In order to use the Peoples Network Computers in our libraries you must agree to the following:

Charging Policy

If there are system problems while you are logged in and the system terminates your session, an automatic refund will made to your account for the unused minutes.

Charges apply from the moment you log in.

Non Library members will need to request a cash refund (members can also request this if preferred).

Please note that if you choose to terminate your session early you can not claim a refund.

Whilst using these facilities you undertake not to:

• Transmit, copy, download or view any material that is threatening, obscene or pornographic
• Transmit copy or download any material which violates any criminal or civil law, statutory, regulatory or contractual obligations. This includes copyright materials
• Transmit, copy, or download commercial software or other material e.g. music, in violation of copyright law
• View live TV broadcasts
• Use profane, obscene, racist or any other language that may be offensive to other users.
• Create or place malicious software on the system, e.g. computer viruses.
• Participate in any form of vandalism, including damaging computers, computer systems or networks, and / or disrupting the operation of the network.

You understand and accept that if you do not abide be these conditions your access to the People’s Network computers in Bath and North East Somerset libraries will be withdrawn and the council may take further action as appropriate.  Bath and North East Somerset Library Service is part of LibrariesWest, a consortium of library authorities comprising Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset, and may draw the attention of the other members of LibrariesWest to your conduct. Those authorities may take similar action in regard to access to their Internet facilities

Warning: The Library Service does not accept responsibility for the safe keeping of data stored on its “Shared Drive”. Remember that data in the Shared Drive can be edited, altered or deleted by any user of the system.  Please save personal or sensitive data on a floppy disc, memory stick or CD.

The Library Service accepts no responsibility for damage done to any user’s storage device when used in conjunction with a Peoples Network Computer.

Bath and North East Somerset Council accept no liability for the quality of information on the internet or for the misuse of the internet by library users.

Filtering Policy

Please note that it is the policy of Bath and North East Somerset Council to use content filtering routines to block access to websites on the internet which the council judges to be inappropriate.

The filtering in use can sometimes inadvertently block sites which are not inappropriate and can also sometimes allow access to sites containing material that would be deemed to be inappropriate. 

If you feel that the filtering system is blocking a site unnecessarily or feel that access to a site should be blocked please contact a member of staff and ask to complete a review form so that further investigation can be carried out by the library management.

Some file types are blocked in order to minimise the spread of viruses onto our system. These include some executable, compressed, javascript, VBscript, audio and video file types.

Click here for a list of blocked file types