The Libraries use an open source privacy-focused web analytics platform called Matomo to help us generally understand how people use the Libraries’ websites and to make improvements to our services. We run this service on Duke infrastructure so we have full ownership and control over the data. It is not shared with third parties.
We use Matomo in a manner that is compliant with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related privacy laws. Our setup uses cookieless tracking, data anonymization, and other privacy measures. Matomo supports your web browser’s “Do Not Track” preference settings.
You can use third-party extensions to customize privacy settings for your web browser (see extensions for Chrome or extensions for Firefox).
How to opt-out of analytics tracking
You can opt-out of the Libraries’ Matomo analytics tracking, which will protect your privacy. If your browser has cookies enabled, the opt-out dialogue will appear in the box below. If you clear your cookies, delete the opt-out cookie, or if you change computers or Web browsers, you will need to perform the opt-out procedure again.
You can find more details about our practices for collecting, disclosing, maintaining, protecting, and using your personal information in our Privacy Statement.