Lawrence University encourages the creation of personal home pages by members of the Lawrence community and student organizations, and provides facilities on its central network through which individuals and organizations may publish these pages on the World Wide Web. Personal and organizational home pages are not publications of Lawrence University but, rather, are published by those individuals who create and maintain them. As such, that individual or organization is subject to all local, state, and federal laws (including those governing copyright, libel and obscenity). Lawrence will not monitor or otherwise censor personal or organizational home pages, but will report any complaints of potentially illegal activities to the appropriate authorities and may take other disciplinary action as appropriate. Commercial use of Lawrence University computer systems is strictly prohibited. Lawrence will provide links to personal or organizational home pages from its official World Wide Web server at the request of the author. Authors are required to observe the following:
- Contents of the page must not violate the World Wide Web Policy Statement, the Information Technology Services Acceptable Use Statement, or the regulations regarding computer use.
- In particular, content will be considered inappropriate if it:
- Is deragatory or libelous
- Infringes on the rights of another person;
- Violates national laws or university policy;
- Is abusive, profane or sexually offensive;
- Is confidential or proprietary and is published without permission;
- If it promotes commercial products or services;
Each personal or organizational home page that is hosted on a university computer must include a standardized link to the official disclaimer page. This link information and accompanying graphic must be included in the home page template. Each personal or organizational home page must include the name and e- mail address of the person maintaining it. Lawrence University reserves the right to make the final decision concerning whether or not to publish a home page when its content is in dispute.