Social Media for Business and Personal Professional Use: Fair Use

Fair & Appropriate use:

      1.                  Supporting the mission of the University, teaching/learning, creative activities or engaging the community

      2.                  Supporting studies, instruction, duties as employees, official University business, and University sanctioned activities

      3.                  Faculty & Staff: incidental personal use

      4.                  All users must:

1.             Comply with all state, federal and local laws;
2.             Comply with all  University policies;
3.             Respect intellectual property rights of others;
4.             Protect files and system access from use by others;
5.             Practice etiquette in communication;
6.             Utilize systems via only your Butler assigned computer account and I.D.; and
7.             Access only files or systems that are yours, public, or that the account holder has given you permission to access

Inappropriate use:

      1.                  Operating a personal business (except as part of a class sponsored activity).

      2.                  Serving as primary computer system for outside organization, except: Using resources excessively, e.g. utilizing resources notably beyond the norm for the person's role on campus.

1. Where Butler has official affiliate relationship; or
2. Where approval has been granted from college/division leadership and Information Technology and applicable accounts obtained in advance

      3.                  Circumventing security measures at Butler or on other networks.

      4.                  Impersonating others.