Washburn University World Wide Web (WWW) Policy
Adopted by the Electronic Technology Committee, January 27,
1999
The Electronic Technology Committee approved the attached World Wide Web (WWW)
Policy on January 27, 1999. The University Council approved the policy on April
8, 1999.
WWW users are required to:
- comply with applicable copyright and licensing laws;
- comply with applicable federal and/or state laws, including, but not limited
to, those relating to libel, slander, obscenity, harassment and extortion;
and
- comply with applicable Washburn University policies, including, but not
limited to, the Telecommunications
Use Policy, the Intellectual
Property Rights Policy, the Sexual Harassment
Policy , the Student
Disciplinary Code, the Law
School Honor Code, and all applicable Information
Technology Services ** (ITS) policies.
References to existing policy, regulations, and/or laws (above) are intended
to make it explicit that all actions or behaviors forbidden by the foregoing are
also expressly forbidden in cyberspace.
Faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students may provide a web site on a
University server. Official University web site providers must:
Except for Official University home pages/web sites, faculty, staff and student
web site providers must include the following disclaimer: The views and opinions
expressed in this page are strictly those of the author. The contents of this
page have not been reviewed or approved by Washburn University."
Initial determinations concerning compliance with this policy are made by the
Director of ITS.
Definitions
"web site" means a related collection of computer files including, but not limited
to, HTML-marked text files, graphic, sound, and/or video files, applets, scripts,
and databases.
"WWW user" means any person, natural or legal, using University computing resources
either for accessing the World Wide Web or providing a web site intended to
be accessed via the World Wide Web.
"official University home page" and "official University web site" mean a home
page and a web site, respectively, published by: the University itself; by a
major academic unit; a department within an major academic unit; an operational
or administrative unit; or, by a faculty member for any class, credit or no-credit,
offered by the University.
* Washburn specifications are provided in the Requirements for Construction of
Official University Home Pages and Web Sites available from ITS.
** Academic Computer Center (ACC) changed to Information Technology Services (ITS)
as the result of the July 1, 2000 reorganization.
