Acceptable Use Policy

TECHNOLOGY

Use of USN’s computer network should only be in support of education and research and consistent with the educational objectives of the school. Use of other organizations’ networks or computing resources must comply with the rules appropriate for that network. Transmission of any material in violation of any federal or state regulation is prohibited; this includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret. Use for any commercial activities by for-profit institutions is not acceptable. Product advertisements, political lobbying, any illegal activities, and the promotion of illegal activities are strictly prohibited.

The use of the Internet on University School of Nashville’s computers is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use could result in cancellation of those privileges.

The administration, faculty, and staff of University School of Nashville may request that the system administrator(s) deny, revoke, or suspend specific user accounts.

University School of Nashville makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the service it is providing. University School of Nashville (including all faculty and staff) will not be responsible for any damages you suffer due to the loss of service. University School of Nashville specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through its services.

At a minimum, vandalism will result in a cancellation of privileges. Vandalism is considered to be any attempt to harm or destroy data of another user, computer equipment or supplies, as well as obvious misuse of equipment that results in software or hardware damage. It includes, but is not limited to uploading, downloading, spreading or creating computer viruses; re-setting system configurations, screen savers, or screen appearance on any machine; and loading software on a machine without the knowledge and consent of a system administrator.

Students are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of network etiquette. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Be polite. Do not write or send (via email or chat) abusive messages to others. Do not swear or use vulgarities or any other inappropriate language.
• Do not reveal your personal address or phone number nor the addresses or phone numbers of other students.
• Electronic mail and Chat services are not guaranteed to be private. People who operate the system do have access to all mail.
• Actions relating to or in support of illegal activities will be reported to the proper authorities.
• Do not use the network in such a way that you would disrupt its use by others. (e.g. downloading huge files without administrator permission and scheduling; sending mass e-mail messages; annoying other users with repeated chat invitations; sending network pop up messages; etc.)
• Remember that the machines in the lab are for everyone to use. Do not  rearrange or change any aspect of the hardware and/or software setups  without express and specific permission of the lab teacher.
• Only the machines in the labs are “community” machines available for use at any time. Treat all other machines (this includes the teacher station in each lab) as personal property and do not use them without permission.

Security on any computer system is a high priority, especially when the system involves many users.

• Students who feel that they have identified a security problem on University School of Nashville’s Network must notify a system administrator, without demonstrating the identified security problem to anyone other than a system administrator.
• Students should not use another individual’s account without written permission from that individual or give their passwords to any other individual.
• Attempts to log into the system as any other user (including the system administrator) will result in cancellation of user privileges as well as other consequences deemed appropriate by the school administration.