NAVPA List Serve Acceptable Use Policy

Requirements for the Use of NAVPA List Serve

1. Users must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
2. Users must respect academic freedom and free speech rights.
3. Users must be truthful and accurate in personal and computer identification.
4. Users must respect the rights and privacy of others, including intellectual property and personal property rights.
5. Access to NAVPA list serve is a privilege that may be wholly or partially restricted without prior notice and without consent of the user.
6. Violations of NAVPA list serve policies should be reported to the NAVPA webmaster.

Prohibited Uses of NAVPA List Serves

1. Unlawful communications, including threats of violence, obscenity, child pornography, and harassing communications are prohibited.
2. Use of NAVPA List Serves for private business or commercial activities, fund-raising or advertising is prohibited.
3. Unauthorized anonymous and pseudonymous communications are prohibited. All users are required to cooperate with appropriate NAVPA personnel or other authorized personnel when investigating the source of anonymous messages.
4. Misrepresenting or forging the identity of the sender or the source of an electronic communication is prohibited.
5. Altering the content of a message originating from another person or computer with intent to deceive is prohibited.
6. Interception or attempted interception of communications by parties not authorized or intended to receive them is prohibited.
7. Infringing upon the copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property rights of others in computer programs or electronic information (including plagiarism and unauthorized use or reproduction) is prohibited. The unauthorized storing, copying or use of audio files, images, graphics, computer software, data sets, bibliographic records and other protected property is prohibited except as permitted by law.
8. Interference with or disruption of the computer or network accounts, services, or equipment of others is prohibited. The intentional propagation of computer “worms” and “viruses,” the sending of electronic chain mail, denial of service attacks, and inappropriate “broadcasting” of messages to large numbers of individuals or hosts are prohibited.
9. Failure to comply with requests from appropriate NAVPA officials to discontinue activities that threaten the operation or integrity of computers, systems or networks, or otherwise violate this policy is prohibited
10. Unauthorized scanning of networks for security vulnerabilities is prohibited.