THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
| 26. | Acceptable Use Policy For State-Owned Information Resources |
| 26.1 | Definitions | |
| Information Resources include all computer and telecommunications hardware, software, and networks owned, leased, or operated by The University of Texas System and the information stored therein. | ||
| 26.2 | Restrictions | |
| This Acceptable Use Policy establishes usage restrictions for the utilization of state-owned information resources at The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin (UTPB). These restrictions support State law, Texas Administrative Code (TAC) requirements, Department of Information Resources (DIR) requirements, and/or U.T. System Business Procedures Memorandum 53 requirements. | ||
| 26.21 | Any use of UTPB information resources for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities, is prohibited. Violation of software copyright and/or licensing restrictions is illegal. |
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| 26.22 | All use of UTPB information resources must be in support of education and research in the State Of Texas and consistent with the purpose of the institution. | |
| 26.221 | Any use of UTPB information resources for commercial purposes is prohibited without the express written consent of the UTPB Information Resource Manager. | |
| 26.222 | Any use of UTPB information resources for product advertisement or political lobbying is prohibited. | |
| 26.223 | Any use of UTPB information resources for the production, duplication, distribution, receipt and/or transmission of any material which might be considered pornographic and/or obscene is prohibited. | |
| 26.224 | No use of UTPB information resources shall serve to disrupt the use of the resources by other users. | |
| 26.23 | All access accounts for UTPB information resources will be used only by the authorized owner of the account for the authorized purpose and in compliance with established computer security policies. | |
| 26.24 | Any UTPB information resource user which traverses another network may be subject to the acceptable use policy of that network. | |
| 26.25 | At least once each year, the UTPB Information Resources Division will make decisions on whether specific uses of UTPB information resources are consistent with this policy. | |
| 26.26 | Failure to comply with Acceptable Use Policy will constitute cause for termination of resource access. | |
rev. 11/11/2004