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4.4
Technology Resource Standards
General
Responsibilities
Acceptable Use
Prohibited Conduct
Disclaimer
Complaints and Violations
Introduction
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) provides its students
and employees access to information resources and technologies. Maricopa
recognizes that the free exchange of opinions and ideas is essential to
academic freedom, and the advancement of educational, research, service,
operational, and management purposes, is furthered by making these resources
accessible to its employees and students.
At Maricopa, technological resources are shared by its users; misuse of
these resources by some users infringes upon the opportunities of all
the rest. As Maricopa is a public institution of higher education, however,
the proper use of those resources is all the more important. Accordingly,
Maricopa requires users to observe Constitutional and other lawful mandates
whose aims are to safeguard and appropriately utilize technology resources
that are acquired and maintained with public funds.
General
Responsibilities
Technology
resources (including, but not limited to, desktop and laptop systems,
printers, central computing facilities, District-wide or college-wide
networks, local-area networks, access to the Internet, electronic mail
and similar electronic information) of the Maricopa County Community College
District are available only to authorized users, and any use of those
resources is subject to these Standards. All users of Maricopa's technology
resources are presumed to have read and understood the Standards. While
the Standards govern use of technology resources District-wide, an individual
community college or center may establish guidelines for technology resource
usage that supplement, but do not replace or waive, these Standards.
Acceptable
Use
Use of Maricopa's
technology resources, including websites created by employees and students,
is limited to educational, research, service, operational, and management
purposes of the Maricopa County Community College District and its member
institutions. Likewise, images and links to external sites posted on or
transmitted via Maricopa's technology resources are limited to the same
purposes.
It is not
Maricopa's practice to monitor the content of electronic mail transmissions,
files, images, links or other data stored on or transmitted through Maricopa's
technology resources. The maintenance, operation and security of Maricopa's
technology resources, however, require that network administrators and
other authorized personnel have access to those resources and, on occasion,
review the content of data and communications stored on or transmitted
through those resources. A review may be performed exclusively by persons
expressly authorized for such purpose and only for cause. To the extent
possible in the electronic environment and in a public setting, a user's
privacy will be honored. Nevertheless, that privacy is subject to Arizona's
public records laws and other applicable state and federal laws, as well
as policies of Maricopa's Governing Board all of which may supersede a
user's interests in maintaining privacy in information contained in Maricopa's
technology resources.
Frequently,
access to Maricopa's technology resources can be obtained only through
use of a password known exclusively to the user. It is the user's responsibility
to keep a password confidential. While Maricopa takes reasonable measures
to ensure network security, it cannot be held accountable for unauthorized
access to its technology resources by other users, both within and outside
the Maricopa community. Moreover, it cannot guarantee users protection
against loss due to system failure, fire, etc.
Much of the
data contained in Maricopa records that are accessible through use of
technology resources is confidential under state and federal law. That
a user may have the technical capability to access confidential records
does not necessarily mean that such access is authorized. A user of Maricopa's
technology resources is prohibited from the unauthorized access to, or
dissemination of, confidential records.
Violation
of any provision of the Standards could result in immediate termination
of a user's access to Maricopa's technology resources, as well as appropriate
disciplinary action. A violation of the Standards should be reported immediately
to the appropriate administrator.
Prohibited
Conduct
The following
is prohibited conduct in the use of Maricopa's technology resources:
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Posting
to the network, downloading or transporting any material that would
constitute a violation of Maricopa County Community College District
contracts
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Unauthorized
attempts to monitor another user's password protected data or electronic
communication, or delete another user's password protected data, electronic
communications or software, without that person's permission
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Installing
or running on any system a program that is intended to or is likely
to result in eventual damage to a file or computer system
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Performing
acts that would unfairly monopolize technology resources to the exclusion
of other users, including (but not limited to) unauthorized installation
of server system software
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Hosting
an unauthorized website that violates the .EDU domain request.
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Use
of technology resources for non-Maricopa commercial purposes, including
to advertise personal services, whether or not for financial gain.
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Use
of software, graphics, photographs, or any other tangible form of expression
that would violate or infringe any copyright or similar legally-recognized
protection of intellectual property rights.
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Activities
that would constitute a violation of any policy of Maricopa's Governing
Board, including, but not limited to, Maricopa's non-discrimination
policy and its policy against sexual harassment.
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Transmitting,
storing, or receiving data, or otherwise using technology resources
in a manner that would constitute a violation of state or federal law,
or MCCCD policy or administrative regulation including, but not limited
to, obscenity, defamation, threats, harassment, and theft.
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Attempting
to gain unauthorized access to a remote network or remote computer system.
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Exploiting
any technology resources by attempting to prevent or circumvent access,
or using unauthorized data protection schemes.
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Performing
any act that would disrupt normal operations of computers, workstations,
terminals, peripherals, or networks.
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Using
technology resources in such a way as to wrongfully hide the identity
of the user or pose as another person.
- Allowing
any unauthorized access to Maricopa's technology resources.
Disclaimer
The home
page of a web site must display, or link to, the following disclaimer
in a conspicuous manner:
All information
published online by MCCCD is subject to change without notice. MCCCD is
not responsible for errors or damages of any kind resulting from access
to its internet resources or use of the information contained therein.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented
as factual; however errors may exist. Users are directed to countercheck
facts when considering their use in other applications. MCCCD is not responsible
for the content or functionality of any technology resource not owned
by the institution.
The statements,
comments, or opinions expressed by users through use of Maricopa's technology
resources are those of their respective authors, who are solely responsible
for them, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Maricopa County
Community College District.
Complaints
and Violations
Complaints
or allegations of a violation of these standards will be processed through
Maricopa's articulated grievance procedures or resolution of controversy.
Upon determination
of a violation of these standards, Maricopa may unilaterally delete any
violative content and terminate the user's access to Maricopa's technology
resources. It is the user's responsibility to demonstrate and/or establish
the relevance of content in the event that a content complaint is made
official. Users retain the right to appeal actions through Maricopa's
grievance procedures or resolution of controversy.
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