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SECTION 3.15
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
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Computer facilities, e-mail & the internet
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MISUSE OF COMPUTING FACILITIES
As stated above, the College permits reasonable personal as well as
professional use of computing facilities. You should be careful not to
misuse these facilities, for instance by:
• Hacking – attempting to access systems or information within or outside
the College without authority, or encouraging others to do so.
• Accessing from the Internet material which is counter either to
legislation, College rules or policies (e.g. equal opportunities) or to
commonly accepted standards, or is likely to be offensive to reasonable
people. If you are concerned that accidental access to such sites has
taken place, you may wish to report your concerns to an appropriate
person.
• e-mail communications, which constitute bullying or harassment, as
defined in section 3:5 of the College Staff Handbook.
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INVESTIGATION OF MISUSE AND INTERCEPTION
The College will investigate any suspected misuse of computing facilities.
Investigators may need to inspect any files held on any of the College’s
computing systems. These inspections will be applied only when there
are grounds to suspect that misuse has occurred and in a strictly
controlled manner. When inspection is deemed to be necessary, the
Bursar shall give permission for such access. Access will only be allowed
in so far as it is necessary for the College to comply with national
legislation, e.g. the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and the Lawful
Business Practice Regulations, or in connection with the investigation of
misuse. Access will be initiated in accordance with the provisions of that
legislation and to the extent permitted by data protection and human
rights legislation and by general principles of employment law.
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