Arcadian Library Online: Privacy Policy
Privacy & Cookie Policy
The Arcadian Library is a private library, owned by Arcadian Group S.A., with specialised holdings focused on the cultural, historical and scientific connections between the Middle East and the West.
ALO is operated by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (“Bloomsbury”), on behalf of The Arcadian Group S.A. ("Arcadian"). Bloomsbury is registered in England and Wales under company number 01984336 and have our registered office at 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, United Kingdom, which is also our main trading address.
For the purposes of this privacy policy the Arcadian and Bloomsbury shall be collectively known as “We” or “Us”.
All capitalised terms not expressly defined in this privacy policy shall have the same meaning as in ALO - Terms and Conditions.
Bloomsbury shall manage all personal data collected from the operation of ALO on behalf of Arcadian.
Even though institutions will enter into Institutional Licence Agreements directly with Arcadian for subscription access to certain parts of ALO, the billing for such access will be undertaken by Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury’s VAT number is GB 215039103 and we are a member of the UK Publishers Association. For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”), Bloomsbury is the data processor and data controller (on behalf of Arcadian) and our registration number with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office is Z7552956.
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy & Cookie Policy (together with the ALO Terms & Conditions and any other documents referred to in it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to Us, will be processed by Us. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By submitting personal data to ALO and any of Bloomsbury’s affiliated websites (including but not limited to www.bloomsbury.com - the “Website”) you consent to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of such personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy & Cookie Policy (including the sharing of such data with Arcadian, and the transferring of such data outside the European Union).
1. Information We may collect from you
We may collect and process the following data about you:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on ALO. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use ALO, subscribing to a service provided by us or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a competition or promotion sponsored by Us or another company in our group of companies, and when you report a problem with ALO.
- When you register to receive newsletters or to sign up for a personal account (to save items and searches) we request the following data: your name, email, region, occupation, and Institution/Company. We may also ask you to set up a password for the Website.
- If you contact us We may keep a record of that correspondence.
- We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes although you do not have to respond to them.
2. Cookies
What is a cookie?A cookie is a tiny text file stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages.
Why we use cookies?For system administration purposes, We may use cookies to collect information about your computer including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. We then use that information to monitor usage and improve the user experience.
Please note: 'Cookies' cannot harm your computer. We don't store personally identifiable information in the cookies we create, but we do use information gathered from them to help improve your experience of the site.
Cookies used on this site:Arcadian Library Online uses 'Session cookies'. These allow the Website to link your actions during a browser session. They maintain Website state information specific to the current user’s visit. These session cookies expire after a browser session so would not be stored long-term.
The session cookies we use enable us to:
- Provide a good user experience; and
- to estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
Arcadian Library Online also uses ‘Permanent or stored cookies’. These are stored long-term on a user’s hard drive until their expiration date or until the user deletes the cookie.
Below is a list of cookies used on the site and how they are categorised:
Name of cookie
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Purpose
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Status
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JSESSIONID
LoggedInFlag
SignedInFlag
signupbtnflag
ClientIp
ClientLocation
ipCheck
ReloadedFlag
AccountId
searchbtnflag
type
taxonomy
contenttype
df
dt
seleLang
recentlyViewed
userCountry
loginbtnflag
fromYear
toYear
searchitemflag
_starUuid
dmid
sitevisitscookie
opvc
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Maintains site state
information specific to current user visit
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Essential to site performance
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Google-analytics cookies
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Monitoring site usage
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Helpful to Bloomsbury -
Session based cookies
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_js_reg_fb_gate
_js_reg_fb_ref
datr
dats
fr
locale
lu
sb
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Social Media cookies >
Cookies that allow you to share, like, or authenticate website content
through social networks > Necessary for specific site functionality
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Necessary for the operation of
the site
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Pursuant to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1208) We require you to agree to the above referred to cookies. Y
ou may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of ALO.
Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site. For further information see
www.allaboutcookies.org.
