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It is the policy of University Libraries at Bowling Green State University that the privacy of all users and the confidentiality
of all library records will be protected to the fullest extent possible under state and federal laws and in accordance with
the professional standards and guidelines established by the American Library Association. Under the Ohio Public Records Law, library records are not exempt from disclosure.
In order to provide services of the highest quality and to meet certain legal requirements, University Libraries collects
selected user information and maintains that information while the patron is affiliated with BGSU. Information regarding specific
transactions is retained only for as long as it is necessary to furnish a specific service. Although we cannot guarantee the
security of electronic transactions, University Libraries does not deliberately associate electronic transactions with specific
patrons unless that association is administratively necessary. University Libraries policies also protect library patrons
from being filmed or photographed without prior consent while engaged in library research activities.
Third-Party Web Beacons:
We use third-party web beacons from Yahoo! to help analyze where visitors go and what they do while visiting our website.
Yahoo! may also use anonymous information about your visits to this and other websites in order to improve its products and
services and provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about
this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by Yahoo!, click here.
We also use Google Analytics to help analyze traffic and search behavior on parts of our website and software. This data is
anonymous and is not used to track personally identifiable habits of catalog, web, or other database users. Google privacy policy and Google Analytics terms of service.
University Libraries patrons enjoy expanded access to materials and services made available via the OhioLINK consortium. OhioLINK has its own privacy policy, as do many OhioLINK member libraries.
Revised August 2008. Original privacy and confidentiality statement adopted 1988.
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