The Health Sciences and Human Services
Library (HS/HSL), University of Maryland is committed to preserving the privacy
of our users. We do not collect personal information about you when you visit
our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
The HS/HSL web site does automatically store information such as the IP address
from which you access the Internet, the Internet address of the web site from
which you linked to our site and the browser used to access our site. This information
is used in aggregate to help us determine which pages are visited, how long visitors
stay on a page, etc. This information helps us to plan for enhancements, identify
the most popular parts of our site and generally maintain the site.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small file that a web site transfers to your computer's
hard disk allowing our server to "remember" specific information about
your session. While visiting the HS/HSL site, you may occasionally encounter a
web page that employs cookies to make it easier to use the dynamic features of
these web pages. You can set your browser to disable cookies or prompt you before
a cookie is accepted. If you do not want to receive cookies, you will still be
able to use the site, but will be unable to use cookie-dependent features.
Personally Provided Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an email, or
by filling out a form and submitting it through our web site, we will use that
information to respond to your message and to provide you with information or
material that you request. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any
personal information to a third party.
Links to Other Sites
Some of our web pages provide links to other Internet sites that provide health
information. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy
of the new site.
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