Bart privacy & data

As a governmental agency, BART is governed by the California Public Records Act.

This personal information may include, but is not limited to, User’s name, email address, phone number, street address, or User’s location.

This number is logged automatically by BART’s servers whenever User visits a site along with the time of User’s visit and the pages User has visited.

BART may use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology (or other similar technology) to determine User’s current location in order to assist User in planning a BART trip.

Google Analytics may collect User’s IP address and the page URL that User is visiting.

The personal information User voluntarily provides is used to fulfill User’s request

The aggregated information BART receives is compiled for statistical analysis and reporting.

BART may use third party marketing tools, including Facebook Custom Audiences, to display advertisements to website visitors on Facebook, based upon email addresses provided by users to BART.

California residents have the right to request information about the personal information BART has collected about them and the purposes for which it was collected.

Minors are entitled to remove their posts on BART websites (but not republications of their posts or posts about them by others).

BART does not share, sell, trade, or rent personal information to anyone, or disclose that information except: 1) when the purpose and manner of the disclosure has been disclosed to User prior to User providing the information, or 2) when disclosure is required by law.