Revised: 8 January 2025
This Privacy Policy describes the information that bibliotheca, LLC. and its affiliates ("bibliotheca", "we", "us" or "our") may collect through your use of the bibliotheca, including the website at www.unifilibrary.com and related mobile applications (collectively, the "Service"). It also describes how we may use, disclose and protect information collected through your access to and use of the Service.
(a) Consent: By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and processing of your information in accordance with: (i) this Privacy Policy; (ii) any related terms of service, end user license agreement, or services agreement, including, but not limited to, the agreement between bibliotheca and the institution through which you obtain access to the Service (collectively, "Service Terms"); and (iii) and as permitted or required by applicable law.
(b) International: The Service may be hosted or operated in countries other than the country in which you reside. Those countries may have different data protection laws and regulations from those that apply in your home country. By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of your information outside of your home country. Please be aware that the governments, courts, and law enforcement, security or regulatory agencies of a particular country may be able to obtain access to or disclosure of your information as permitted by the laws of that country.
(a) Information That You Provide Directly: We may ask for certain information such as your name, institution name, email address, password and other information. We use this information to operate, maintain and provide features and functionality of the Service, and as further described below.
(b) Location Data: When you access or use the Service, we may access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store "location data," which may include GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your device. Service may not function properly if use or availability of location data is impaired or disabled.
(c) Commercial Communications: We may use the information we collect or receive to communicate directly with you. For example, we may use the information to send you emails containing newsletters, promotions and special offers regarding the Service. We may also use the information to send you service-related notices (e.g., account verification, technical and security notices).
(d) Use of Certain Service-Type Information: We may use information from cookies, log files, device identifiers, location data and clear GIFs to: (i) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the site; (ii) provide custom, personalized content or information; (iii) monitor the effectiveness of the Service; (iv) monitor aggregate metrics, such as total number of visitors, traffic and demographic patterns; (v) diagnose or fix technology problems; (vi) provide advertising to your browser or device; and (vii) conduct research or surveys.
(a) Business Associates and Service Providers: We may share information about you with third-party business associates and service providers that perform services on our behalf in connection with the Service. We may also share information about you with any of our subsidiaries or affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy. Although, subject to Clauses 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) of this Privacy Policy, bibliotheca will not share, sell, or otherwise distribute your contact information, including your email address, with any third party business associate and/or service provider, with the exception of active Institution Customers.
(b) Business Change: If we become involved in a merger, consolidation, acquisition, sale of assets, joint venture, securities offering, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or other transaction, or if the ownership of all or substantially all of our business otherwise changes, we may share or transfer your information to a third party or parties in connection with such transaction or change in ownership.
(c) Necessary Disclosure: Regardless of the choices you make regarding your information and to the extent permitted or required by applicable law, we may disclose information about you to third parties to: (i) enforce or apply this Privacy Policy or the Service Terms; (ii) comply with laws, subpoenas, warrants, court orders, legal processes or requests of government or law enforcement officials; (iii) protect our rights, reputation, safety or property, or that of our users or others; (iv) protect against legal liability; (v) establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; or (vi) investigate, prevent or take action regarding known or suspected illegal activities; fraud; our rights, reputation, safety or property, or those of our users or others; violation of the Service Terms; or as otherwise required by law.
We take physical, technological and administrative measures to protect the information you provide through the Service against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, use, disclosure or modification. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or guarantee that information on the Service will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. Communications sent to or from the Service may not be secure. You should use caution whenever submitting information online and take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
We will retain your information as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, and for a commercially reasonable time thereafter for backup, archival, fraud prevention or detection, or audit purposes, or as otherwise required by law.
The Service may reference or provide links to other websites or resources. If you access any website or resources provided by a third party, our Privacy Policy will not apply. Your interactions with such websites and resources are subject to the privacy policies of the third parties that operate them. Please review those policies carefully to understand how those parties will treat your information.
We may update this policy from time to time, and the updated version of this policy will be effective upon posting. Please check this page to review the most up-to-date version of this policy. By continuing to use the Service after an updated version has been posted, you agree that the new policy will apply to you.
You have certain rights in relation to personal information we hold about you. Details of these rights and how to exercise them are set out below. We will require evidence of your identity before we are able to act on your request.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, we are required to tell you if we transfer or intend to transfer information which we hold on you to countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). We do not transfer such information outside the EEA.
As noted above, if we receive a request from a regulatory body or law enforcement agency, and if permitted under GDPR and other laws, we may disclose certain personal information to such bodies or agencies.
If you are unhappy about our use of your personal information, you can contact us using the Email Address: dpo@bibliotheca.com
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a Supervisory Authority in your country or Member State. These can be found here:
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en
Further Information on Data Protection and Personal Privacy If you have any inquiries or if you would like to contact us about our processing of your personal information, including to exercise your rights as outlined above, please contact us by emailing dpo@bibliotheca.com, or by using the contact form on BIBLIOTHECA's website. When you contact us, you will be required to verify your identity.