About

Project Des Moines is a free website and app that explores the history of Des Moines. Discover information on people, places, and events in Des Moines history. Explore historical information about each site on the interactive GPS-enabled map along with images from archival collections and historical publications. This project was developed by Des Moines Public Library.

Privacy Policy

Des Moines Public Library operates the Project Des Moines website and app. Whenever you use Project Des Moines, we collect basic information that your browser or device sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser or device version, content that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics, including your location (if you have given us permission to do so, e.g. by enabling location services in your browser or device). We use this information only to provide core functionality and do not collect personally identifiable information for marketing or any other purpose. On the website – but not in the mobile apps – Project Des Moines shares some collected information with Google for the purpose of analyzing general usage patterns. Google's terms and policies are available here. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us.