Colorado School of Mines
Personal Home Page Policy
Creation of a personal web page on CSM servers and publication
of web pages through the campus network is a privilege that requires
adherence to CSM computer usage policies. As a condition of publishing
web pages via any CSM computing or network resource, we may require the
removal or modification of material which is in conflict with the standards
and guidelines in CSM policies. If you wish to publish material that does
not meet CSM standards, you should contract with a commercial Internet
Service Provider.
The Colorado School of Mines is not responsible for any
material that is published on, or may be reached via links from, personal
home pages within the Mines.EDU domain, nor is it responsible for
any use that is made of personal home page material, or material reached
via personal home pages. Individuals are responsible for
maintaining their personal web pages, and are responsible for content,
errors, or omissions in them.
The appropriateness of material made available via a home
page will be judged by the application of standards applicable to the CSM
community. The administration of Colorado School of Mines is the
final authority on inappropriate material. Inappropriate material
includes but is not limited to:
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any material intended for business use or to generate personal
financial gain.
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commercial advertising of any kind, including banner ads
in exchange for free services such as web counters
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any information that violates CSM policies, software licensing
agreements, contractual agreements, copyright, or any local, state or federal
law
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information that could be used to compromise the security
or availability of CSM resources
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information that teaches or demonstrates to others how to
compromise security
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material that provides information about how to commit any
criminal or illegal act
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information that compromises the personal privacy of other
people
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material that may be deemed offensive as judged by the CSM
administration
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any misleading labeling of material or links
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the portrayal of any material as officially representing
or sanctioned by CSM without proper authorization
Disk space for personal home pages is limited. Pages are monitored
periodically. If your files are found to consume excessive disk space
or access to your pages causes excessive network activity, a member of
the Computing Center staff will contact you to determine the appropriate
course of action. In all cases, however, we will take concrete steps to
protect resources and the rights of other users. If your personal home page
becomes inactive, as determined by CSM, it will be removed.
Penalties: Intentional, repeated or egregious violations
of these policies will result in the loss of your personal home page. If appropriate,
sanctions or disciplinary action may be imposed as provided for in the
Computing
& Networking Resource and Responsible Use Policies and Guidelines.
Revised July, 1999