BPL Blog Guidelines

Bedford Public Library sponsored blogs are a place for patrons to share opinions about library related subjects/issues. Comments are welcome and will be reviewed prior to publishing. The following will be removed by Bedford’s editors before being published:

• Potentially libelous comments
• Obscene or racist comments
• Personal attacks, insults, or threatening language
• Plagiarized material
• Private, personal information published without consent
• Comments totally unrelated to the topic of the forum
• Commercial promotions or spam
• Hyperlinks to material that is not directly related to the discussion

By posting a comment you agree to indemnify the City of Bedford and its officers and employees from and against all liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney's fees) incurred by any of them which arise out of or are related to the content that you post. Forums and messaging may not be used for commercial purposes or for organized political activity.

Bedford Public Library reserves the right to monitor content before it is posted on all their blogs, and to modify or remove any messages or postings that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be abusive, defamatory, in violation of the copyright, trademark right, or other intellectual property right of any third party, or otherwise inappropriate for the Service. Bedford Public Library also reserves the right to edit or modify any submissions in response to requests for feedback or other commentary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bedford Public Library is not obligated to take any such actions, and will not be responsible or liable for content posted by any subscriber in any forum, message board, or other area within the service.

If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the service as violation of the terms can lead to legal liability.

Adapted with permission (10/31/07) from Computerworld’s blog comments policy (www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/310).

Last updated October 31, 2007