Website

We may make use of session cookies on our website and associated services.  Cookies track how you use our site.  For example, when you opt to change Library Search's default behaviour by minimizing specific search results boxes, your browser "remembers" this preference via a cookie. The cookies we use do not track personally identifiable information such as your name and are not retained after your browser session ends.

Tools we use

The SFU Library website uses several tools to gather statistics about your use of the Library's main website and other associated sites and services. We use this data to improve our website's usability. 

These tools use browser cookies to gather information such as: your country, the type of device and operating system you are using, and how you have come to our pages (whether you were directed to the Library via a search engine, for example). 

Google Analytics 

Google Analytics gathers some information whenever you visit our site. We have configured IP Anonymization in Google Analytics, which requests Google to mask part of your IP address. For more information, see Google Analytics: Safeguarding your data.

Matomo (formerly known as Piwik)

Matomo (formerly known as Piwik) is an open-source tool that gathers browser information. This data is housed on SFU Library servers. For more information, see the Matamo Privacy Policy. 

Crazy Egg

Crazy Egg gathers information about your use of the Library's website and then shows visually how visitors interact with specific webpages, including most commonly-clicked links on a page.  For more information, see the Crazy Egg Privacy Policy.​

Opting out

You can opt out by turning off cookies in the preferences settings in your browser or by using privacy mode (also known as private browsing or incognito mode) or similar options. 

For Google Analytics, you can also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. 

See the Crazy Egg Privacy Policy, Google Analytics: Safeguarding your data, and the Matamo Privacy Policy for additional ways to opt out. 

Questions and contact

If you have questions or concerns, contact us.