Respect the rights of others to make use of these resources. Respect appropriate copyright laws, licenses, confidentiality and trade secret agreements. Much of the software and data that resides on the College's computer facilities is protected by copyright laws and license agreements and may not be copied from, into, or by using campus computing facilities, except as permitted by law or by license from the owner of the copyright. Obey established guidelines for any networks or systems used inside or outside the College. Accessing computers, software, data or information, or networks without proper authorization, regardless of whether any damage is done or whether the computer, software, data, information, or network in question is owned by the College, will be treated as an abuse of your Beloit College computing privileges.
System administrators have extra responsibilities.
In addition to the rules outlined above, system administrators must take reasonable and appropriate steps to see that all license agreements are faithfully executed on all systems, networks, and servers for which they have responsibility. They must take reasonable precautions to guard against corruption of data or software or damage to hardware or facilities of the college, and must treat information about and information stored by the system's users as confidential. When there is an indication that misuse has occurred, the alleged offense is to be reported immediately to the director of Information Technology Services and the appropriate Vice President. If there is reason to believe a person's safety is at risk Security will also be notified. Information Technology Services and the Vice President shall investigate the incident and may restrict a user's computing privileges.