Privacy policy

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Who We Are

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Welcome to the Library IT Conference website. Our mission is to provide a centralized platform for library IT professionals to connect, learn, and grow. The website address is: libraryit.ca.

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Comments

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When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

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If you choose to use a Gravatar profile, an anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if your profile is active. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found here. Once your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile picture may appear publicly in the context of your comment.

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Media

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If you upload images to the site, we recommend avoiding files that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from images uploaded publicly.

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Cookies

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To enhance your experience:

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•When you leave a comment, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies, so you don’t have to re-enter them for future comments. These cookies last one year.

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•Temporary cookies may be set to check if your browser accepts cookies when you visit the login page. These cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

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•Login cookies last for two days, or two weeks if you select “Remember Me.” Screen preference cookies last for a year. Logging out removes login cookies.

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If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser, containing no personal data except the article’s post ID, and it expires after one day.

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Embedded Content from Other Websites

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Content on this site may include embedded elements (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves as though you’ve visited the originating site, which may collect data, use cookies, or include additional third-party tracking. Interaction with such content is subject to the privacy policies of the respective third-party websites.

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Who We Share Your Data With

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If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

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How Long We Retain Your Data

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•Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments more efficiently.

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•For registered users, personal information is stored in user profiles. You can view, edit, or delete this information at any time, except for usernames. Administrators can also access and edit this information.

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Your Data Rights

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If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your data or request that we erase personal data we hold about you. This excludes data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

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Where Your Data Is Sent

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Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service to ensure site integrity and user experience.

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Contact

Questions about this policy or your personal information? Email [email protected].