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    The UC Libraries have many policies that guide what sort of information they may collect. Listed below is a selection of laws and policies that inform and mandate what the UC Libraries may collect.

  • University of California Electronic Communications Policy
  • UC Electronic Mail Implementing Guidelines
  • UC Business and Finance Bulletins
  • UC Business and Finance Bulletin RMP-8, "Legal Requirements on Privacy of and Access to Information Education Rights and Code, Public Records Act" dated July 1, 1992.
  • UC Records Retention Schedules
  • UC Records Disposition Schedules Manual
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  • Student & Applicant Records
  • Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students
  • Part B, Section 10.00, "University of California Policies Applying to the Disclosure of Information from Student Records," dated October 31, 1983.
  • University of California Academic Personnel Manual
  • Policy 158 [PDF], Academic Personnel Records/Rights of Academic Appointees, Including Rights Regarding Records, dated July 5, 1984.
  • Policy 160 [PDF], Academic Personnel Records/Maintenance of, Access to, and Opportunity to Request Amendment of, dated December 1, 1986.
  • University of California Administrative and Professional Staff Program Personnel Policies
  • Policy 160 [PDF], Privacy of and Access to Records, dated December 1, 1990. University of California Executive Program Personnel Policies.
  • University of California Senior Management Personnel Policies
  • Policy 80, Staff Personnel Records, dated January 1, 2001.
  • University of California Staff Personnel Manual
  • Policy 80, Staff Personnel Records, dated January 1, 2001.

  • Other (Non-UC) University Policies return to top

    AIR University
    Privacy and Security Notice

    American University
    Privacy Policy Statement

    Ashworth College
    Privacy Policy

    Cardiff University
    Privacy Policy

    Carleton College
    Privacy Policy

    Goucher College
    Privacy Statement

    Hendrix College
    Privacy Policy

    Syracuse University
    Privacy Policy

    University of Alberta
    Privacy Policy

    University of Cambridge
    Privacy Policies

    University of Minnesota
    Online Policy Statement

    University of North Texas
    Privacy Statement

    University of Phoenix
    Web Privacy Statement

    University of Texas at Austin
    Web Privacy Policy

    University of Southern California (USC)
    Policies & Security

    Washington State Community College
    Privacy Policy

    State of California Statutes return to top

  • State of California Constitution Article 1
  • State of California Government Code, Section 6254 (j) This State law pertains to the confidentiality of library circulation records.
  • State of California Government Code, Section 6267 This State law pertains to the confidentiality of library registration and circulation records.
  • State of California Government Code, Section 11015.5 This State law pertains to the confidentiality of electronically collected personal information.
  • State of California Public Records Act (including Library provisions)
    Note: The CA Code section has the most direct application to privacy and library records:

    6267. All registration and circulation records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, local agency, or state agency except as follows:
    (a) By a person acting within the scope of his or her duties within the administration of the library.
    (b) By a person authorized, in writing, by the individual to whom the records pertain, to inspect the records.
    (c) By order of the appropriate superior court.

    As used in this section, the term "registration records" includes any information which a library requires a patron to provide in order to become eligible to borrow books and other materials, and the term "circulation records" includes any information which identifies the patrons borrowing particular books and other material.

    This section shall not apply to statistical reports of registration and circulation nor to records of fines collected by the library.

  • Federal Statutes return to top

  • Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, dated July 17, 1976 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) This Federal law pertains to student records.
  • Federal Privacy Act of 1974 - Public Law 93-579 (5 U.S.C. 552a)
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Electronic Communication Privacy Act
  • Privacy Act of 1974
  • Copyright Act of 1974
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act [PDF]

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