Documentation: Permissible Use and Appropriate Data

We value individuals’ privacy and actively seek to preserve privacy.

Though the ARL PD Bank is secure, access is restricted, data and documents are encrypted and only very limited data is available to those outside of the individual institutions, submitted data and documents must not include:

  • Social Security Number or the comparable
  • Driver's license number, alien registration number, passport number, etc.
  • Bank account, credit or debit card information

Further, institutions should review position descriptions and any other documents that will be accessible by other ARL PD Bank institutions to ensure they do not include other personal identifiers, such as employee names, home contact information, and complete birth dates.

The ARL PD Bank is hosted by the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida, with all data and system security complying to the UF IT Data Security Standard. Please contact us should you have any questions or concerns regarding this.