Campbell University Acceptable Use Policy

COMPUTER AND NETWORK USE POLICY

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

GENERAL USAGE POLICY

COMPUTER AND NETWORK USE POLICY

Campbell University, hereinafter referred to as CAMPBELL, maintains a private network with connectivity to the INTERNET, a public/global network. CAMPBELL exercises no control over the content of the INTERNET and therefore will maintain appropriate precautions to prevent unauthorized transmissions into Campbell’s private network. Those with valid CAMPBELL network service accounts, hereinafter referred to as USERS, are expected to abide by all current and future policies/guidelines deemed necessary and prudent. These guidelines will be made publicly accessible, either through printed or electronic media. This policy is intended to do the following:

1. Preserve the utility and flexibility of the system.

2. Protect the privacy and work of students, faculty, and staff.

3. Preserve the right of CAMPBELL to access global networks in order to facilitate the goals of the CAMPBELL educational system.

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

USERS requiring network connectivity will request such from authorized Computing  Services personnel. Personal computer systems (desktop systems owned by Campbell) will be reviewed and audited before such network connectivity is granted. Only systems with compliant hardware and software will be granted connectivity. Hardware and Software in development stages (known commonly as alpha or Beta versions) may not be used without written notification to Computing Services Department and subsequent approval. Upon request of the Computing Services personnel, hardware and software believed to be causing problems must be removed. Contact Computing Services personnel for further clarification.

GENERAL USAGE POLICY

1. Faculty, staff, students and others with CAMPBELL authorized accounts may use the available computing facilities, including transmissions of data for scholarly purposes, official CAMPBELL business, and for personal purposes so long as such use:

A. Does not violate any law or University policy.

B. Does not involve significant use of University resources, direct costs, or substantial interference with the performance of University duties /work. The use of peer-to-peer file sharing applications on Campbell University computing resources is strictly prohibited.

C. Does not result in commercial gain or private profit.

D. Does not bring discredit to the CAMPBELL establishment.

2. All USERS are expected to preserve the integrity of the CAMPBELL network by prohibiting any person from sharing personal passwords or sharing personal accounts. It is the USERS' responsibility to report any unauthorized use and protect their accounts from such use by changing their passwords periodically and using passwords which have the following requirements:

A. Minimum of six characters.

B. Combination of upper and lower case letters, or

C. Combination of letters and numbers.

3. Owners of an account are responsible for actions that occur from that account.

4. Any attempt to circum vent system security, guess others’ passwords, or in any manner gain unauthorized access to CAMPBELL or INTERNET resources is prohibited.

5. Transferring copyrighted materials to or from any system or via the CAMPBELL network without express consent of the owner may be a violation of Federal Law and is a felony under State Law. Such violations will be subject to case-by-case review and may result in censure, removal of network access, or reported to pertinent authorities.

6. Use of electronic mail and other network communications facilities to harass, offend, or annoy other USERS of the network is prohibited.

7. Due to limited network resources, the use of CAMPBELL network facilities for playing graphics-based interactive games is prohibited.

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