| III.
Prohibited Uses and Sanctions |
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A.
Introduction |
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The university prohibits members
of the university community from engaging in
any activity that damages data, software or university
information technology belonging to the university
or to someone else, compromises another individual's
ability to use computer-related resources, or
disrupts or damages university computer-related
resources. When any use of information
technology at the university presents an imminent
threat to other users or to the university's
technology infrastructure, the university may
take whatever steps are necessary to isolate
the threat. |
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B. Prohibited Uses |
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Prohibited uses of university
information technology include those |
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that are illegal; |
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that are against university
policies; |
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c. |
that are disrespectful of St.
Edward's mission; |
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d. |
that are inconsistent with current
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rulings, that
threaten the university's tax exempt or other
status, e.g. political use, web advertisement,
private commercial use, etc.; |
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e. |
that interfere with reasonable
use by other members of the university community,
e.g. sending e-mail purporting to come from someone
else (e.g., by using someone's logged-in machine); |
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f. |
that interfere with the security,
privacy, or responsiveness of networks and systems,
e.g. denial of service attacks, hacking, or radio
interference from wireless devices, etc.; |
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C. Sanctions |
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1. |
Use of information technology that
violates this policy and rules based on it may
result in disciplinary proceedings and, in some
cases in legal action. Disciplinary proceedings
involving information technology are the same
as those for violations of other University Policies,
and may be cause for suspension of computing
privileges and/or employment disciplinary actions
up to and including termination. |
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2. |
The university will cooperate with
all branches of law enforcement with the identification
and prosecution of individuals who act contrary
to university policy and the law. SEU cooperates
fully with law enforcement agencies, yet there
must still be a court order before SEU surrenders
user information to external agencies. Information
Technology will cooperate with Human Resources
and the Dean of Students in the investigation
of alleged violations of this policy. |
