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The Fathom Archive is operated by Columbia University ("Columbia"). Columbia is committed to protecting the privacy of the users of this site. This Privacy Policy describes Columbia's practices regarding: (1) what personally identifiable information of yours is collected from you; (2) who is collecting the information; (3) how the information is used; (4) with whom the information may be shared; and (5) your choices regarding the collection and use of the information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Columbia may change this policy from time to time. All changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted here. Please refer to this Privacy Policy regularly.
Scope of Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Fathom Archive. This Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of any other sites operated by Columbia University or affiliated or unaffiliated third-party sites to which the Fathom Archive may link.
This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Fathom Archive. This Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of any other sites operated by Columbia University or affiliated or unaffiliated third-party sites to which the Fathom Archive may link.
Communications regarding the Fathom Archive
If you send e-mail to Columbia University or otherwise contact Columbia University about the Fathom Archive, Columbia may use your personal information to respond to your questions or comments. Columbia may also share your information with a third party we designate to assist with our response. Columbia may file your comments for future reference, or we may discard the information after we have reviewed it.
If you send e-mail to Columbia University or otherwise contact Columbia University about the Fathom Archive, Columbia may use your personal information to respond to your questions or comments. Columbia may also share your information with a third party we designate to assist with our response. Columbia may file your comments for future reference, or we may discard the information after we have reviewed it.
Log Files and Sharing of Aggregate Information
Columbia uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Columbia University may share aggregated demographic information with third parties, such as the Fathom consortium members. Aggregate information is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
Exceptions
In certain circumstances, and as exceptions to this Privacy Policy, Columbia University may, without notice to you, release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order, or in other special cases, such as, for example, an attempted breach of the security of the Fathom Archive, or a physical threat to you or others.
Notifications of Changes
Columbia University will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on the homepage of the Fathom Archive. If at any point Columbia determines to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information only in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected.
Columbia University will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on the homepage of the Fathom Archive. If at any point Columbia determines to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information only in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected.