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Online suggestions and other general email to the library which do not
apply to borrowing or intellectual pursuits may be considered public records
as per Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 66, Section 10
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/pre/prelaw/lawlaw.htm
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Confidentiality and our website
When you visit our web site, we collect and store only information to
measure the number of visitors to different areas of the site to assist
us in making the site more useful to you.
The information includes:
.. the address IP of your computer or Internet provider
.. the date nd time you accessed our site
.. the pages that are accessed and how you navigate the site
.. the Internet address of the web site that referred you to our site
Web site date is separate from individual library account data.
We cannot look up your library record to determine
what web sites you have visited.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file written to your computer's hard drive.
They are generated by web sites to provide users with a personalized
and often simplified online experience.
The Library web site does not employ cookies.
Certain third party database services within our site, such as our
subscription databases and our 24/7 Mass Answers program will generate and
store cookies on your computer's hard drive if you engage in such services.
If you choose not to accept the cookies generated by such
third party database applications, you will not be able to use
some of those services online; your use of the remainder of the
Library web site will not be affected.
Be assured that cookies, by themselves, cannot be used to reveal or discover
the identity of the individual user nor are they collected or stored on any
Boston Public Library server.
Your acceptance of any third party database cookie on this site will not
compromise your anonymity while using our web site.
Forms and email
If you initiate a reference inquiry, PIN personal identification number form
or subscribe to our newsletter on our web site, this information is considered
as part of your borrower account and protected as outlined above.
Online suggestions and other general email to the library which do not
apply to borrowing or intellectual pursuits may be considered public records
as per Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 66, Section 10
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/pre/prelaw/lawlaw.htm
If you leave our site
Our web site contains links to external web sites not maintained by the
Boston Public Library.
We cannot be responsible for your privacy when you visit outside web sites,
including our online store which is contracted to an outside vendor.
Please consult the privacy policies of those web sites should you have
questions regarding their use.
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