Internet
use from the College's network policy:
Warning! We regularly monitor
students' and staff's activities on the Internet inside the College's network.
We regard as
acceptable use of the Internet any search for and use of
information related to a College subject or to a hobby.
E-mail users are
able to communicate world-wide with other individuals or
organisations whose e-mail addresses are known.
E-mail and the
Internet represent an important learning resource. Like any
resource, however, they can be wasted or abused. When using
these facilities, students are expected to use their common
sense and behave with normal standards of courtesy. They must
not
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send
electronic communications which are impolite, indecent,
abusive, discriminatory or in any way intended to make the
recipient feel uncomfortable;
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disclose to a
third party the personal details of any other student;
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access any
inappropriate Internet sites;
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breach another
person's copyright in any material;
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upload or
download any unauthorised software;
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use the
computer network to gain unauthorised access to any other
computer network;
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attempt to
spread computer viruses.
Students need to
be aware that thoughtless use of email and the Internet may just
possibly jeopardise their personal safety either at the College
or outside the College. We therefore instruct them
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not to
disclose any personal details, such as their home address or
telephone number, across the Internet;
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never to
arrange a meeting in person with another person they have
"met" or only communicated with by computer, without prior
parental approval;
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not to respond
to messages or bulletin board items that are indecent,
suggestive, belligerent, discriminatory, threatening, or
which make the student feel uncomfortable or unsafe in any
way;
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to be aware
that any person they "meet" or communicate with on-line may
pretend to be someone else;
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to remember
that everything they read on-line may not be accurate;
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to ignore
offers which involve either financial transactions or
personal meetings.
