General Policies
The Institute’s computer and network resources are provided exclusively for educational purposes. To ensure that these resources remain available for legitimate academic usage, the Institute requires compliance with the following policies:
- Students are required to respect Institute property. Students may not abuse, damage, vandalize, steal, or in any way alter Institute property in any manner that would prevent another student from using it.
- Students may not install software, drivers, patches, or any other program on Institute computers. Additional software may be requested through an instructor; it is the sole responsibility of the Institute to decide if, how, and when any software is installed.
- Students are responsible for their own data and are encouraged to protect their work by utilizing the resources provided by the Institute and by using a personal storage device such as a flash drive or laptop computer.
- Students may not attempt to access another student’s information or display any material that may offend another student.
- Students may not copy, publish, or make available any Institute property without written consent. This includes, but is not limited to, storing materials on any unauthorized network service or personal server.
- Commercial use of the Institute’s computer or network resources is expressly and strictly forbidden. Any commercial activity will result in legal action against the offender.
The Institute reserves the right to monitor, log, and inspect any data stored on any Institute computer or transmitted over the Institute network without restriction or limitation in order to ensure compliance with the above policies. Students found to be in violation of these policies may be restricted from the Institute’s network and subject to disciplinary action.