Inappropriate Network Use
On Vernon College computers and on personal computers connected to the Internet in the student residence centers, students may not download, upload, save, receive, send or publish web pages, e-mail, messages, social media content or other material related to, containing, or including any of the following:
- offensive material of any kind, including pornographic, obscene or other inappropriate material (see Policy on Pornography);
- material promoting discrimination on the basis of race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, or disability;
- information promoting, encouraging or facilitating illegal activities, including terrorism;
- information or messages encouraging the use of illegal substances;
- abusive, inflammatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable language;
- information or messages threatening or encouraging violent behavior;
- copyrighted materials, including but not limited to music, movies and software, subject to the following two exceptions:
- the student has paid for the downloaded item, and it is downloaded to a student-owned computer in a student residence center.
- the student has been directed to download the item by a Vernon College instructor.
Vernon College’s Internet and e-mail services must not be used for any of the following:
- commercial advertising;
- publishing material or sending messages for personal financial gain;
- unethical or illegal solicitation;
- sending a message with someone else’s name on it;
- sending a large number of personal messages from computers on campus;
- knowingly placing a computer virus, worm or Trojan on the network;
- publishing or distributing unlawful information;
- sending unsolicited bulk e-mail messages commonly known as spam;
- gambling;
- peer-to-peer networking, such as bittorrent (1st violation results in visit with the Dean of Student Services; second violation results in suspension of Internet access);
- forwarding chain letters.