Terms Of Use & Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website. This Privacy Policy explains how SourceLink uses personal information collected on this website. Please read this Privacy Policy before using the SourceLink website or submitting any personal information. By using the SourceLink website, you accept the practices described in the Privacy Policy and the terms outlined in our Terms of Use. These practices may change; however, but any changes will be posted and will only apply to activities and information on a going forward, not retroactive basis. You are encouraged to review the Privacy Policy whenever you visit the SourceLink website to ensure your understanding of how the personal information you provide may be used.

Note: the privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Policy pertain to this website only. If you follow a link on this site to another website, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

SourceLink collects personally identifiable information, such as names, postal addresses, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted to us by our visitors. The information you provide is used to fulfill your specific request. If you choose to connect to our website through a social network such as Facebook, we may automatically collect your profile information. This allows SourceLink to improve the delivery of our web pages to you while also measuring traffic on the site. Learn more about Facebook’s privacy policy here.

COOKIE/TRACKING TECHNOLOGY

The SourceLink website may use cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the website, and understanding how visitors use the website. Cookies can also help customize the website for visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology; however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT GOOGLE ADVERTISING

Any advertisements served by Google, Inc., and affiliated companies may be controlled using cookies. These cookies allow Google to display ads based on your visits to this site and other sites that use Google advertising services. Learn how to opt out of Google’s cookie usage. Any tracking by Google through cookies and other mechanisms is subject to Google’s own privacy policies.

About Google advertising: What is the DoubleClick DART cookie? The DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads served on publisher websites displaying AdSense for content ads. When users visit an AdSense publisher’s website and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may be dropped on that end user’s browser. The data gathered from these cookies will be used to help AdSense publishers better serve and manage the ads on their site(s) and across the web. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION

SourceLink may share information with governmental agencies or other companies to assist in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place.

COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY

Your personally identifiable information is kept secure. Only authorized employees, agents, and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. All emails and newsletters from this website allow you to opt out of further mailings.

COPYRIGHT AND REQUESTS TO REDISTRIBUTE

All content on the University of Missouri System websites is copyrighted by The Curators of the University of Missouri, unless specifically stated otherwise. This includes all SourceLink powered affiliate websites. Online content scraping/data scraping/web scraping, generative AI use of content on SourceLink sites, and/or direct reuse of any online information on SourceLink and SourceLink affiliate websites is strictly not allowed. This includes usage of any trademark terms like The Resource Navigator^SM, SiteConnex^SM, Source Finder^SM, Resource Rail^SM, SourceLink^SM, and/or print materials that feature Source Finder / Resource Rail print design aspects. Additional information on copyright protections SourceLink and our affiliated network benefit from may be found here. If you are unsure if your usage is allowed, please contact us.

PRIVACY CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our Privacy Policy you may contact us using Help [at] this domain.

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any change to this policy will be posted here and without further notice. 

 Latest revision July 2024.