GCC encourages members of the college community to use on-line networks for educational purposes under the appropriate circumstances. However, in order to protect rights and to lessen exposure to potential liability resulting from the nature and use of information a student, faculty, staff, or administrator posts on or transmits through on-line networks, certain rules must be followed. Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy may subject the offender to disciplinary action through existing structures for students, faculty, staff, and administration. These existing structures are spelled out in the Student Handbook and Administrative Rules and Regulations. Passwords - Users should protect their passwords from unauthorized use.
Users are responsible for all activities associated with their password.
Improper Use of Copyright and Proprietary Information of Others - Comply with Federal and State copyright rules and regulations. Commercial Purposes - GCC computing resources are not to be used for commercial purposes. Users are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through any on-line network any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially or ethically demeaning or threatening or otherwise objectionable material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or college policies. More specifically, the following conduct violates college policies and is not permitted. Personal attacks or other actions to threaten or intimidate or embarrass an individual, group or organization, or attacks based on a person's race, national origin, ethnicity, handicap, religion, gender, veteran status, sexual orientation or another such characteristic or affiliation are prohibited.