Smithton Public Library

Public Terms of Use
1. SPLD has no affiliation with any advertisements or other material posted by third party sites or software found on social media sites and is not responsible for third party content.
2. By choosing to comment on SPLD social media sites, public users agree to these terms:
a. Comments are moderated by SPLD staff, and SPLD reserves the right to not post or to remove comments that are unlawful or off-topic as determined in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to:
i. Plagiarized material;
ii. Copyright violations ;
iii. Off-topic comments ;
iv. Commercial material/spam ;
v. Duplicate posts from the same individual;
vi. Comments containing sexually explicit language or images, or statements that ridicule, malign, disparage or otherwise express bias against any race, religion or protected class of individuals;
vii. Personal comments about individuals, including attacks, insults, or threatening language
viii. Unsolicited images, executable programs or any non-textual content.
b. Persons who repeatedly violate these terms may be barred from further postings.
c. All comments are public records, and as such, are subject to public records laws and the State of Illinois records retention schedule. Commenters are urged to protect their privacy. Commenters should not post personally identifying information, including but not limited to: last name, school, age, phone number, address, library card number. SPLD recommends use of a generic username that is not personally identifying. (Staff will use real names for transparency and accountability.)