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Acceptable Use Policy

This statement of policy has been adapted (as of 1/26/98) from Appendices A and B to the State of Utah Information Technology Resources Acceptable Use Policy as adopted by the Information Technology Policy and Strategy Committee on August 15, 1996. It is also consistent with the State of Utah DTS Acceptable Use Policy:

 

The USOE/USOR characterizes as unacceptable and just cause for termination of use privileges, disciplinary action, and/or legal action, any of the following uses of information technology resources--e.g., computers, copiers, e-mail, fax, Internet, printed material, printers, video--provided by the agency:

 

1. Illegal Use. Any use for or in support of activities that violate local, state, or federal laws.

2. Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights. Any use in violation of software license agreements or other contractual arrangements relating to the use of copyrighted information.

3. Commercial Use. Any use for commercial purposes or activities resulting in personal financial gain, including product advertisements.

4. Personal Use. Any use for personal reasons on a more than incidental basis or for mass distribution of chain letters, jokes, etc.

5. Offensive or Harassing Material. Any use of material which may be deemed vulgar, sexually explicit or disparaging of others based on race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or political or religious beliefs.

6. Religious or Political Lobbying. Any use for religious or political lobbying.

7. Security Violations. Any action which threatens the security of agency resources, including but not limited to such actions as: giving your password to another person; accessing accounts for which you are not authorized; or spreading computer viruses.

8. Confidential Information. Transmitting information classified as other than "public" under the Government Records Access and Management Act without proper security; or violating the privacy of others by reading e-mail or other private communications (unless you are specifically authorized to support communication systems).

9. Unnecessary Use. Otherwise appropriate use which intentionally wastes resources or disrupts performance by excessively consuming operating time, storage, paper, etc.

 

 


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