Use and privacy
Using the content provided on Austrian National Library websites:
The Austrian National Library provides content and digital copies of its collections online on its websites. The Austrian National Library asserts no own proprietary exploitation rights to said content. Accordingly, it explicitly consents to the subsequent use of this content in the available web resolution. The same applies to the use of this content in Internet forums, blogs and social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.. Notwithstanding the above, any existing third-party rights to the content have to be clarified individually by the user before any subsequent use.
For scans prepared by cooperation partner Google, this approval of subsequent use shall be valid subject to the restriction that the scans may only be used for non-commercial purposes. For enquiries about the commercial use of reproductions of these collections, please refer to our » reproduction service.
If you use our content, we ask that you include picture credits (title, date and other available specifications) and the source citation (permalink from [portal] and the reference “[portal]/Austrian National Library”). For posts on Facebook or Instagram, we ask that you provide the link to the relevant account of the Austrian National Library.
Exclusion of liability:
The information on this website has been prepared by us in good conscience. However, despite all due care, no guarantee can be made concerning the accuracy, up-to-dateness and correctness of the information contained in here. If we become aware of any errors or mistakes, we will endeavour to correct these. In case of named articles, these reflect the personal opinion of the respective authors. The Austrian National Library does not assume any responsibility for these articles provided that it is actually unaware of any illegal content and, in respect of claims for damages, is also unaware of any facts or circumstances that indicate an illegal activity or piece of information.
Should you become aware of any illegal content, please get in touch with us via the » contact form. We will endeavour to remove these articles from our website promptly after reviewing the factual situation.
Hyperlinks:
On our website, we have created links to other websites. What applies to all these links is that we have no influence over the concept and content of the linked websites. We therefore distance ourselves expressly from the content of these linked pages, and do not make this content our own. This applies to the content of all external websites that can be accessed via our website (including banners, guest books or counters).
Data protection:
The protection of your data is very important to us. The personal data acquired in the course of using our website is processed within the scope of existing data protection regulations, in particular the Data Protection Act (DSG 2000) as well as the Telecommunication Act (TKG 2003).
Below is explained which data is collected and processed for which purpose.
IP addresses
Your IP (internet protocol) address is submitted every time you connect to our website. It is required for our server to know where to send its replies to.
All IP addresses and the associated enquiries are logged by us in order to be able to investigate attacks on our website if required. Moreover, all access operations are analysed for statistical purposes. These logs are deleted after four weeks at the latest.
The following details are recorded:
- IP address
- Date and time of enquiry
- Internet browser and operating system used
- Access method
- URL requested
- Page from which the file was requested
- Access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.)
- Data volume transferred
Session cookies
In order enable you to use our Internet services, we use so-called session cookies that are stored in the memory of your computer. A randomly generated identification number (session ID) is stored in a session cookie. It also contains details about its origin and storage period. However, session cookies cannot store any other data.
Session cookies are required by our server so as to make a distinction between the enquiries of various visitors. Blocking these cookies may result in some functions of our website not working properly.
Session cookies do not enable us to see data on your computer. Moreover, they are automatically deleted at the end of your session, i.e. after closing of the browser window.
Persistent cookies
Persistent (permanent) cookies are not deleted after closing your browser bur remain on your computer. These cookies cannot be used either to read data on your computer.
A persistent cookie is used by our website to restore the settings you made once (e.g. regarding your screen display) next time you return. We do not use this cookie for analysing or tracking purposes.
Other persistent cookies are used by various other providers (exlibrisgroup.com, wikipedia.org, google.com, obvsg.at) if you make use of their additional services also offered on our websites. We have no influence over these providers and do not use these cookies for our own ends.
Using cookies
All cookies are accepted by every Internet browser by default. However, you can instruct your browser not to accept any cookies or to automatically delete them after every Internet session. There is also additional software for various browsers (plug ins) via which the use of cookies can be managed. Please refer to the corresponding instructions of the support pages of your browser manufacturer.
Statistical analyses
We use data from registrations and enquiries to better tailor our content and websites to the needs of our visitors. The data are summarised and anonymised by means of statistical methods.
No individual user profiles are created or personal data forwarded to third parties.