This
policy represents a guide to the acceptable use of The Ohio Academic Resources
Network (OARnet). OARnet provides access to state, national and international
resources to its clients through connections with networks outside OARnet.
In
general, it is the responsibility of those networks to enforce their own
acceptable use policies. OARnet will inform its clients of any restrictions on
use of networks to which it is directly connected. OARnet accepts no
responsibility for traffic which it originates which violates the acceptable
use policy of any directly or indirectly connected networks beyond informing
the client that they are in violation if the connected network so informs
OARnet.
Specific
Polices of OARnet:
- Use of OARnet must be
consistent with the goals of facilitating and disseminating knowledge,
encouraging collaborative projects and resource sharing, aiding technology
transfer to Ohio businesses, fostering innovation and competitiveness within
Ohio and building broader infrastructure in support of education and research.
- It is not acceptable
to use OARnet for illegal purposes.
- It is not acceptable
to use OARnet to transmit threatening, obscene or harassing materials.
- It is not acceptable
to resell OARnet provided services.
- It is not acceptable
to use OARnet so as to interfere with or disrupt network users, services or
equipment. Disruptions include, but are not limited to, distribution of
unsolicited advertising, propagation of computer worms or viruses and using the
network to make unauthorized entry to any other machine accessible via the
network.
- It is assumed that
information and resources available via OARnet are private to those individuals
and organizations which own or hold rights to those resources and information
and unless specifically stated otherwise by the owners or holders of the
rights. It is therefore not acceptable for an individual to use OARnet to
access information or resources unless permission to do so has been granted by
the owners or holders of rights to those resources and information
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- ARnet will review
violations of its Acceptable User Policy on a case-by-case basis. Clear
violations which are not promptly remedied by the client organization may
result in termination of OARnet network services.