Administrative Services
File code: TECH.USAGE.POL
Approval Date: 05/31/11
Approved By: President
Appropriate Use Policy (formerly Computer Use Policy)
Keep in mind that all users of university computing resources must: Comply with all federal, state and other applicable laws; all generally applicable Board of Higher Education and university rules and policies; and all applicable contracts and licenses. Users are responsible for ascertaining, understanding, and complying with the laws, rules, policies, contracts, and licenses applicable to their particular uses.
The following is a partial list of the state and federal laws governing all users of the WIU's computing resources.
- Obscenity and Pornography
- Accessing, Viewing, or Downloading Child Pornography 18 USC § 2252
- Forfeiture of computer for committing above 18 USC § 2510 et seq.
- Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1
- Restriction of access by minors to materials commercially distributed by means of World Wide Web that are harmful to minors 47 USC § 231
- Data Management and Protection
- Identity Protection Act 5 ILCS 179
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- FTC Identity Theft Red Flag Rules
- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Title V
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Transporting of Obscene Materials for Sale or Distribution 18 USC § 1465
- Intercepting Electronic Communications 18 USC § 2703 et seq
- Computer Fraud
18 USC § 1030
- Illinois Compiled Statutes Computer Fraud 720 ILCS 5/16D-6
- Illinois Compiled Statutes Computer Tampering (hacking, maliciously spreading viruses, etc.) 720 ILCS 5/16D-3
- Illinois Compiled Statutes Illicit or Unauthorized Use of a Password 720 ILCS 5/16D-7
- Slander and Libel
47 USC § 230c1
- Illinois Compiled Statutes Slander and Libel 740 ILCS 145/1
- Copyright
17 USC
- Rights of Copyright Holders 17 USC § 106 to 121
- Infringement of Copyright 17 USC § 501 to 513
- Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems 17 USC § 1201
Users of university computing systems or data are required to take appropriate measures, as defined in the Administrative Procedures under Appropriate Use Procedures, to protect university computing systems and data.
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