Internet Policy

Wireless Internet Access Policy

Wireless Internet access is available at the library! We are very pleased to offer this service. Please read this information before connecting to our wireless network for the first time.

Equipment: If you have questions about how to access the wireless signal on your laptop or other portable device, please contact the manufacturer. Library staff are not able to provide technical support on personal computers. The Library is not responsible for stolen equipment or lost data due to equipment failure or lost wireless signal.

Security: The wireless signal is not secure but is filtered with IBOSS software. Users must understand and accept the risk of transmitting personal or financial information over a wireless signal. We recommend that users who wish to transmit confidential information do so on the secure connections available on the library=s patron computers.

Computer Users agree to:

Be courteous to other library patrons.

Comply with all rules, procedures, and restrictions developed by the library staff and/or board. (See Internet and online access policy Smithfield Public Library, 2019)

Accept responsibility for determining that the information they access is reliable, acceptable and suitable to their and/or their children=s needs.

Accept responsibility for the security of the information they give on the web, such as personal information and credit card numbers.

Respect copyright laws and licensing agreements.

Computer Users agree that they will NOT:

Send or receive offensive, pornographic, or illegal information.

Reviewed and approved May 15, 2019