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Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Boulder Labs Library website, a service of the Department of Commerce. Our privacy policy is clear: we will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide the information to us.

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally.

We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

  1. The Internet domain and IP address from which you access our website.
  2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site.
  3. The date and time you access our site.
  4. The pages you visit.
  5. If you linked to the Boulder Labs Library website from another website, the address of that referring site.

Your Rights Under the Privacy Act

Information about the Privacy Act can be found at https://www.foia.gov/.

How Information is Used

We use the collected information to make our site more useful to visitors—to learn about the number of visitors and the types of technology used. We do not track or record personally identifiable information about individuals and their visits.

Online Forms

Our website may feature forms where users can submit feedback, answers, or request support. These forms may ask for voluntary personal information (e.g., name, email, phone number) to deliver assistance.

Before personal identifiable information is collected from users, we disclose:

  • The purpose of information collection.
  • How the information collected will be used.
  • The duration the information will be retained.
  • If and with whom the information will be shared.

Email

If you contact us via email or electronic forms, your message may be shared with staff to fulfill your request. Submitting voluntary information constitutes consent to use the information for the stated purpose.

Cookies

The Boulder Labs Library website does not use persistent cookies to track users. One or more website components may utilize session cookies to simplify navigation, which are deleted when your session ends.

Google Analytics

The site uses Google Analytics in accordance with OMB M-23-22 ("Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience"). Google Analytics uses cookies to recognize return visitors. It does not track personally identifiable information. Refer to the Google Analytics Privacy Policy for details.

Retention & System Security

For site security and service availability, network traffic is monitored to identify unauthorized attempts to upload, change information, or cause damage. Unauthorized attempts are strictly prohibited and punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Raw data logs are scheduled for destruction in accordance with NARA General Schedule 20.

Privacy Act System of Records

The Boulder Labs Library website maintains no Privacy Act System of Records (PASOR) as defined by the Privacy Act of 1974.

Interaction with Children

The site contains no content directed at children and does not collect information from children under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Department of Commerce Endorsement Policy

Links directing users outside the Boulder Labs Library website are provided for convenience and do not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Updated August 2026