Ethics in Computer and Network Use
All students, faculty, and staff at the Alaska Pacific 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 APU 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 UW 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 to not share it with others
- To not attempt 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
- To not use university-owned computers for illegal purposes, such as unauthorized copying of licensed or copyrighted software, images, or files