Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to the Pound Ridge Library Foundation. Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and store the information you provide us. By accessing our website, poundridgelibraryfoundation.org, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and consent to our collection, usage, storage, and disclosure of your personal information per this Privacy Policy. 

Google Analytics and Cookies

Like most website operators, we may collect non-personally-identifying information that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Our purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use the website.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Our website uses cookies to help identify and track visitors, their website usage, and their website access preferences. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using our website, with the drawback that certain features may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Embedded content from other websites

Content on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors choose to interact with us in ways that require the gathering of personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that we gather depends on the nature of the interaction. Those who engage in transactions are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, we may collect such information only as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction. We do not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information is only disclosed to those in the foundation or affiliated organizations that need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf or to provide services on our behalf. We will never rent , trade, or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. We may disclose potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of The Pound Ridge Library Foundation, third parties or the public at large. We take all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in our sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

March 20, 2023