Website Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Humboldt County Library’s web site.  We are committed to preserving the privacy of our library patrons and visitors. This is how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our web site:

When you visit our Web site, the following information is automatically logged:

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to you. Web site data is separate from patron library records. In other words, we can’t look up your library card number and see where you have been on the Internet.

We will not share any of this information with anyone unless required by court order. We do not collect or sell any information about you or your search habits for commercial purposes.

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. "Cookies" are used in conjunction with some of these database interfaces, but they expire after your session and do not contain personal information. They are used in order for you to keep citation lists and backtrack through earlier searches.

We cannot control the privacy practices of outside websites. Once you leave our site, this policy will no longer apply.  We recommend that you consult the privacy policy at each site you visit before submitting any personal information.

Please see our Confidentiality of Library Records Policy for more information about your privacy when you use the library.

- Adopted by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, September 17, 2002