Thank you for visiting the Oakland Public Library's website. We are committed to protecting your privacy. We do not collect personal information about you just because you visit this site.
Personal Information
All personal information, such as your name, address, e-mail address, demographic data, and telephone and fax numbers, as well as your comments or other messages to the Oakland Public Library through this site are confidential. Except as described in this statement, or to comply with applicable laws, valid legal process or to protect the rights or property of the City of Oakland, the Library will not disclose any personal, identifiable information about our users to other agencies or organizations.
In order to improve the usefulness of our site for visitors, we automatically collect and maintain statistical information from our site's data logs that concern network traffic flow and volume. This is designed to assist the Oakland Public Library in compiling user statistics, ascertaining patron opinions and suggestions and promotion of the Library and its programs and services. The Library has, in place, certain technological and procedural security functions in order to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. In addition, the Library will use reasonable efforts to remove your personal information when you request it or it is no longer needed. The Oakland Public Library cannot, however, guarantee that such loss, misuse, alteration, destruction or retention will never occur, and does not make representations to this effect.
Some of the databases available to you from our website will require the bar code number from your Oakland Public Library card for verification purposes. These database vendors do not have access to our records. Additionally, this site contains links to other sites. The Library is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other sites you may link to via the library's website.
