The
following policy contains the governing philosophy for regulating the use of
Union College’s computing and networking facilities and resources. Use of
these facilities and resources is a privilege granted solely to Union College
faculty, staff, and registered students. Exceptions apply to those individuals
outside the College who are authorized to utilize services that have been made
available through Union College. All users must act responsibly and maintain the
integrity of these resources. The College reserves the right to limit, restrict,
terminate or extend computing privileges and access to its resources.
The
use of computing and networking resources at Union College is to be: 1)
consistent with the educational mission of Union College, 2) for
purposes of, or in support of, education and research, or 3) related to
administrative and other support activities of the College.
Those
who do not abide by the policies listed below should expect at least suspension
of computer privileges and possible disciplinary action under standard Union
College rules for misconduct and existing judicial, disciplinary, or personnel
processes. Policies will be enforced by system administrators, the Office of
Computer Services, and other appropriate officials.
The
computing resources of Union College include but are not limited to the
College’s network, its Internet connection, and computing systems. Anyone
using these resources is expected to abide by the policies contained in this
document. These policies also apply to the use of personally owned computers
that are connected to the College’s network.
In
the event of suspected, alleged, or actual illegal activity, Union College will
cooperate with applicable law enforcement authorities for potential civil or
criminal investigation or prosecution.
Union
College reserves the right for authorized personnel to monitor use of computing
and network facilities and resources for purposes to include troubleshooting
hardware and software problems, preventing system misuse, assuring compliance
with Internet Access Service Agreements and Union College’s Acceptable Use
Policy, and complying with legal and regulatory requests for information.
Responsibilities
and Use
Do
not use College resources (including, for example, e-mail, web pages, or
newsgroups) to defame, harass, intimidate or threaten any other person(s),
or to send unnecessarily repetitive messages (for example, chain mail).This includes but is not limited to bombarding individuals or
newsgroups with uninvited communications, data or information, or other
similar activities, including “spamming” or “flaming.”
Do
not use Union College computing and networking facilities and resources for
any illegal purposes. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is strictly
prohibited to create, transmit, distribute, or store any information, data,
or material which (i) infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, or
other intellectual property right; (ii) constitutes child pornography; or
(iii) is libelous, defamatory, or constitutes an illegal threat or abuse or
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to
civil liability.
Do
not use Union College computing resources, including personally-owned
computers connected to the Union College network, for commercial activity
Do
not access, view, monitor, copy, alter, or destroy any file, data, or
communication not explicitly owned by you unless you have been given
explicit permission by the owner.
Do
not give your password to anyone or allow anyone else to use your account(s).
Do not forge or otherwise misrepresent your personal identity. This policy
does not prohibit users from engaging in anonymous communications, providing
that such communications do not otherwise violate these policies.
Do not attempt to interfere with, interrupt, or obstruct the ability of authorized users to use Union’s computing facilities, software, network or Internet services.
Do
not attempt to defeat computer and network security measures, implement
self-replicating codes, possess "cracker tools", as well as
intentionally develop and/or use programs that are designed to harass other
network users, bypass system security mechanisms, steal or "crack"
passwords or data sets, do port scanning, deny access or otherwise interfere
with system services, replicate themselves or attach themselves to other
programs (including viruses, worms, harmful code, Trojan horses, etc.) or
evade software licensing or copying restrictions.
Do not provide, assist in, or gain unauthorized or inappropriate access to the College's computing resources.
Do
not use Union College facilities or resources for unauthorized or
inappropriate access to systems, software or data at local or remote sites.
Do
not use Union College computing facilities and resources to violate federal,
state or local laws or statutes.
Do
not attempt to intercept, interfere with or redirect email intended for
third parties.
Do
not engage in activities that would knowingly cause excessive traffic on
Union’s network. One example would be the use of multiple, concurrent
downloads/uploads from/to the network/Internet.
In
addition to the above, the following policies pertain to the use of the
College’s Residence Hall Network (ResNet):
Only
one computer may be registered to each individual student at any given time.
An exception
will be made for a separate wireless connection.
Only
one IP address will be assigned to each registered student. Residents may
NOT have multiple IP addresses per computer. Those also using a wireless
connection may be issued a separate IP address.
IP
Addresses may NOT be registered to domain names outside of Union College.
(example: registering your IP
to something like www.company.com)
Residents
will be held responsible for all activity originating from their registered
computer. This includes all actions taken by guests using a connection
registered under your name.
Users
may set up servers (World Wide Web, FTP, etc.) as long as non-WWW servers
are password protected (not anonymous). Servers must not cause excessive
traffic, interfere with the stability of the network in anyway, or be
performing illegal activities.
Users may not use hubs, switches, or any other network equipment. The
registered computer must be directly connected to the Union College ResNet
network.
The
registered computer cannot be set up to act as a bridge, router, or gateway.
The
registered computer cannot be set up in any way that interferes with the
stability of the network.
Posted by J. Douglass Klein, last modified 04/26/01 .