However, users need to exercise all responsibilities within this policy, as the NPS network is providing a connection to home accounts. All users must take responsibility for keeping down costs and avoiding system disruption. No use of this network shall serve to disrupt its use by other individuals or by connecting networks. It is beneficial for all users to keep the network running efficiently. Property Users must respect others' privacy and intellectual property.
Users are responsible for citing sources and giving credit to authors during the research process.
All communications and information accessible via the network should be assumed to be private property. Users will honor the legal rights of software producers, network providers, copyright, and license agreements. Users have a right to be informed about personal information that is being, or has been, collected about them, and to review this information. Courtesy or E-Mail Netiquette Users may encounter web sites which ask for comments or a reply. The NPS Student Contract for Individual Access to the World Wide Web reviews and encourages the use of these safe and appreciated communications behaviors.