According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a communication module, an acquisition module, an identification module, and a determination module. The communications module receives and transmits call information with communications equipment connected to the communications module through a network, the call information indicating information to communicate with the communications equipment. The acquisition module acquires environmental information representing an external environment of the image display apparatus. The identification module identifies personal information indicating a person existing in the environment or age information indicating an age of a person existing in the environment from the environmental information. The determination module determines, when the communications module receives the call information from the communications equipment, whether to permit the communications module to receive and transmit the call information with respect to the communications equipment that transmits the call information based on the identified personal information or the identified age information.