Acceptable Use Policy

Please read the following agreement carefully.

By reading this you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this document.

Florida Coastal School of Law (Coastal Law) computing facilities are defined as any computer, network, peripheral, operating system, software, or any combination thereof owned, licensed by or under the control of Florida Coastal School of Law.

A user of Coastal Law Computing Facilities will: Recognize that Coastal Law computing facilities are intended to support the academic mission and administrative functions of the college and assume full responsibility for using these facilities in an effective, efficient, ethical, lawful and courteous manner.

Recognize that authorized Coastal Law systems personnel may, while performing routine operations or investigating system problems or complaints, have access to data and software stored in Coastal Law computing facilities, including electronic mail.

Recognize that Coastal Law disclaims responsibility for loss of data, time delay, system performance, software performance or any other damages arising from the use of Coastal Law computing facilities.

Understand that some systems at Coastal Law are operated under license agreements with Microsoft and others. Under these agreements, the systems may be used for instructional and research-related purposes only.

Take all necessary steps to protect the integrity of Coastal Law computing facilities. Specifically, users shall not share with others the access codes, account numbers, passwords or other authorization assigned to them. The user shall be responsible for all access and/or authorizations assigned and all activities occurring under these accesses/authorizations.

Respect the copyrights of all software and data available through Coastal Law computing facilities. Take reasonable steps to protect the integrity and privacy of the software and data available.

Use Coastal Law computing resources in a manner consistent with all Coastal Law general policies, rules and procedures regarding codes of conduct, academic integrity and the college environment.

Respect the policies established by the administrators of external networks such as those accessible through the Internet. The user shall also respect the policies established by the administrators of computing facilities at Coastal Law.

Respect the privacy of electronic mail and other user files transmitted and stored in Coastal Law computing facilities or at any other location accessible through a network.

Accept that a userid or program may be terminated, or its priority may be altered if it is consuming excessive system resources, degrading system response or threatening system integrity.

Use only those facilities which are in the public domain, or for which they have obtained explicit authorization, at Coastal Law or any other location accessible through Coastal Law computing facilities.

Do not use the Coastal Law computing facilities for conducting private business or for personal financial gain that is not related to designated college programs or functions.

Do not use Coastal Law computing facilities for any unauthorized or illegal purpose, such as creation or deliberate introduction of a computer virus, destruction or alteration of data owned by others, destruction or alteration of computing facilities, interference with legitimate access to computing facilities or harassment of users of such facilities at Coastal Law or elsewhere, unauthorized disruption of Coastal Law computing facilities, attempts to discover or alter passwords or to bypass security systems in Coastal Law computing facilities or in any other computing facility.

I understand that violation of these policies may result in temporary or permanent loss of my access to any or all Coastal Law computing facilities and other disciplinary actions as appropriate. I also understand that any use of Coastal Law facilities is not private and that data and/or transactions may be reviewed by system administrators as part of normal operations and that Coastal Law implies no privacy or secrecy for those using its computing facilities.

I further understand that by my acceptance of employment in any capacity with Coastal Law and/or registration for classes at Coastal Law and/or use of Coastal Law computing facilities that I have agreed to and entered into this agreement as it is incorporated into the applications for employment and admission.