Acceptable Use Policy for Public Devices

Public access devices are provided by East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure (ERCL) venues to enable users to access the Internet for educational, informational, recreational, and promotional purposes. In using these devices, you agree to abide by the following conditions:

Permissible Use

• Users must use all equipment provided in a careful and appropriate manner and shall at all times adhere to the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
• Devices may not be used for transmission of any material in violation of any laws, national or international. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, pornographic material, material inciting racial or religious intolerance, or material protected by trade secret.
• By accepting this policy in writing, or on screen, you have agreed not to knowingly access such sites and will be held responsible. If you inadvertently access an inappropriate site you must exit it immediately.
• Users must respect the privacy of others and must not transmit information, photographs or images of another individual without their knowledge and consent through use of mobile phone cameras or otherwise.
• Downloading and printing of material from the Internet is allowed so long as material downloaded is purely for personal use and complies with the current law of copyright.

System Operating Conditions

• Filtering software is in place to prevent access to inappropriate and/or illegal content.
• all users should be aware that details of websites visited are recorded. In the event that it is suspected that a user is breaking the terms and conditions of this acceptable use policy ERCL reserves the right to carry out further investigation which may involve comparison of this information gathered will be handed over to the relevant authorities.
• All devices are installed with software that removes all personal data at the end of each user session.

Customer Care

• Staff are on hand to give some assistance in the use of ERCL systems for membership registration and online bookings.
• ERCL does not accept liability for any loss or damage where individuals conduct personal transactions over the Internet (e.g. online ordering) or which may arise as a result of the release and subsequent misuse of personal details or financial information.
• ERCL does not guarantee any information or advice on the Internet and accepts no liability for losses incurred or damage suffered as a result of reliance on the same.Nov 2022