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Chaminade College Preparatory offers employees (hereinafter referred to as user) school-wide Internet access and email services. Users may access the vast resources of the Internet and communicate via email from any workstation on campus including staff offices, the computer labs, the classroom computers, and the library.
The purpose of this document is to articulate Chaminade’s Internet access expectations and to state and obtain a user’s agreement to comply with the Chaminade College Preparatory Appropriate Use Policy (AUP).
The User Agrees to the Following Terms and Conditions
The user agrees to act responsibly and with good behavior on any computer or communications system using Chaminade's wired or wireless network services. The user agrees to follow all School rules for behavior and communications. Access is a privilege-not a right.
The Internet is provided for users to conduct research and communicate with others related to School business.
The user agrees to abide by the generally accepted rules of "netiquette" and conduct himself/herself in a responsible, ethical, and polite manner while using any Chaminade computing and communication resource. Specific netiquette guidelines are available on Chaminade’s web site.
The user agrees not to use the computing resources for commercial purposes, product advertising, political lobbying, or political campaigning.
The user agrees not to transmit, receive, submit, or publish any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, offensive, or illegal material.
The user agrees NOT to install or use ANY software on Chaminade computers including, but not limited to, games, chat clients , email clients, instant messaging, and other non-authorized applications or utilities , without the expressed permission of the MIS Department. Downloading of software from the Internet is permitted only for software that falls within the scope of departmental objectives and only with explicit permission by the MIS department.
The user agrees not to tamper with or attempt to illegally access or "hack" any Chaminade computer resources. Intentional damaging of computers or computer networks will not be tolerated. The intentional creation or spreading of a computer virus will not be tolerated.
The user agrees to abide by all patent, trademark, trade name, and copyright laws. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. All sources must be cited.
Security on any computer system is a high priority. If a user feels he/she can identify a security problem in Chaminade’s computer systems, he/she agrees to notify an MIS staff member immediately. The user agrees not to demonstrate the problem to others. The user understands and agrees that using someone else’s password or trespassing in another’s files without written permission is prohibited, and that attempts to logon to the networks as anyone other than himself/herself is unacceptable.
Chaminade makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the supervision and service it is providing. The user who signs below agrees that Chaminade assumes no responsibility or liability for any loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, mis-deliveries, or service interruptions caused by its own negligence or user errors or omissions. Use of any information obtained via the Internet is at the user’s own risk. Chaminade specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through its services.
All communication and information accessible via the computer resources shall NOT be regarded as private. The user agrees and consents to allow Chaminade MIS personnel to review any and all files, data and messages to ensure that users are using the system responsibly at any time with or without notice.
Only mobile computing devices such as laptops, Tablet PCs and PDAs issued by the school are allowed to use the school's network infrastructure for Internet access or any other network service. Mobile computing devices that are NOT school's property are prohibited from attaching to the school's network using Chaminade's wired or wireless infrastructure.
Any information published on the Internet by Chaminade employees and intended for Chaminade students, parents, alumni, employees or other school constituencies, is required to reside on Chaminade’s servers.
Caution and professional attitudes are to be observed in all interactions with students including verbal, written and electronic communications.
Personal email accounts or personal phone numbers should never be used for communication with students.
Any violation of the Appropriate Use Policy will result in disciplinary action. Such action might include suspension or revocation of Internet privileges, suspension or termination of employment, and/or legal action. Users are subject to all local, state, and federal laws and understand that illegal activities may be reported to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. The user agrees to report any violation of the AUP observed by the user to Chaminade's MIS staff immediately.
ACCEPTANCE of the Chaminade Appropriate Use Policy
I have read the Appropriate Use Policy. I agree to follow the rules contained in this Policy. I understand that violation of the rules may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.User Name (please print) __________________________________________
User Signature ___________________________________________________
Date _____________________
Last modified: April, 2005
Yannis Grammatis