The Hong Kong Baptist University Library (“The Library”) pledges to protect the privacy of its users’ personal data through compliance with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. For details, please refer to the University’s Privacy Policy Statement and Personal Information Collection Statement.
Below is additional information specific to the Library.
Library Loan History
From 1 July 2025, only 2 years of loan data will be kept, including returned items, paid fines, and completed requests (Interlibrary Loans and HKALL). If you wish to keep older loan records, please sign in to your “My Library Account” to export your loan history. Anonymised data will be retained for statistical purposes.
Privacy of Electronic Resource Use
Logs of electronic resource use are collected by the Library for administrative purposes, including (but not limited to) assessing the use of electronic resources, troubleshooting problems, and improving services. These logs will be kept for approximately four years. After this time the Library will delete data that could be used to personally identify you with the use of the Library’s subscribed electronic resources (e.g. personal identifiers, IP addresses, etc.). Anonymized usage data will be retained for statistical purposes.
Last updated: 10 June 2025