General Principles
Access to computer systems and networks owned or operated by WVSOM imposes certain responsibilities and obligations and is granted subject to university policies, and local, state, and federal laws. Acceptable use always is ethical, reflects academic honesty, and shows restraint in the consumption of shared resources. It demonstrates respect for intellectual property, ownership of data, system security mechanisms, and individuals' rights to privacy and to freedom from intimidation and harassment.
Guidelines
Acceptable use requires that you:
- use resources only for authorized purposes.
- protect your userid and system from unauthorized use. You are responsible for all activities on your userid or that originate from your system.
- access only information that is your own, that is publicly available, or to which you have been given authorized access.
- use only legal versions of copyrighted software in compliance with vendor license requirements.
- be considerate in your use of shared resources. Refrain from monopolizing systems, overloading networks with excessive data, degrading services, or wasting computer time, connect time, disk space, printer paper, manuals, or other resources.
- always maintain up-to-date antivirus applications on all computers connecting to the WVSOM LAN.
Acceptable use means that you must NOT:
- use another person's system, userid, password, files, or data without permission.
- use computer programs to decode passwords or access control information.
- attempt to circumvent or subvert system or network security measures.
- engage in any activity that might be purposefully harmful to systems or to any information stored thereon, such as creating or propagating viruses, disrupting services, or damaging files or making unauthorized modifications to university data.
- use university systems for commercial or partisan political purposes, such as using electronic mail to circulate advertising for products or for political candidates.
- make or use illegal copies of copyrighted materials or software, store such copies on university systems, or transmit them over university networks.
- use mail or messaging services to harass or intimidate another person, for example, by broadcasting unsolicited messages, by repeatedly sending unwanted mail, or by using someone else's name or userid.
- waste computing resources or network resources, for example, by intentionally placing a program in an endless loop, printing excessive amounts of paper, or by sending chain letters or unsolicited mass mailings.
- use the university's systems or networks for personal gain; for example, by selling access to your userid or to university systems or networks, or by performing work for profit with university resources in a manner not authorized by the university.
- use internet bandwidth for non-institutional purposes such as internet radio and video, instant messaging, peer-to-peer networking, on-line games and auctions, on-going connections to news and weather information, and other unauthorized activities.
- engage in any other activity that does not comply with the General Principles presented above.
Enforcement
WVSOM considers any violation of acceptable use principles or guidelines to be a serious offense and reserves the right to copy and examine any files or information resident on university systems allegedly related to unacceptable use, and to protect its network from systems and events that threaten or degrade operations. Violators are subject to disciplinary action as prescribed by institutional policies.Information and Privacy Disclaimer
Individuals using computer systems owned by WVSOM do so subject to applicable laws and institutional policies. WVSOM disclaims any responsibility and/or warranties for information and materials residing on non-university systems or available over publicly accessible networks. Such materials do not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or values of WVSOM, its faculty, staff, or students.
Information on the WVSOM Web site is provided by faculty, staff, students and organizations. Although we strive to keep our Web information accurate and up-to-date, we cannot always guarantee accuracy. WVSOM is not to be held responsible for errors or omissions in information provided via the Web site. Visitors to the WVSOM site are responsible for contacting the appropriate person/department to verify information and should not rely on the information contained within the site.
All activities on this system and network may be monitored, intercepted, recorded, read, copied, or captured in any manner and disclosed in any manner by authorized personnel.? There is no right of privacy in this system.? System personnel may give to law enforcement officials any potential evidence or crime found on WVSOM computer systems.? Use of this system by any user, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to this monitoring, interception, reading, copying, or capturing and disclosure.
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