Ethics in Computer and Network Use

All students, faculty, and staff at Savannah State University are responsible for using computing and networking resources in an ethical and legal manner. University policy prohibits account theft, file theft, violation of informational privacy, and penetration or harm to operating systems. If abuse of computer systems occurs, those responsible for such abuse will be held legally accountable.

When you use SSU computing resources, you agree to the following conditions:

• To respect the intended use of all computer accounts for university research, educational, and administrative purposes and to follow the rules and regulations governing the use of SSU facilities and equipment
• To respect the privacy of others by not sending them unwanted email messages, misrepresenting them when sending email, or tampering with their accounts, files, or data
• To use only your own user identification, to use it for its intended purposes, and not to share it with others
• Not to break a computing system or harass other people, either by developing programs for those specific purposes or by using already existing programs to do so
• Not to use university-owned computers for illegal purposes, such as unauthorized copying of licensed or copyrighted software, images, or files.