{"id":12776,"date":"2025-10-28T10:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?page_id=12776"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:26:19","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/university-libraries\/mercer-university-libraries-policies\/privacy-policy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Analytics<\/strong><\/p>

We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked to our site. We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.\u00a0<\/p>

No personal information maintained by the Libraries is sold to third parties.<\/p>

Cookies<\/strong><\/p>

This website may use cookies to collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies for tracking and statistical data purposes. We do not collect any personally identifiable information.<\/p>

Anonymization<\/strong><\/p>

Anonymization removes sensitive information for the purpose of privacy protection. This procedure modified a data set so that individuals reflected are anonymous. Mercer University Libraries anonymizes Circulation data after 14 days.<\/p>

Embedded content from other websites<\/strong><\/p>

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.<\/p>

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.<\/p>

Contacting Us<\/strong><\/p>

You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an e-mail or via chat containing a question or comment, or by filling out a form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer your questions.\u00a0Responses to information and reference questions may reside on secure servers for a period of time.\u00a0<\/p>

We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.<\/p>

Circulation Privacy <\/strong><\/p>

Mercer University Libraries strives to protect the privacy of all patrons in compliance with federal and state laws, as well as professional standards. Basic patron privacy dictates an individual\u2019s right to read anonymously. As a result, library staff members hold in confidence all information about individual library users and their choices of resources and materials. Mercer University Libraries will not reveal personally identifiable information of patrons or reveal what information sources or services they consult.<\/p>

Reasons for disclosure include:<\/p>