Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to tullyfreelibrary.org and Tully Free Library and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Tully Free Library include tullyfreelibrary.org. The Tully Free Library website is a Library site. By using the Tully Free Library website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Protecting user privacy and confidentiality has long been an integral part of the mission of libraries. Both New York State law and the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution provide guarantees of confidentiality and privacy. The library protects the privacy and confidentiality of children as well as adults. Confidentiality of library records is covered in NY CLS § 4509 (2001).
The library collects only that personally identifiable information about users that is needed for the functioning of the library and its Web site. Privacy and confidentiality protections are part of our library procedures. The library retains personally identifiable information about users only as long as it is needed for library functions.
The library does not disclose or distribute users' names, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, borrower records, computer use records or other personal information to outside parties unless required to do so pursuant to subpoena, court order or where otherwise required by law. The library will examine any such process, order, or subpoena to determine that a proper showing of good cause has been made in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Tully Free Library may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
- Age (when registering for certain programs)
If you make an online donation to Tully Free Library through our website, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the donation transaction.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you register for programs through the website, filling out a contact form, signing up for our e-newsletters, or giving an online donation. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
Tully Free Library collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Tully Free Library does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Tully Free Library may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email, and provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Tully Free Library, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Tully Free Library may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Tully Free Library or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Tully Free Library; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Tully Free Library, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Tully Free Library. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Tully Free Library website.
Use of Cookies
The Tully Free Library website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Tully Free Library services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Tully Free Library secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Tully Free Library uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Tully Free Library collects personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. Tully Free Library collects this information for the following reason(s): for program registration.
If you are a parent and you have questions regarding our data collection practices, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Statement of Privacy.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Tully Free Library may contact you via email for the purpose of providing newsletters, announcements, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing communications via email from Tully Free Library, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button in MailChimp emails.
Changes to this Statement
Tully Free Library reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Tully Free Library welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Tully Free Library has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Tully Free Library at:
Tully Free Library
12 State Street
Tully, New York 13159
Email Address:
tullyfree@tullyfreelibrary.org
Telephone number:
315-696-8606
Effective as of May 20, 2020