Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

A cookie is a small file that can be placed on your device that allows us to recognize and remember you. It is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive or tablet or mobile device. When you visit our site, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

Disabling Cookies

The Help feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on’s settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer. Because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of MetagenicsIntstitute.com’s essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to access certain products and services that require you to sign in.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below.

• Account Access: If you create an account with us, the cookies make it possible for you to stay logged into your Metagenics Institute account. If you set your browser to block these cookies, we won’t be able to save your account preferences.
• Email Newsletters: This site offers newsletter or email subscription services. Cookies may be used to remember you if you are already registered and may enable you to view certain notifications that can be viewed only be valid to subscribers or nonsubscribers.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• This site uses Google Analytics—one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web—to help us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

• Third party analytics are also used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
• From time to time make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered in order to test new features. While we are testing these enhancements, cookies may be used to ensure that you continue to receive a consistent experience while on the site, while we gain an understanding of which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
• Cookies may also track how many site visitors purchase our products or services. The data provided by this tracking will allow us to better direct our advertising and ensure the best possible pricing for our customers.
• We use advertisements to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioral advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant advertisements where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.
• We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and other platforms will set cookies through our site, which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

More Information

If there is something related to how cookies work that you are unsure about, note that it is usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it interacts with one of the features you use on our site.

If you are would like additional information, please email us at info@metagenics.com