PURDUE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM No. C-42
To: Vice Presidents, Chancellors, Deans, Directors, and Heads of Schools, Divisions,
Departments and Offices
Re: Policy for Purdue Pages on the World Wide Web
Overview
The Purdue Data Network, through its connection to the Internet computer network,
provides Purdue faculty, staff, and students with access to the World Wide
Web (WWW) information facility. Throughout the WWW, information is made
available in collections of electronic data called pages. Pages are usually
organized in sets of individual pages that are linked together. The base page
of a set of linked pages is commonly referred to as a home page. Pages
are stored and maintained on network-connected computers called web servers.
Web servers with network names registered in an official Purdue network
domain shall be considered Purdue web servers.
The University recognizes the value of the WWW as a publication and information
distribution facility. This policy outlines the responsibilities of individuals
and groups affiliated with the University who publish on the WWW, and delimits
the University's responsibility for WWW pages published using Purdue's web servers.
For the purposes of this policy, any user who creates a WWW page of any type
and installs it on a Purdue web server is considered to have published that
page.
Application
This policy applies to all users of the WWW resources and facilities
at the University and its related foundations and organizations.
General Rules on Information Content
In general, University policies and regulations that apply to the content
of publications and communications apply to contents of WWW pages published
using Purdue's web servers. In particular, all information included in WWW pages
on Purdue web servers must:
- Comply with all laws governing copyrights, intellectual property,
libel, and privacy.
- Not violate any policy, rule or regulation of the University.
- Not be used for non-Purdue commercial activities. For the purposes
of this policy, activities such as publishing textbooks and other
academic works are considered to be Purdue activities.
Official University WWW Pages
A University WWW page is considered official when it is published by the University
itself, or a campus, a school, a department, or an official administrative unit
of the University.
Official University WWW pages shall be considered University publications.
They are the responsibility of the appropriate individual administrative unit
and are subject to review by the Office of Publications.
The Office of Publications shall develop publication standards and review
procedures for official University WWW pages and shall develop and maintain
the official Purdue University home page.
Individual academic and administrative units may develop official University
WWW pages and associated official home pages and may install and
maintain them on Purdue web servers. Official University WWW pages
may include links to WWW pages that are not official University
pages.
WWW Pages Published by Faculty, Staff and Students Faculty, staff, and students may create WWW pages for use in their various
academic and administrative duties and activities and may install
them on Purdue web servers. The contents of individuals' WWW pages
published on Purdue web servers must comply with the General Rules
on Information Content stated in this policy.
Individuals' WWW pages are not University publications and the
contents of these pages do not necessarily represent the views of
the University.
Individual departments and administrative units may define additional
conditions for the creation and installation of WWW pages by faculty,
staff, and students under their supervision. Any such additional
conditions must be consistent with this overall policy but may include
more detailed guidelines and, where necessary and appropriate, additional
restrictions.
Student Organization WWW Pages
Recognized student organizations may create WWW pages and may install
them on a Purdue web server. After verification by a designated
member of the Office of the Dean of Students that the student organization
is active and officially recognized by the University, a link may
be created from an official Purdue home page to the student organization's
home page.
Student organization WWW pages are not University publications
and their contents do not necessarily represent the views of the
University.
The contents of student organization WWW pages must comply with
the General Rules on Information Content stated in this policy.
Terms and Conditions of Use
Any person who uses the WWW facilities at Purdue consents to all
of the provisions of this policy and agrees to comply with all of
its terms and conditions and with all applicable local, state, and
federal laws and regulations.
Any user of the WWW whose actions involving the WWW violate this
policy, or any other University policy or regulation, may be subject
to limitations or elimination of WWW privileges as well as other
disciplinary actions.
Responsibility
The Vice President for University Relations and the Director of
the Purdue University Computing Center shall be jointly responsible
for the implementation and administration of this policy on the
West Lafayette campus. They shall resolve issues of interpretation
and enforcement of this policy jointly with an appropriate administrative
official, a dean in the case of an academic unit or a director in
the case of an administrative unit.
On each of Purdue's regional campuses, the Chancellor shall be
responsible for implementing and administering this policy.
Steven C. Beering
President
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