This cookie policy explains what cookies are and how Nebula Genomics (“Nebula, we, us”) uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our websites and Services and to help collect data. We encourage you to read the full policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy so that you can understand what information is collected using cookies and how we use that information.
If you have any questions regarding Nebula’s use of cookies, please contact Nebula at Legal@nebula.org.
1. What are cookies?
Most websites you visit use cookies to improve your online experience. For the same reasons, so do we. Cookies are text files, containing small amounts of information, stored in your browsing device or on your hard drive when you visit our website or Services. These cookies can then be recalled by a web server in the same domain that placed the cookie. Doing so allows us to differentiate between you and all our other visitors.
Generally, there are two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie lasts while you leave your browser open, but is deleted when you close your browser. It’s easiest to think of session cookies as a website’s short-term memory which allow our site to recognize you as you move from page to page within our domain.
A persistent cookie however lasts until you, or your browser settings, delete the cookie or the cookie itself expires. Without persistent cookies, site would not be able to remember your preferences like your menu settings, language selection and other information that is useful in storing between sessions.
In addition, there are third-party cookies not owned by Nebula but are instead placed on your browsing device through our website. The parties that set third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits Nebula or other certain websites or apps. Nebula has no control over third-party cookies. You should check any third-party’s website for more information on how they use cookies.
2. What are Web Beacons?
Our web pages may also contain electronic images known as web beacons (also called single-pixel gifs) that we use to help deliver cookies on our websites, count users who have visited those websites, and gather usage and performance data. We also include web beacons in our promotional email messages or newsletters to determine whether you open and act on them.
3. Why we use cookies
Cookies serve a lot of different purposes. For the most part, we use cookies to store your preferences and settings, enable you to sign-in, combat fraud, analyze how our products perform, analytics, marketing, interest-based advertising, and fulfill other legitimate purposes. To help you better understand some of the ways we use cookies, we’ve put together this detailed table:
| Use of Cookie: | Category of Cookie: | Description of use: |
| Authentication | Strictly Necessary | We use cookies to ensure correct password function correctly and that you stay logged in while you are navigating our site and moving between pages. In addition, these cookies help the site remember details like detailed while you go through the process of putting in an order or make sure the site looks consistent during your visit |
| Analytics and Research | Functional | These cookies are used to collect information about how you are using our Services. These lets us know which pages are visited the most, how users flow through the site from one page to another, or if there are error messages from certain pages. Additionally, we use pixels in our emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients and what their interaction with the email is like. Generally, we use these cookies to provide us with analysis on the performance of our Services, communications, and find way to improve your experience. |
| Advertising | Marketing | We use cookies to collecting information about your browsing habits and to make sure our advertising and suggestions are relevant to you and your interests. These cookies also help to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. We work with third-parties to perform this function. |
| Security | Strictly Necessary | Some of the cookies we use help detect or prevent harmful or fraudulent activities on our services. This use of cookies is essential in enabling other security features |
| Referrals and Social Media Plugin | Functional | Cookies are placed on your device when you decide to use our referral function to create a link which allows you to refer friends and family to our Services. These cookies allow us to track the referrals you have made and credit you with any benefits and credits associated with successfully referring others. Second, if you enter our Services through referral link shared with you, we use a cookie to better understand how well our referral program is being responded to and provide you with the benefits available. |
4. Third-party Advertising and Analytics Tracking
Our websites may include web beacons and cookies from third-party service providers. In some cases, that is because we have hired the third party to provide services on our behalf, such as site analytics. In other cases, it is because our web pages contain web beacons used to track interaction with and effectiveness of content (such as videos, news content) and ads from third parties. Because your browser connects to those third parties’ web servers to retrieve that content, those third parties are able to set or read their own cookies on your device and may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites or online services.
Our third-party advertising and analytics providers include:
| Company/Service | Purpose(s) | Privacy Notices | Manage Settings (opt-out) |
| Google Tag Manager | www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners | https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites | |
| Facebook Pixel | Advertising, analytics | https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation | See your web browser settings for opt-out instructions |
| Hotjar | Analytics | https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy | https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out |
| Adroll | Analytics | https://www.nextroll.com/privacy | https://app.adroll.com/optout/safari |
| Stripe | Payment Processing | https://stripe.com/privacy | |
| Optinmonster | Advertising, analytics | https://optinmonster.com/privacy/ | |
| ShareASale | Advertising, marketing | http://www.shareasale.com/PrivacyPolicy.pdf | |
| Heap | Analytics | https://heap.io/privacy |
To opt-out from their collection or use of cookie data, and to learn more about their privacy practices, click on the links above.
Many of these companies are also members of associations, which provide a simple way to opt out of analytics and ad targeting, which you can access at:
- United States: NAI (http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.aspx) and DAA (http://www.aboutads.info/choices/)
- Canada: Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (https://youradchoices.ca/)
- Europe: European Digital Advertising Alliance (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/)
5. Sharing information on social networks
If you use the share buttons to share online content on another platform such as Twitter or Facebook, then these companies may set a cookie on your computer or device.
6. How long cookies will stay on your browsing device
The length of time that a cookie will stay on our browsing device will depend on the type of cookie and whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. For a definition of the two general categories of cookies, refer to the “What are cookies?” section above.
7. How to control cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can go to your browser settings to learn how to delete or reject cookies. If you choose to delete or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our website. If you choose to delete cookies, settings and preferences controlled by those cookies, including advertising preferences, may be deleted and may need to be recreated.