Thank you for visiting the library’s web site. We are committed to preserving the privacy of our visitors and patrons. We do not collect personal information about you just because you visit this site.
We will not share any information you give us with anyone unless required by court order. We do not collect or sell your information for commercial purposes. Your patron information is confidential.
In order to improve the usefulness of our site for visitors, we automatically collect and maintain statistical information from our site’s data logs. This information includes the IP address of the visitor, the computer and web browser type, the pages used, the time and date, and any errors that occurred. This information is used for internal reporting purposes. No attempt is made to identify individual users unless illegal behavior is suspected. We monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to our web service. These security measures ensure that the web site remains available to use for your library needs.
Forms and messages
If you include your email address or other personal information when contacting us through a feedback or question form on this site, we use this information only to answer your question or for other Library purposes such as investigating system problems. We do not share the information with outside parties.
Cookies
The library does not use cookies to track individual users of its website. The library catalog website search service, and several of our databases do use cookies. These are used to keep track of your current session and keep you logged on to the service or database you are using. These cookies are temporary and are not stored on your computer after your web browser is closed.
Your Library card number and account
Some of the databases available to you from our web site will require the bar code number from your library card for verification purposes. These database vendors do not have access to our records.
You can log onto your account on our catalog using the My Account tab. To prevent others from viewing your account, do not share your library card number.
Your account in the system contains information about current hold requests, items checked out, items overdue, and fines. Once items are returned and fines are paid, this information is removed from your account. The library does not keep a history of previous books checked out on your account.
Searches in this web site are not tracked against your library account. All web site usage information is logged separately from your library account information.
Children's Information
We do not collect any information about children other than the information needed for a library card.
Other Sites
This site contains links to other sites. The Library is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other sites.
Removing your email address
Currently you may give us your email address for the purpose of notifying you about your library account. This information is not used in any other way, and you can ask to remove your email address from our records at any time.
If you would like your email address removed from your patron record, you may send email to:XXXX
Web site contact
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the web site you can XXXX
Privacy Statement (Example 1)
Library Policies
The library takes the issue of privacy very seriously. In light of new legislation, we want you to be as informed as possible about our policy.
Under the federal USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), records of the books and other materials you borrow from this library as well as information about your use of the library's computers may be obtained by federal agents. The law also prohibits library workers from informing you if federal agents have obtained records about you.
State law require that “no employee of a library shall disclose any library record that identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific materials, information, or services or as having otherwise used such library”.
Before the passage of the USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act) in 2001, the library would not release information about a library patron without a court order or subpoena. The library could have notified you of the request for your records to give you an opportunity to go to court and challenge the order.
Since the passage of the Patriot Act, the library is subject to search warrants requesting information about library users and their intellectual pursuits. These search warrants are effective immediately and the library is forbidden by law to inform you about the warrant. Access to patron information may include circulation records, computer use records, interlibrary loan records, and reference questions.
The library keeps as little information as practical about library patrons and their use of the library. To protect your privacy, we take the following precautions:
· Circulation transaction logs are deleted after several months.
· No software tracks the activities of computer users.
· Computer sessions are counted for statistical purposes daily, and all records of an individual's computer use are deleted at the end of the day.
· We do not keep records of reference questions.
· We do not keep records connecting library users to interlibrary loan transactions longer than one month after the transactions are completed.
We will do our utmost to uphold your privacy and confidentiality relating to your library use.
For the full text of the Patriot Act, visit http://thomas.loc.gov, select legislation: public laws, select Congress 107, select 107-51 – 107-100, click search, and select number 56, H.R. 3162.
Questions or comments about the USA Patriot Act and its effect on you can be submitted to: Attorney General
Information modified from Knox County Public Library 500 West Church Ave. Knoxville, TN 37902
The library takes the issue of privacy very seriously. In light of new legislation, we want you to be as informed as possible about our policy.
Under the federal USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), records of the books and other materials you borrow from this library as well as information about your use of the library's computers may be obtained by federal agents. The law also prohibits library workers from informing you if federal agents have obtained records about you.
State law require that “no employee of a library shall disclose any library record that identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific materials, information, or services or as having otherwise used such library”.
Before the passage of the USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act) in 2001, the library would not release information about a library patron without a court order or subpoena. The library could have notified you of the request for your records to give you an opportunity to go to court and challenge the order.
Since the passage of the Patriot Act, the library is subject to search warrants requesting information about library users and their intellectual pursuits. These search warrants are effective immediately and the library is forbidden by law to inform you about the warrant. Access to patron information may include circulation records, computer use records, interlibrary loan records, and reference questions.
The library keeps as little information as practical about library patrons and their use of the library. To protect your privacy, we take the following precautions:
· Circulation transaction logs are deleted after several months.
· No software tracks the activities of computer users.
· Computer sessions are counted for statistical purposes daily, and all records of an individual's computer use are deleted at the end of the day.
· We do not keep records of reference questions.
· We do not keep records connecting library users to interlibrary loan transactions longer than one month after the transactions are completed.
We will do our utmost to uphold your privacy and confidentiality relating to your library use.
For the full text of the Patriot Act, visit http://thomas.loc.gov, select legislation: public laws, select Congress 107, select 107-51 – 107-100, click search, and select number 56, H.R. 3162.
Questions or comments about the USA Patriot Act and its effect on you can be submitted to: Attorney General
Information modified from Knox County Public Library 500 West Church Ave. Knoxville, TN 37902
Citations
"Guidelines for Developing a Library Privacy Policy." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/oif/iftoolkits/privacy/guidelines (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Introduction." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/introduction/introduction.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Privacy Communication." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/privacycommunication/privacycommunication.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Privacy Policy." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/privacypolicy/privacypolicy.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Privacy Procedures." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/privacyprocedures/procedures.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Select Bibliography." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/selectbibliography/selectbibliography.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Introduction." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/introduction/introduction.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Privacy Communication." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/privacycommunication/privacycommunication.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Privacy Policy." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/privacypolicy/privacypolicy.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Privacy Procedures." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/privacyprocedures/procedures.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
"Select Bibliography." American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/selectbibliography/selectbibliography.htm (Accessed 25 Nov, 2007)
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