The information is depersonalized and is displayed as numbers, meaning it cannot be traced back to individuals. This will help to protect your privacy. Using Google Analytics, we can see what content is popular on our websites.

You can prevent the information generated by the Google cookie about your use of our Sites from being collected and processed by Google in the future by downloading and installing Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser. This Add-on is available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.