Transmission, printing, downloading or receipt of any material which violates any laws is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: material which is downloaded or printed in breach of copyright laws, obscene, racist or pornographic material, material which may cause anyone to feel harassed, alarmed or distressed or material protected by confidentiality provisions.
It is the user’s personal responsibility to be aware of and to comply with this legislation:
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
- Obscene Publications Act 1959 and 1964
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Telecommunications Act 1984 and Communications Act 2003
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Defamation Act 1996
- Race Relations Act 1976 & Amendment 2000
- Equality Act 2010
- Disability Discrimination
Calderdale Council operates a web / e-mail filtering and monitoring policy in accordance with our legal obligations. You should therefore not use the computers to download or access information which is personal to you, or private or confidential, as we cannot guarantee your privacy.
Users should not access live or pre-recorded television channels when using the internet at any Calderdale Library: with specific restrictions preventing the use of BBC iPlayer.
Customers found deliberately causing offence to other users will be dealt with under the Library bye-laws and may be excluded temporarily or permanently from the Library.
Users must not hack and gain unauthorised access to any other computer or network.
Anybody found damaging, deleting, impairing or otherwise harming Calderdale MBC equipment (furniture, hardware or software) will be dealt with under the Library bye-laws and may be excluded temporarily or permanently from the library.
Food and drink are not permitted in Calderdale Libraries.
Only one person may use a computer at a time, unless an adult is accompanying a child or someone accompanying a person with a disability.
Users are reminded that the PCs are in public areas and therefore their use may not be confidential, for example in financial transactions.
The PCs in the Central Reference Library are intended for research and study. Priority can not be given to those wishing to use them for chat rooms or games.
Access to the Internet is filtered on PCs designated for children and teenage users. However filtering is not wholly secure and does not remove the responsibility of parents, carers or legal guardians.
The Web contains information from a variety of sources. Calderdale MBC cannot accept responsibility for the content, accuracy or legality of any material or service found on the Internet, apart from on: calderdale.gov.uk.