3. How to check cookies are enabled for PCs
Google Chrome- Click on the 'tools' icon at the top of your browser window and select ‘Settings’
- Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
- Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0- Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab
- Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.
Mozilla Firefox 7- Click on 'home' at the top left of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon
- Click on Tracking and untick ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’
4. How to check cookies are enabled for Macs
Safari- With a Safari window open, click on the Safari entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
- Select the Privacy tab
- Check the "Block cookies from third parties and advertisers" is selected
Firefox- With a Firefox window open, click on the Firefox entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
- Select the Privacy tab
- Ensure the ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’ option is not selected
Google Chrome- With a Chrome window open, click on the Chrome entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
- Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
- Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’
All other browsersPlease consult your documentation or online help files.
5. How to disable cookies on PCs (please be warned that this may seriously affect your user experience on the web)
Google Chrome 15- Click on the 'tools' icon at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'
- Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
- Now select ‘Block sites from setting any data’
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0- Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab
- Ensure that your Privacy level is set to High, which will block all cookies.
Mozilla Firefox 7- Click on 'home' at the top left of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon
- Click on Tracking and tick ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’
6. How to disable cookies for Macs (please be warned that this may seriously affect your user experience on the web)
Safari- With a Safari window open, click on the Safari entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
- Select the Privacy tab
- Check the Block cookies option is set to "Always"
Firefox- With a Firefox window open, click on the Firefox entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
- Select the Privacy tab
- Ensure the ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’ option is selected
Google Chrome- With a Chrome window open, click on the Chrome entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
- Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
- Now select ‘Block sites from setting any data’.
- All other browsers
- Please consult your documentation or online help files.
7. Where we store your personal data
The data that We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for Us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing and/or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and, to the extent that such transfer is within our control, with the relevant protections required by law.
ALO is accessible around the world via the internet. This means that where you choose to post your data on ALO, it could be accessed from anywhere around the world and therefore a transfer of your data outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) may be deemed to have occurred. You consent to such transfer of your data for and by way of this purpose.
Where We have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of ALO, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to ALO; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
8. Uses made of the information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
- To ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which We consider may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
- To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and Us. To the extent that carrying out such obligations necessitates Us disclosing your personal information to agents, contractors and/or other third parties involved in the performance of contracts entered into between you and Us, you agree and consent to such disclosure.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
- To notify you about changes to our goods and service.
- In order to comply with any of our legal and regulatory obligations.
- Bloomsbury Academic (a division of Bloomsbury) newsletters (which will include information and updates about ALO) are 'opt-in' which means that you will not be sent any newsletters unless you specifically request them. Bloomsbury Academic newsletters also contain simple instructions for quickly discontinuing your subscription should you wish to do so. To subscribe or unsubscribe to one or more of our e-mail newsletters, email arcadianlibraryonline@bloomsbury.com.
You will not receive unsolicited marketing communications from Us and/or from third parties selected by Us unless you have agreed to this. We may, however, contact you from time to time as necessary with information or queries about your registration, your purchases and/or your postings. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target. We may make use of the personal data we have collected from you to enable Us to comply with our advertisers' wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience (without disclosing such personal information to advertisers).
9. Disclosure of your information
We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
- In the event that We sell or buy any business (in whole or in part) or assets, in which case We may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets and may sell and transfer personal data collected through the site in connection with and pursuant to the sale of any such business or assets.
- If Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. or substantially all of its assets is acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
- To the extent necessary to enable Us to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and Us.
- If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or in order to enforce or apply the ALO Terms and Conditions and other agreements; to operate our systems properly; or to protect the rights, property or safety of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
10. Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by choosing not to check certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at
arcadianlibraryonline@bloomsbury.com and asking us to cease contacting you for such purposes.
ALO may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
11. Access to information
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information We hold about you.
12. Changes to our privacy & cookie policy
Any changes we may make to our Privacy & Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. You should check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we might make.
13. Links to other websites
This Privacy & Cookie Policy does not cover the links within the Website (if any) linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
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