General disclaimer

Users of the Library of Parliament’s Internet services agree to observe the terms and conditions of use in force. The terms and conditions for these Internet services apply to the Internet services produced and maintained by the Finnish Parliament. The Internet services in these terms and conditions refer to all the Internet services produced or maintained on the Internet by the Finnish Parliament, such as www.eduskunta.fi.

The Finnish Parliament reserves the right to amend, without prior notice, the terms and conditions for use, the layout, the content, and the accessibility of the Library of Parliament's Internet services, and to withdraw a service. The Finnish Parliament also reserves the right to suspend the provision of a service during those times when it is being serviced or updated.

The Finnish Parliament shall not be held liable for any material published by a third party, to which there are links on these Internet pages.

The Internet services of the Library of Parliament are freely available to all.

The Internet service of the Library of Parliament may only be used for personal use and may not be used for commercial purposes. The material can be used without obtaining a separate permit, but the user must mention the copyright holder’s name. The right to make amendments is reserved.

The user undertakes to use the web services of the Library of Parliament in compliance with the laws, decrees, official regulations, and in accordance with good practice. The user may be held to account for the illegal use of the eduskunta.fi Internet services, or for breaking the terms and conditions of use.

Messages that are racist in nature, libelous, or otherwise illegal in terms of content may not be sent to the Internet service. The Internet services may not be overloaded by sending unsolicited mail, chain letters or spam etc., nor may a user send misleading information regarding their personal identity or e-mail address. Material sent by the user may not contain viruses or other such programs that prevent the use of the Internet service or make it more difficult to use.

The Internet service of the Library of Parliament complies with the Personal Data Act.

General statistical data about the use of the Internet service is collected in order to improve the Internet service. This includes the user’s IP address, the time the web pages are visited, the pages that are visited, and the browser used.

The ownership rights for the Internet service of the Library of Parliament, as well as any copyright relating to the Internet service, and other intellectual rights belong to the Finnish Parliament. Copyright laws and other regulations and stipulations concerning copyright apply to the Internet services.

Image copyright

The Finnish Parliament owns the user rights for the photographs on the web pages. If you wish to use the images, please contact the Finnish Parliament Photo Archives, tel. +358 (0)9 432 3484. The photos may not be used for marketing or advertising purposes.

The Finnish Parliament requires users of the Internet service of the Library of Parliament to be aware, at the time they commence using the service, that the Internet environment and Internet services are never fully secure in terms of data security. When using the Library of Parliament's Internet service, the user is responsible for maintaining the data security of their own data systems.

The Finnish Parliament aims to provide fault-free Internet services that are continuously available. However, the Finnish Parliament shall not be held liable for any problems connected with data transfer or technical faults, or interruptions caused by maintenance or installation work. The Finnish Parliament shall not be held liable for the change or disappearance of any other data contained in the Internet service or found through the service.

Accessibility

The Internet service of the Library of Parliament provides information to all people regardless of age, level of skill, physical or mental capability, equipment or data connection.
The development of the library's website has taken into account specific user groups and their needs in order to achieve a minimum of "Conformance Level AA" in terms of accessibility. This means that the Internet service satisfies all the accessibility checkpoints for both "A" and "AA" levels of conformance.

The website of the Library of Parliament has been designed to reach as many user groups as possible in terms of operating system and browser combinations. The table below shows the operating system and browser requirements:
Operating system and browser

Windows:
Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 5,5, Internet Explorer 6, Netscape 7, Opera 7, Mozilla 1, Firefox 1.0

Mac:
Internet Explorer 5,2, Netscape 7, Opera 7, Mozilla 1, Safari 1.0

Linux:
Netscape 7, Mozilla 1

The website includes PDF documents that require Adobe Acrobat Reader to display them (downloadable free of charge from the Adobe website www.adobe.com. All the sign language video presentations are in .mvm (Windows Media Video) and .rmvb (Real Media) formats. In order to watch these presentations your computer must have a media player that supports one of these formats.

Please contact the Library of Parliament for further information on the Internet service:

Chief Information Specialist, Network Services, Päivikki Karhula tel. +358 (0)9 432 3485
Networks Services Specialist, Jani Stenvall tel. +358 (0)9 432 3487