Acceptable Use Policy (Technology and Privacy of Information Policy Concordia Seminary St. Louis)
Computer and telecommunication technology provide a variety of means for communicating
and transferring information. These
include, but are not limited to, electronic mail, voice mail, telephone communication,
cellular communication, video communication, and computer networks.
Technological developments may incorporate other forms in the future.
All faculty, staff, and students are advised that:
1.
The technology that is owned or leased by Concordia Seminary to which you have access,
the information stored in it, and the information transferred through it are the
property of Concordia Seminary. These
facilities and resources are made available for the purpose of carrying out your
duties as an employee or as arranged by the Seminary with students.
Appropriate personal use is also permitted within these same limitations. Commercial use is prohibited.
2.
During the course of normal maintenance operations, during checks to insure security,
or at the request of the President or Vice President for Administrative Services,
authorized personnel may monitor the use of these facilities and resources, and
they may examine information and stored communications found there.
You have no reasonable right to privacy while using these Seminary-owned
or-leased systems other than that provided by law.
3.
Any activities or information deemed inappropriate by the Seminary or which may
be unlawful will be reported to the proper authorities for further action.
Inappropriate activities include, but are not limited to, viewing or transmitting
obscene materials, harassment of any sort, and interfering with the use of these
facilities by others. Concordia Seminary
will cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in the investigation of unlawful
events.
4.
Before faculty or staff undertake to monitor any ongoing telephone communication,
cellular communication or voice mail, such faculty or staff shall request that either
the President or Vice President for Administrative Services seek appropriate legal
advise as to the propriety of such action on a case by case basis.
Approved by Board of Regents
- January 23, 1999
The following statements relating
to students shall be considered as an extension to and subject to the terms of the
Technology and Privacy of Information Policy as established by the Board of Regents
and adopted by it on January 23, 1999.
1.
Concordia Seminary
does not assume any responsibility for installation, maintenance, and/or repair
of student computers and software.
Students are responsible for insuring that their equipment and/or software do no
harm to the Seminary network.
2.
Students wishing
to utilize access to the Concordia Seminary network shall be subject to the following
terms:
3.
Students who
knowingly or unknowingly engage in inappropriate or excessive network activity shall
be subject to the following: