Accessibility & Privacy

OCLS is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence.

We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Ontario’s accessibility laws.

OCLS is committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of every person who visits our website (herein referred to as the “user”).

We only collect the information necessary to support website functionality and respond to inquiries through our Contact Us form.

When you visit the OCLS website, limited technical information may be collected through Google Analytics, such as pages visited, browser or device information, approximate location, and how visitors arrived at the site. OCLS uses this information to understand website traffic and improve the website. OCLS does not use this information to identify individual visitors.

For more information about how Google uses data, please refer to their policies here.

The OCLS website uses cookies to support analytics and website functionality. Cookies are small text files placed on a user’s device to help websites function and to collect information about website usage.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the website.

OCLS collects personal information only when you voluntarily choose to provide it. This includes information submitted through the website’s Contact Us form.

Information collected through the contact form may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The content of your message

This information is collected solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or communication.

By submitting a Contact Us form, you consent to the collection and use of your information for this purpose, in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

The OCLS website may include links to external websites. OCLS is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy statement of any external website before sharing personal information.

Personal information submitted through the Contact Us form is used to respond to your inquiry. OCLS does not use this information for marketing purposes.

OCLS keeps this information only as long as needed to respond to the inquiry and meet any legal or operational requirements.

OCLS uses reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect information submitted through the website. Access to personal information received through the Contact Us form is limited to authorized staff and service providers who support OCLS systems.

Website service providers may use basic security monitoring to help protect the website from unauthorized access, misuse, or disruption.

You may contact OCLS if you have questions about how personal information submitted through the website is managed, or if you wish to raise a privacy concern.

Because OCLS does not maintain user accounts on this website and collects limited information, we are not able to associate analytics data with specific individuals.

For questions or concerns about this Website Privacy Statement or OCLS’s privacy practices, contact:

Privacy Contact – Director of Corporate Services
Ontario Colleges Library Service
Email: info@ocls.ca
Phone: 647‑722‑9300
Address: 130 Queens Quay East, Suite 606, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 0P6