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Acceptable Use Policy for Wireless Access

I understand and agree to comply with all of the following conditions:

• I understand that, due to liability concerns, Library staff cannot provide technical assistance and will not perform troubleshooting on personal laptops, PDAs, or other devices.
• I understand that there is no guarantee that I will be able to connect to the wireless system.
• I will comply with all state and federal laws and the Austin Public Library policies and procedures.
• I understand and acknowledge that the Internet contains information, both written and pictorial, which may be offensive or harmful to me or to others.
• I release the City of Austin and the Library from all liabilities associated with my viewing of, use of, or exposure to any information, machine-readable file, picture, graphical representation, or illustration I may encounter while using any public-use workstation, whether or not such information appears or is delivered through the station I operate.
• I will not harm or harass any City employee or member of the public.
• I will not violate any state or federal statute including those regarding obscenity, pornography, or delivery to minors material deemed harmful to them.
• I understand that I create, store, and use personal files at my own risk and that the Library is not responsible for the damage or loss of laptops or other hardware, personal information, electronic documents, diskettes, and/or files.
• I understand and accept that my failure to comply with Library policies and procedures will result in Library penalties that range from suspension of Internet privileges for a week through permanent eviction from the Library.
• I understand that the City of Austin reserves the right to change its public use workstation access policies and procedures.
• I understand that individual Library staff members are not authorized to modify these policies.

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