Acceptable Use Policy

Introduction
Primary audience: All
Last modified or reviewed: August 2000 

Introduction

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) provides access to the World Wide Web (Web) and information technology resources to enhance and support the educational mission of the university. It is the policy of ETSU to provide and maintain access for its community to local, national and international sources of information and to provide an atmosphere that encourages the free exchange of ideas and sharing of information. Access to this environment and the university's information technology resources is a privilege and must be treated with the highest standard of ethics. 

The university expects all members of the community to use computing and information technology resources in a responsible manner, respecting the public trust through which these resources have been provided, the rights and privacy of others, the integrity of facilities and controls, and all pertinent laws and university policies and standards. 

This policy outlines the standards for acceptable use of university computing and information technology resources. This policy applies to all users of ETSU computing and information technology resources, including faculty, staff, students, guests, external individuals or organizations and individuals accessing external network services, such as the Internet, via university facilities. Preserving the access to information resources is a community effort that requires each member to act responsibly and guard against abuses. Therefore, both the community as a whole and each individual user have an obligation to abide by these standards of acceptable and ethical use.