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Your privacy while using the California Digital Library's (CDL) Melvyl® Union Catalog is an
important element of your intellectual and academic freedom. CDL is supported in protecting your
privacy by national and
state-level laws as well as
through University of California and
campus policies.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
We gather and store certain information about the users of Melvyl in order to better understand
and meet the needs of our users, diagnose problems with our server, administer our website, etc.
This information does not identify you personally.
User data collected automatically includes:
- The IP address from which you access our website
- The name of the domain from which you access the Internet, e.g., AOL.com, Berkeley.edu, etc.
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our website
- The date and time you access our site
- The Internet address of the website from which you linked to our website.
The session logs that contain this data are retained unaltered for 1-2 weeks. After this time, the
logs are "anonymized" (IP addresses are replaced with general domain names, e.g.,
UCLA.edu, which are retained for demographic purposes). The anonymized data is kept for a period
of 1-2 years depending on space storage constraints after which time it is deleted from the
system.
Cookies
A "cookie" is information stored on your workstation by a web server and used to
customize your web service in some way. Melvyl does not use cookie technology and does not
place cookies on the workstations of our users. Users of Melvyl do not need to be to be
concerned about information being collected by the use of cookies.
Personally-identifiable information
Users who choose to provide us with personal information such as including an email address in a
feedback or by making use of My Workspace, etc., should know that access to this information is
restricted to library staff who need to use it in the normal course of library business. This
information is never used for commercial marketing purposes and it will never be revealed to any
third party except by such process, order, or subpoena authorized by national, state or local law.
Links to other sites
Melvyl links out to other sites and services that are not controlled by the California Digital
Library. Where the CDL licenses with vendors for digital information resources, every attempt is
made to include user information protection in the license agreement. However, you must read the
privacy statements at these external sites to learn of their privacy policies.
Site Security
To guard against unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and promote the correct use of
information, we have implemented physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and
secure the information we collect online.
However, while we consider these measures reasonable, no guarantee can be given that they will
always and in all cases prevent or protect against invalid access or improper activity. For this
reason, we avoid keeping information beyond the term of its primary use and where possible encrypt
or delete data elements that might cause activities to be linked to individual users.
3rd Party Enhancements
CDL believes the inclusion of links and services from third parties, such as links to Google Books, provide
significant benefit to our users. Because a user's browser interacts with these services directly, they need
access to both your IP address and the Book or Item you've requested. If you are concerned about
sharing this information with any 3rd party services, you may disable this feature using the links below.
Comments
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, send a feedback form by clicking on the
Comments and feedback link at the bottom of any Melvyl web page.
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