What constitutes inappropriate use of computing resources?
The University recognizes four categories of inappropriate use: illegal: any use of the resources which is in violation of the laws of Canada,Ontarioand/or the City ofNorth Bay; harmful: any activity which jeopardizes the security of the resources or of information stored on or transmitted by the resources, or which degrades system performance to such an extent as to interfere substantially with the ability of the University community to use those resources effectively; excessive: any use of resources in which the resources required for the activity are significantly disproportionate to the likely potential benefits which may accrue to the performance of the University’s primary mission as a result of the activity; offensive: any use of the resources which may reasonably be considered to offend other members of the community to such an extent that it may hinder them from using the system.
