AU Network Terms and Conditions Acceptance Policy
Policy Date: 2/6/2007
Responsible Office: Office of Information Technology
I. PURPOSE
To ensure all users accessing the Auburn University network and systems are informed of their responsibilities and make positive acknowledgement of awareness of and acceptance of operating policy.
II. POLICY
All Auburn University computers which are setup to access the Auburn network will be configured with a positive response splash message as described below. Ideally, all Auburn University computers accessing the network will be registered in an official Active Directory domain where this positive notification is controlled by domain policy. When no automatic positive response notification method is available, a manually signed notification will be obtained by the system administrator and kept on file.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE
Immediate upon policy approval
IV. APPLICABILITY
University wide - all Auburn University computers
V. RESPONSIBILITY
System Administrators (both in OIT and Colleges/Schools/Departments) and other employees with system administration responsibility for computers.
VI. DEFINITIONS
VII. PROCEDURES
Network Administrators responsible for setting up Auburn University computers cause the following splash message to display at initial computer boot-up. This message will have a positive action “click I AGREE to continue” button. In cases where the computers are registered in an Active Directory domain, this can be accomplished by domain policy.
Official Logon splash/response message:
"TERMS & USE AGREEMENT: By accessing and using Auburn University IT resources I: 1) agree to adhere to University policies and State and Federal laws relating to such use; 2) acknowledge that the Auburn University IT resources are owned by Auburn University and are provided expressly in support of the university mission; 3) understand that the confidentiality of electronic data stored on or transmitted over university owned networks cannot be assured."
VIII. SANCTIONS
Deliberate violation of this policy will be considered a Group I infraction under the University Personnel Manual and is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.
IX. EXCLUSIONS
In some instances computers are not registered in an Active Directory domain and this automatic procedure may not be possible. In these cases, each user of computers where automatic positive response notification is not possible, the system user will sign a paper copy of the notification.
X. INTERPRETATION
CIO – Executive Director, OIT, ERP Coordinator
APPENDICES
FINAL APPROVAL: Executive VP, Provost, Banner Executive Committee DATE: 04/13/2007