IT Appropriate Use Policy

["Student Information" <stuinfo@mail.auburn.edu>]

March 
25, 2002

MEMORANDUM TO:  University Employees and 
Students

FROM:  
John F. Pritchett, Interim Provost
Don Large, 
Executive Vice President

SUBJECT:  IT Appropriate Use 
Policy

Auburn University has established a policy to guide faculty, 
staff, and
students in the appropriate use of information technology 
resources.
This policy is an over-arching policy that applies to all 
Auburn
University Information Technology resources. The policy has 
received
input and approval from the Provost Council, the Administrative 
Council,
the Academic Computing Advisory Committee, and the IT Services 
Council.
Departments offering email or other network services may have 
additional
more detail policies that fall under this over-arching policy, 
with
which users of these departmental systems must comply. 

Your 
assistance in the implementation of this policy is 
appreciated.


Auburn University Information Technology Appropriate Use 
Policy

Revised January 31, 2002

Auburn University has a 
significant investment in information
technology resources and as owner of 
these resources has a
responsibility to ensure the appropriate and lawful use 
of these
resources. The following policy is designed for this 
purpose.

Policy:

Auburn University students, faculty, and 
employees are afforded the
privilege of using Auburn University Information 
Technology (IT)
resources, computers, telecommunications equipment, 
and
telecommunications and computing networks for the expressed purpose 
of
supporting the University's mission of Instruction, Research, 
and
Outreach, and the administrative functions of the 
University.
Additionally, Auburn University reserves the right to 
regulate
individual resource usage to promote optimum system wide 
performance
and/or optimum performance for critical or priority 
functions.  It is
the responsibility of each individual to use 
University IT resources in
an appropriate manner and to comply with any 
Federal, State, or local
statutes as might apply to IT resources. 

Any 
OIT or departmental policies and guidelines that further define the
use of IT 
resources and services must not conflict with this policy.
Auburn University 
reserves the right to revise or amend those policies
at any 
time.

Note:

All holders of User Accounts are advised that they 
should review
appropriate OIT and departmental computing and/or network use 
policy and
be aware that there are state and federal laws in addition to 
those
departmental policies. Violations of policy or law may include loss 
of
User Account, University sanctions and other civil and 
criminal
penalties. OIT use policies can be located on the web at
http://www.auburn.edu/it_policies 
and departmental policies are
generally available on the college or 
departmental web pages.