CELA has recently updated our Privacy Policy, our Acceptable Use Policy, and our Collections Policy. The updated policies are effective May 28, 2026.

What do these policies address? 

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy sets out the way CELA will manage the personal information of its Users.

Acceptable Use Policy

This Policy sets out the terms under which Users may access celalibrary.ca, bibliocaeb.ca or who use celalibrary.ca, bibliocaeb.ca, content and related services.

Collections Policy

The purpose of the Collections Policy is to guide the selection, management, and de-selection of materials in the CELA collection.

Why are we updating these policies? 

Our original policies have been in place for many years and our goal in updating them was to make them more clear and specific, and to have them reflect the changes in best practices around online and library services.

For example, in the Privacy Policy we have provided more detail about how user information will be used, shared and protected, and we have outlined in detail how a privacy breach would be handled by our team. 

In our Collections Policy, we have clarified our criteria for selecting materials, and outlined in more detail the process if a user would like to have us reconsider a title. 

In the Acceptable Use Policy we have added clarity in our definition of users and how they use our services, website and collections. 

While the intent and the execution of the policies have not changed substantially, the details provided within them has expanded. We encourage our users, libraries and partners to read these updated policies in full to better understand the way CELA makes decisions, protects user information, and offers our services.