Privacy Policy
OverDrive, Inc. provides content, services and hosted websites for third parties, as well as software applications. This Privacy Policy applies to all OverDrive-hosted websites (collectively referred to as “Websites”).
OverDrive, Inc. (OverDrive) respects your privacy. This statement discloses the privacy practices for www.overdrive.com and all related Websites. This statement is to make you aware how OverDrive collects personal information, how it is used, with whom it is shared, what choices are available to you about its collection, its use and distribution, our security procedures, management of information under OverDrive's control and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the information. If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact OverDrive by email at: privacy@overdrive.com.
Protection of Your Personal Information
To perform certain functions on the Websites, we may collect information, which may include personal information, about Website users. Throughout this policy, we use the term “personal information” to describe information that can be associated with a specific user and can be used to identify that person. The personal information collected is anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user. In the event we share data with third parties related to your use of our Websites, the information is shared in such a manner that seeks to aggregate data anonymously, without personally identifying the user. Any personal information that we collect is protected by physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of this information. We encrypt the transmission of sensitive data we collect from visitors to our Websites using security socket layer technology (SSL). We use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption, physical access controls to our buildings and files, and we authorize access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities.
Newsletters and Other Service Communications
OverDrive provides several opt-in electronic newsletters. When you opt-in to receive an OverDrive newsletter, you may unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe directions in the newsletter. In the event you have the option to enter your email-address, such as for a notification of a library hold, OverDrive will not use your email address for any other purposes than the specified use. OverDrive will not send you any communications that you do not explicitly request from us.
Cookies
When you view one of our Websites, we may store some data on your computer in the form of a “cookie” to automatically recognize your device next time you visit. Cookies allow us to improve your browsing experience in many ways. Some examples of how we use cookies include: to keep track of cart items, to store password when browsing related Websites during a single session, to detect your web-browser language, to detect IP address, to determine library card authentication status, to deliver advertisements, to display your indicated font preference, support assistance and provide expandable collections on our Websites. OverDrive may also use cookies on our Websites supplied by third parties providing services for OverDrive. For more information on third party cookies, please click here. If you do not wish to receive cookies, please configure your Internet browser to erase all cookies from your computer’s hard drive, block all cookies or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect your ability to use some features or services of our Websites.
External Links
Our Websites may include links to non-OverDrive Websites, outside the control of OverDrive. If you click these links, you will leave OverDrive and enter sites that may have different privacy policies than OverDrive.
Safe Harbor
OverDrive’s complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. OverDrive has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view OverDrive’s certification, please visit http://export.gov/safeharbor
