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Mesa Community College is a member of the Maricopa County Community College District (Maricopa).

Use of Maricopa's technology resources, including websites created by employees and students, is limited to educational, research, service, operational, and management purposes of the Maricopa County Community College District and its member institutions. Likewise, images and links to external sites posted on or transmitted via Maricopa's technology resources are limited to the same purposes.

It is not Maricopa's practice to monitor the content of electronic mail transmissions, files, images, links or other data stored on or transmitted through Maricopa's technology resources. The maintenance, operation and security of Maricopa's technology resources, however, require that network administrators and other authorized personnel have access to those resources and, on occasion, review the content of data and communications stored on or transmitted through those resources. A review may be performed exclusively by persons expressly authorized for such purpose and only for cause. To the extent possible in the electronic environment and in a public setting, a user's privacy will be honored. Nevertheless, that privacy is subject to Arizona's public records laws and other applicable state and federal laws, as well as policies of Maricopa's Governing Board all of which may supersede a user's interests in maintaining privacy in information contained in Maricopa's technology resources.

Frequently, access to Maricopa's technology resources can be obtained only through use of a password known exclusively to the user. It is the user's responsibility to keep a password confidential. While Maricopa takes reasonable measures to ensure network security, it cannot be held accountable for unauthorized access to its technology resources by other users, both within and outside the Maricopa community. Moreover, it cannot guarantee users protection against loss due to system failure, fire, etc.

Much of the data contained in Maricopa records that are accessible through use of technology resources is confidential under state and federal law. That a user may have the technical capability to access confidential records does not necessarily mean that such access is authorized. A user of Maricopa's technology resources is prohibited from the unauthorized access to, or dissemination of, confidential records.

Violation of any provision of the Standards could result in immediate termination of a user's access to Maricopa's technology resources, as well as appropriate disciplinary action. A violation of the Standards should be reported immediately to the appropriate administrator.

Prohibited Conduct:

The following is prohibited conduct in the use of Maricopa's technology resources:

1. Posting to the network, downloading or transporting any material that would constitute a violation of Maricopa County Community College District contracts


2. Unauthorized attempts to monitor another user's password protected data or electronic communication, or delete another user's password protected data, electronic communications or software, without that person's permission


3. Installing or running on any system a program that is intended to or is likely to result in eventual damage to a file or computer system


4. Performing acts that would unfairly monopolize computing resources to the exclusion of other users, including (but not limited to) unauthorized installation of server system software


5. Hosting an unauthorized website that violates the .EDU domain request.


6. Use of technology resources for non-Maricopa commercial purposes, including to advertise personal services, whether or not for financial gain.


7. Use of software, graphics, photographs, or any other tangible form of expression that would violate or infringe any copyright or similar legally-recognized protection of intellectual property rights.


8. Activities that would constitute a violation of any policy of Maricopa's Governing Board, including, but not limited to, Maricopa's non-discrimination policy and its policy against sexual harassment.


9. Transmitting, storing, or receiving data, or otherwise using technology resources in a manner that would constitute a violation of state or federal law, or MCCCD policy or administrative regulation including, but not limited to, obscenity, defamation, threats, harassment, and theft.


10. Attempting to gain unauthorized access to a remote network or remote computer system.


11. Exploiting any technology resources by attempting to prevent or circumvent access, or using unauthorized data protection schemes.


12. Performing any act that would disrupt normal operations of computers, workstations, terminals, peripherals, or networks.


13. Using technology resources in such a way as to wrongfully hide the identity of the user or pose as another person.


14. Allowing any unauthorized access to Maricopa's technology resources.

For more information, please visit the Maricopa Governance Online Policy Manual available here: http://www.maricopa.edu/gvpolicy/adminregs/auxiliary/4_4.htm.