New England College of Finance provides information technology resources to a number of faculty, staff, and students. As members of the New England College of Finance community, and in accordance with the Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy, all users have the responsibility to use information technology resources in an effective, efficient, ethical, and legal manner. Ethical and legal standards that apply to information technology resources derive directly from standards of common sense and common courtesy that apply to the use of any shared resource.
New England College of Finance´s information technology resources are intended to support New England College of Finance educational objectives. All members of the New England College of Finance community who use information technology (i.e. computing and network) resources are responsible for the integrity of those resources. New England College of Finance information technology resources are to be used in a manner that is consistent with the instructional, research, and administrative objectives of New England College of Finance, including use for study, instruction, research, the discharge of official New England College of Finance business, and other New England College of Finance sanctioned activities. Any use of New England College of Finance information technology resources that is inconsistent with these purposes is considered inappropriate use and may jeopardize further authorization for use and may result in termination of access, disciplinary review, expulsion, or other disciplinary action. Use of information technology resources is limited to members of the New England College of Finance community. Users of these resources are expected to act responsibly to maintain the integrity of the College information technology resources.
In no event shall New England College of Finance be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special, or consequential, arising out of the use of information technology resources (i.e., the Internet, campus servers, etc.), accuracy or correctness of databases or information contained therein or related, directly or indirectly, to any failure or delay of access to information technology resources. Use of any information obtained via the Internet is at the user´s own risk. New England College of Finance reserves the right to remove user access to information technology resources to prevent further unauthorized activity as specified in this document.
It is the objective of New England College of Finance to maintain access for its community to local, national, and international sources of information and to provide an atmosphere that encourages legal/ethical access to knowledge and sharing of information. Further, it is the policy of New England College of Finance that information technology resources will be used by members of its community in accordance with policy and regulations established by New England College of Finance and applicable laws. In accordance with the above policies, New England College of Finance works to create an intellectual environment in which students, staff, and faculty may feel free to create and to collaborate with colleagues both at New England College of Finance and at other institutions, without fear that the products of their intellectual efforts will be violated by misrepresentation, tampering, destruction and/or theft. Access to the information technology resource infrastructure both within New England College of Finance and beyond the campuses, sharing of information, and security of the intellectual products of New England College of Finance, all require that each and every user accept responsibility to protect the rights of the community.
New England College of Finance information technology resources must not be used to produce, view, store, replicate, or transmit harassing, obscene, or offensive materials. This includes, but is not limited to, material from the Internet, screen savers, etc. In addition, printed copies of such material, including those from magazines, are not permitted in the school. (See also the section in the handbook, Student Rights and Responsibilities – Offensive Materials.)
No student should bring open or closed food/liquid into the computer labs/rooms - users can be held responsible for repairs/replacement of computer and other lab equipment in the event of damage. Avoiding spills also assists the campus in ensuring that personal injuries to students and staff do not occur.
All information technology (IT) resources are shared and cannot be guaranteed to always be available (i.e., resources can break down or require upgrading, electricity can be out, equipment may otherwise be unavailable, or supplies may be temporarily depleted). User stored data on the network can be unavailable or not retrievable. Students are responsible for backing up their data to media such as memory stick, CD, ZIP, or floppy disk, or other future storage media the College may offer and support. Students may also be requested to log out or relinquish resources to allow other students use of the resources (i.e., after a fair amount of lab use time based on lab load and available resources).
Do not view anyone else´s data (files, e-mails, etc…) without the creator/owners explicit consent. Presume such data is private and confidential.
Note: As a user of New England College of Finance provided resources, New England College of Finance reserves the right to view/investigate your data.
Be sensitive to the inherent limitations of shared network resources. No computer security system can absolutely prevent a determined person from accessing stored information that they are not authorized to access.