Instem plc Cookies Statement

About this Cookies Statement

This cookies statement explains how cookies are used on our website at www.instem-china.cn.  It should also be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

About cookies and how we use them

Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer or mobile when you visit our website.  The cookies are then used to gather information about your use of our site or in some cases, to allow you to be recognised as an existing user when returning to the website.  

Cookies are commonly used to help websites work more efficiently and to provide information to owners of the website.

They help our website to work in the way that you would expect so that we can provide you with a good experience when you use our website. They also enable us to improve our site and make our marketing activities more efficient.   We don’t use cookies to pass personally identifiable information to third parties.

Cookies can be categorised into the following broad categories:

Strictly necessary cookies: cookies required for the operation of the website.  They include cookies used to enable you to log into secure website areas.

Analytical/performance cookies: allow recognising and counting of the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around a website.  Help improve the way websites work, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Functionality cookies: allow a returning user and his/her preferences to be recognised, enabling personalised content.

Targeting cookies:  record visits to a website, the pages visited and the links followed. These cookies are used to tailor content and advertising. 

We use the types of cookies as set out below, on our website at www.instem-china.cn.  The table below also provides information about what the cookies are used for. 

Cookie Type	Name	Purpose	More Information
Google Analytics	_utma _utmb _utmc _utmz	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages that they have visited.	Click here for an overview of privacy at Google
AddThis	_atuvc xtc uid uvc uit psc loc dt di	These cookies allow users to share content via social networking sites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use.	Click here for an overview of privacy at AddThis
ClickTale	__kti __kts __ktv __ktt	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. From this data, we are able to improve our website usability. All user data is anonymous.	Click here for an overview of privacy at ClickTale

Please also note that third parties for example, advertising networks and providers of external services may also use cookies. We not have any control over those. 

Cookie settings

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies.  Please note however that if you use browser settings to block cookies, then from time to time, you may not be able to access all or some parts of the site and our site may not work as intended.  You can find out more about how to manage and delete cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org.

Consent to use of cookies from our website

English law now requires all websites to request permission when using cookie technology. If your browser is set to take cookies and if you continue to use our website then we will understand this to mean that you consent to the use of cookies. However, if you wish to remove or stop use of cookies from our site then you should either stop using the site or adjust your browser as explained above to disable cookies.