Acceptable Use Guidelines for Electronic Information Systems

In general, the same ethical conduct that applies to the use of all college resources and facilities applies to the use of electronic media.

 

• EISs are to be used for college-related purposes and goals as defined by statute, administrative code and/or board policy.
  
  
• College EISs must be used in compliance with all federal, state and local laws.
  
  
• All data and software housed on college EISs must comply with federal copyright law.
  
  
• No duplication of copyrighted material is permissible.
  
  
• Users shall be solely responsible for messages, files, or screens that they store and/or transmit through the college’s EISs.
  
  
• Only authorized users may use EIS accounts administered by Peninsula College.
  
  
• Users are responsible for all use of their computer accounts.
  
  
• Users must not share their accounts or disclose their access codes.
  
  
• No one shall deliberately attempt to modify or alter an EIS, including the unauthorized loading of software to system hard drives.
  
  
• No one shall degrade the performance of an EIS or block access to others.
  
  
• No one shall knowingly introduce invasive computer software, such as viruses, on college systems.
  
  
• No one shall improperly access or attempt to access, misuse or misappropriate information/files.
  
  
• Users who access another organization’s network or computing resources (e.g., Internet services provided by the Communications Technology Consortium) must comply with the rules and policies of that organization.
  
  
• Users must remember that information distributed through the college’s computing and networking systems is a form of publishing and must comply with the same standards required for printed information.
  
  
• All users shall comply with the K20 Network Conditions of Use and Acceptable Use Policies (College Policy #530)