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- <NIC.MERIT.EDU> /nsfnet/acceptable.use.policies/cicnet.txt December 1991
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- CICNet Acceptable Use Policy
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- General
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- CICNet was founded by the member universities of the Committee on
- Institutional Cooperation to provide a high speed data communications
- infrastructure for a seven state region of the upper Midwest.
- CICNet's network exists for the primary purpose of transmitting and
- sharing information between academic and research organizations. The
- founders of CICNet encourage organizations from both the public and
- private sectors to become members of CICNet. The use of CICNet
- facilities by any member must be consistent with this CICNet
- Acceptable Use Policy.
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- All CICNet members assume responsibility for providing reasonable
- publicity for the CICNet Acceptable Use Policy at their sites and for
- communicating this policy to an appropriate administrative authority
- at all sites connected to theirs via connections that are not
- supported by CICNet. Ultimate responsibility for traffic that does
- or does not conform to this policy is with the individual end-user
- who originates that traffic.
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- It is the policy of CICNet to provide access to the broadest possible
- number of organizations connected to the Internet. This is
- accomplished through connectivity to one or more national backbone
- networks. Any traffic that exits CICNet to the numerous other
- networks to which CICNet is connected must conform to the acceptable
- use policies governing those networks. Acceptable Use Policies for
- any and all backbone networks to which CICNet is connected are
- attached to this document.
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- Acceptable Use
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- All traffic originating at a CICNet member site, or connected via a
- CICNet member site, including state networks and other connections,
- shall be for purposes of, or in support of:
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- research;
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- education;
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- state, local, or national government affairs;
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- economic development; or
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- public service.
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- Unacceptable Use
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- It is not acceptable to use CICNet for any purposes which violate
- U.S. or state laws.
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- It is not acceptable to use CICNet so as to interfere with or disrupt
- network users, services or equipment. Such interference or
- disruption includes, but is not limited to: distribution of
- unsolicited advertising; propagation of computer worms or viruses;
- and using the network to make unauthorized entry to other
- computational, information, or communications devices or resources.
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- Enforcement and Violations
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- The Board of Directors of CICNet, or their designee, will review
- alleged violation of the CICNet Acceptable Use Policy on a case-by-
- case basis. Clear violations of the policy which are not promptly
- remedied by the relevant member organization may result in
- disciplinary action by CICNet up to and including the expulsion of
- the member from CICNet, termination of CICNet services, and
- forfeiture of all dues paid to date.
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- Modifications to this policy
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- CICNet, Inc. reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.
- Members will receive notification of all such modifications 30 days
- prior to their effective date.
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- Information
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- Questions related to the CICNet acceptable use policy should be
- addressed to:
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- President
- CICNet, Inc.
- 2901 Hubbard
- Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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- voice: 313-998-6103
- fax: 313-998-6105
- email: info@cic.net
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- Approved by the CICNet Board of Directors, 12/11/91.
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