Policy: LECOM has provided E-Mail capability to all of its employees and students for the purpose of conducting school business. Individuals are responsible for all E-Mail activity associated with their account.  Unacceptable uses of an E-Mail will result in the revocation of E-Mail privileges

Purpose: To establish guidelines for E-Mail use by faculty, employees and students.

Scope: All LECOM employees, faculty and students.

Procedure: 

General Guidelines:

• LECOM will make reasonable efforts to maintain the integrity and effective operation of its electronic mail systems, but users are advised that those systems should in no way be regarded as a secure medium for the communication of sensitive or confidential information. 

• Because of the nature and technology of electronic communications, LECOM can assure neither the privacy of an individual’s use of the electronic mail resources nor the confidentiality of messages that are transmitted, received or stored. 

• Understand that, with no notice to the user, Network Administrators routinely monitor and make backup copies of computer resources, including but not limited to the network, communications systems, e-mail messages, and internet sites log, to assure the smooth functioning of the computer resources and that they may have the ability to view the user's files, messages, or other communications.

• Only computers protected by an up-to-date anti-virus software will be given e-mail access.

Unacceptable Uses of the Internet:

• Using an E-Mail account owned by someone else.

• Sending harassing, obscene and/or other threatening messages to another user.

• Sending unsolicited junk mail.

• Sending material that infringes upon the copyright of another person.

• Sending chain letters.

• Sending commercial or advertising material to users or other organizations.

• Distributing E-Mail to everyone in the college without the proper authorization.

• Distributing hate mail, discriminatory remarks and pornographic material.

• Using E-Mail to share confidential information about students or employees.

Pornography, Spam, and other email Nuisances:
Please be aware that our email filters do not stop all pornography, adware, spyware etc.  To turn off the automatic download of these images in your email, please call our help support desk (4357).  Please remember to keep your antivirus, spyware and adware up to date.  If you are uncertain if it is up to date, please call the help support desk (4357).