People's Network

Welcome to Wrexham County Borough Council’s Public Access Network.

We provide free public access to the Internet in keeping with our role as a source of information, intellectual development and enrichment for the community.

By selecting "Accept" on a Public Access Network PC, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to conduct your behaviour in accordance with Wrexham County Borough Council's Acceptable Use Policy.

You also acknowledge and agree that Wrexham County Borough Council may monitor, inspect, record and disclose as it deems appropriate, all Internet / E-Mail activity that has taken place by you through Wrexham County Borough Counci's Internet account.

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Terms & Conditions

We have introduced the following terms and conditions to safeguard the interests of both Wrexham County Borough Council and the community it serves:

1. Customers must:

• at all times act in a reasonable manner; and

• ensure that they have appropriate authority or permission to download, copy or print any material to comply with Copyright laws.

2. Customers must not:

• cause or permit any damage to the equipment belonging to Wrexham County Borough Council;

• delete programs or change the configuration on the computer;

• attempt to make unauthorised access to other computers or networks (hacking);

• load their own software or connect their own computer equipment to Wrexham County Borough Council computer equipment. (Exceptions would include adaptive hardware for users with special needs.)

• attempt to access, create, download or transmit material that is illegal, offensive, obscene, racist or likely to cause unnecessary offence or distress;

• subscribe to any services which incur a cost to Wrexham County Borough Council;

• distribute unsolicited advertising.

3. Non-compliance with these conditions may result in:

• immediate withdrawal of Public Access Network facilities;

• refusal of further access either for a specified period or indefinitely;

• other local authority disciplinary actions, including in the worst cases, criminal prosecution.

In the case of non-compliance by an Internet user under the age of 16, we will notify their parent or guardian who signed the consent form.

4. Customers are reminded that:

• we monitor computer usage electronically and manually;

• we have installed suitable filtering and virus checking software onto our PCs, but customers should be aware that these are not infallible.

Disclaimer

Wrexham County Borough Council accepts no responsibility for:

• any loss, damage or injury as a result of using Internet facilities;

• the quality, accuracy and availability of information;

• the introduction of viruses to personal equipment following use of Internet facilities;

• any consequences resulting from sending confidential information via the Internet; or

• the type of material available on the Internet. Parents or guardians are responsible for any restriction of their child's access.