Cookie Policy
What cookies are and how they are used on this site.
Dear scientists, because this site has been kept on a free, private base during the last years, and because of recent very large changes in the systematics and taxonomy of AM fungi, we cannot keep this page up to date any more and will shut it down soon (until end of 2024). The data may be outdated from the formal point of view.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website asks your browser to store on your computer, phone or tablet. They let a site recognize your device on later visits, remember simple settings such as a language choice, and help the site owner understand how pages are used. Similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels, work in related ways, and when we say cookies here we mean these as well.
A cookie cannot run programs, cannot carry viruses, and cannot read other files on your device. It is just a short piece of text with a name, a value and an expiry date.
Why this page exists
Many countries expect websites to tell visitors which cookies are used and why. This page gives that information for the site on the phylogeny and taxonomy of AM fungi. The site is a simple information page, so it uses very few cookies, and it does not use cookies for advertising or for selling data about its readers. The notice is meant to be plain and short, so that anyone who reads it, whether a student, a field worker or a professor, can see in a minute what happens in their browser.
Types of cookies
Strictly necessary
Cookies set by the hosting platform that are needed to deliver the pages, balance the load between servers and keep the site secure. Without them the site may not work.
Preference
Cookies that remember a choice you made, such as the display of a notice. They make the site easier to use, but the site still works without them.
Statistics
Cookies or log data that count visits and show which pages are read. The numbers are combined and are not used to identify you.
Marketing
We do not use marketing or advertising cookies on this site.
Cookies on this site
The site is kept on a free hosting platform. The platform may set technical cookies of its own to run the service and, if enabled, to collect basic visit statistics. We do not add our own tracking cookies to the pages. The pages about taxonomy, the species list, phylogeny and downloads are plain content, and the contact form works without storing anything in your browser.
Because the hosting platform controls part of this, the exact list of cookies can change without our involvement. If you want to know the details, the best source is the privacy and cookie information of the hosting provider.
Third-party content
Images
Trees and charts on the phylogeny page may be loaded from an image server. Your browser contacts that server to show the picture, and the server may log the request.
Spreadsheets and files
The species list and some data files are kept on cloud services. If you open them, those services may set their own cookies.
Journals
Links to papers lead to publisher sites that use their own cookies. Please check their cookie notices.
How long cookies last
Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your device until their expiry date or until you delete them. Technical cookies from hosting platforms usually last from a few minutes to a year, depending on their purpose.
How to control cookies
You can decide what happens to cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you see which cookies are stored, delete some or all of them, block cookies from particular sites, and block all third-party cookies. You can also set the browser to ask you each time a cookie is offered. The menu names differ from browser to browser, so look for settings called privacy, security or site data.
Blocking all cookies may stop some parts of a website from working well. On this site the effect should be small, because the content is plain text and images.
Changes and questions
This policy may change when the site or its hosting changes, and it will disappear when the site is shut down. If you have a question about cookies, please use the contact page and choose other as the subject. You will find more about how we handle personal data in the Privacy Policy. By continuing to read the pages you accept the use of the technical cookies described here, and you may leave the site at any time and delete any cookies it has set.