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What should I consider before downloading a resource on a shared device?
Before downloading a creator-provided file to a shared device, consider who else can open local downloads and whether the material is appropriate to keep there. The resource service checks club access and file admission when it returns an attachment, but those server checks do not control copies saved by the browser, operating system or another app. Signing out of BSD does not guarantee that a downloaded file is removed. Use a device and storage location you control for sensitive material, and manage any local copy with that device's own controls.
For Club members considering downloading creator-provided material on a shared device · Updated
A club access check does not manage the file after download
The club-resource attachment route checks current club access and file admission before reading the file and checks again after the storage read. The response is marked private and no-store, but those server headers do not manage a file that a person deliberately saves to a device.
A local download can be available through the device's browser, file manager or another app outside the BSD club account. The source does not promise that signing out or leaving a club erases that local copy.
The server cannot promise what a shared device retains
The resource service controls authorization for the request and returns an attachment with private, no-store response headers. It does not establish how a particular browser, operating system or file manager handles a saved download.
No source-backed claim here guarantees device encryption, automatic cleanup, deletion of copies or privacy from other users of the device.
Hypothetical: opening a lesson file on a shared tablet
Suppose a member opens a creator's PDF on a tablet also used by family members. BSD can check club and file access before returning the attachment, but the tablet or a connected app may retain a local copy if the member saves it. The member considers who can access that device and uses the tablet's own file controls after reading; a BSD sign-out is not proof that the downloaded copy disappeared.
Related questions
Does signing out of BSD delete a downloaded resource?
The resource source does not promise that sign-out removes local copies saved by a device, browser or other app.
Does private, no-store mean no copy can remain on the device?
No. Those are response headers for the server request; they do not establish how a user-saved download is retained or removed by a device.