Definition
“The Buzz” Community Calendar, brought to you by the Hauppauge Public Library, is a feature of the Hauppauge Public Library and its website, established for the purpose of allowing the Library and members of the greater Hauppauge community to publicly post information regarding arts, entertainment, recreational, and civic events of general interest or benefit to the Hauppauge Public Library community.
General
“The Buzz” Community Calendar is open to the general public of the Hauppauge community, as a common place to post events. Submission of events by members of the public constitutes participation in a limited public forum.
All events submitted to the “The Buzz” Community Calendar are subject to public disclosure, under applicable local, state and/or Federal law.
Acceptable Events
“The Buzz” Community Calendar Moderator shall allow posting of events which are within the purpose of the limited public forum, with the exception of the prohibited content listed below.
Events submitted to “The Buzz” Community Calendar containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed for posting:
- Profane language or content;
- Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation;
- Sexual content or links to sexual content;
- Solicitations of commerce;
- Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
- Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
- Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party
Event Location
Events posted on “The Buzz” community calendar should be located within the greater Hauppauge region. Exceptions to this policy will be allowed at the discretion of the event calendar moderator.
Author Identification
All public event submittors shall be clearly identified by their event submissions. Anonymous posting of events shall not be allowed.
All event postings shall be accompanied by valid event submittor contact information including a name, email address and phone number.
Moderation
All event postings shall be moderated by a Library moderator, who shall review and approve all event submissions for conformance to acceptable event standards. Please allow up to five business days for event submission to appear in the calendar.
The Hauppauge Public Library reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this event calendar policy or any applicable law, without prior notice or warning.
Disclaimer
“The Buzz” Community Calendar, brought to you by the Hauppauge Public Library is provided as a community service to Hauppauge citizens and community organizations. Though the calendar is moderated for posting acceptable events, the Hauppauge Public Library does not endorse nor verify the information included. The information posted on “The Buzz” Community Calendar may include inaccuracies, omissions or errors for which the Hauppauge Public Library is not responsible.
If an entry includes a link to a web site that does not end in hauppaugelibrary.org, the Library does not control nor review the content or operation of that web site. The Hauppauge Public Library guarantees neither the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness nor security of the link, web site or content linked thereto. The Hauppauge Public Library urges you to exercise caution when accessing any unfamiliar web site.
All submittors agreed and understand that no contractual relationship is created or maintained between the Hauppauge Public Library and the submittor because of or arising from their submission of an event for inclusion on “The Buzz” Community Calendar.
The use of and/or reliance on the “The Buzz” Community Calendar presents risks, some of which are unknown. By using or viewing the “The Buzz” Community Calendar, the user or viewer willingly assume any and all risks associated such use or activity, and shall hold harmless the Hauppauge Public Library and its Board of Trustees, employees, and agents from any claim related to such use. Persons requesting posting on, using, or attending events posted on the “The Buzz” Community Calendar shall hold harmless the Hauppauge Public Library and its Board of Trustees employees, and agents from any claim that the content of the post contains defamatory content, violates another’s privacy, and/or violates any applicable law. As with outside websites, if an event is not hosted at the Library, located at 1373 E Veterans Memorial Hwy, Hauppauge NY 11788, the Library does not control or nor review the content or operation of that event. As a result, the Hauppauge Public Library guarantees neither the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness nor security of that event, and attendees of that event shall hold the Hauppauge Public Library and its Board of Trustees employees, and agents from any claim, including claims of bodily injury, resulting from or in connection with attendance at that event.