Information Technology
Acceptable Use Policy

For   Computer Labs

Rollins College educates students for responsible citizenship and ethical leadership in local and global communities and empowers graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers.  We are committed to the liberal arts ethos and guided by its values and ideals.  Our guiding principles are excellence, innovation, and community.

Rollins is a comprehensive liberal arts college.  Rollins is nationally recognized for its distinctive undergraduate Arts & Sciences program.  The Crummer Graduate School of Business offers a nationally ranked MBA program.  The Hamilton Holt School serves the community through exceptional undergraduate and graduate evening degree and outreach programs.  We provide opportunities to explore diverse intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic traditions.  We are dedicated to scholarship, academic achievement, creative accomplishment, cultural enrichment, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship.  We value excellence in teaching and rigorous, transformative education in a healthy, responsive, and inclusive environment .

Computer/Internet Access

..... Access to public lab facilities is provided by Rollins Information Technology as a service to students, staff and faculty to better achieve the mission of the college. Users must carry a Rollins College identification (R-Card) per College policy. Users may be asked at any time to provide identification i.e. R-Card.
..... Use of IT computers, networking or facilities constitutes consent to the Rollins College Information Technology (IT) Acceptable Use Policy and any policies instituted by IT governing the use of lab environments, facilities, and equipment.
..... Limited use of privilege may be granted to official visitors or guests of Rollins College.
..... Access to servers is restricted to persons with justifiable claims to view the information. Persons attempting to access restricted areas may be banned from Rollins College computing resources and facilities.
..... Technology use is a privilege, not a right and usres are not guaranteed privacy while using the lab facilities. At any time you may be subject to audio or video surveillance. Storage space on servers or e-mail accounts may be subject to search and or seizure given security or law enforcement reasons.

E-mail

.....E-mail accounts are provided by the College for the use of faculty, staff and students for the purposes of communication, research, instruction, or other institutional matters. The College normally considers e-mail to be private, however there is no actual right to privacy. The College reserves the right to access e-mail accounts for security and law enforcement purposes.

Care of equipment

.....All individuals using the facilities provided by the College are expected to show proper care and respect for the facilities and equipment. Intentional damage to or theft of equipment will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Hacking is defined as the destructive act of tampering with computing equipment, software, and facilities. Users engaging in hacking may be banned from access to Rollins College computing resources and facilities.

Food, drinks and smoking in labs

.....Food, drinks and smoking are not allowed in the computer labs. This includes beverages and products in containers that may be closed. The individual may be liable for damage caused by disregard of this prohibition.

Acceptable Use

.....Use o the computer facilities and Internet access is to be strictly within the scope of the mission, goals and objectives of the College. Use outside the mission of the College without specific authorization may result in loss of access to the computer facilities or more severe punishment. In no circumstances is anyone authorized to use the College’s facilities for any illegal act. Operation of a commercial enterprise on college equipment is not permitted.

Unacceptable Use

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Any action, intentional or otherwise, which interferes with others' use of Rollins servers, networks or systems, will subject the user to disciplinary action through the appropriate channels.

Illegal Acts

.....Violators of the Florida and U.S. Statutes and Laws and copyright laws following will be referred to law enforcement as well as have other actions taken against them by the College disciplinary board.

The Florida Computer Crimes Act (Ch. 815, Florida Statutes) states that unauthorized use of computing facilities is a crime. This includes:
1. Unauthorized access to another user’s account is a felony.
2. Unauthorized modification or deletion or copying of files or programs is a felony.
3. Unauthorized modification or damage to computer equipment is a misdemeanor, unless the damage exceeds $200, when it becomes a felony.

.....U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) prohibits the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted materials except as permitted by the principles of “fair use”. The same restrictions apply to electronic materials including computer software. Infringements of copyright law are the responsibility of the individual, not the College.

..... Federal law (18 USC section 2252) deals with child pornography and makes it a felony to knowingly download, post, or transport material that depicts minors (anyone under the age of 18) in a sexually explicit way.

.....Other Federal and state statutes deal with other illegal acts such as sending messages via e-mail that threaten other persons or property, e.g., actual or hoax bomb threats, etc., and using electronic means to transmit scams and pyramid schemes.

.....Notify the system administrator if you receive e-mail of any of the above types including, but not limited to, email messages that are sent in a repetitive manner that are not requested.

.....You should never give out your password, nor should anyone have cause to ask you for it. If you are asked, contact the Help Desk, x6363.

.....If any inappropriate e-mail, including but not limited to the list above, is sent, then user’s account will be disabled and removed, pending appropriate disciplinary procedures.

Tampering with security systems

.....Some of the administrative activities of the College are not open to everyone. Access on servers is restricted to those with justifiable claims for accessing said information. Persons attempting to access restricted may be banned from access to Rollins College computing resources and facilities.
Breaking (or attempting to break) the security systems put in place by the College computing resources and facilities.

Downloading and saving programs

.....The computers provided in the college labs are the property of the College. They are provided for the temporary use of students for class work. Downloading and saving files on these computers fills up the hard drive and may slow down or stop operation of the computer. Downloaded and saved files will be erased and individuals who are guilty of this on a regular basis are subject to termination of their use privileges.

.....Copying software without the permission of the software authors and/or publishers is illegal, in violation of Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright code. Proof license is required prior to the installation request being granted.

Additional note: Shareware, or user-supported software, is copyrighted software the developer encourages you to copy and distribute to others. This permission is explicitly stated in the documentation or displayed on the computer screen.
Public Domain means that the software is not subject to any copyright restrictions. It can be copied and shared freely. Software without copyright notice is often, but not necessarily, in the public domain.
Before you copy or distribute software that is not explicitly in the public domain, check with the Help Desk (x6363).