Policies & Guidelines

The University of Lynchburg’s computing and electronic communication facilities and services are owned by the University and intended for teaching, educational, research, and administrative purposes. Access to these facilities is a privilege granted to the University’s faculty, staff, students, alums, and guests. Fundamental to the use of these facilities is the respect for the rights and privacy of all users.

By using the university’s computing and electronic communications facilities and services, university faculty, staff, students, alums, and guests agree to follow this policy and cooperate with the university in implementing it.

Certain responsibilities and possible liabilities accompany this privilege, and understanding them is essential for all computer users. This policy strives to balance the user’s ability to benefit from these computing resources with the University’s responsibility to maintain the computing and electronic communications facilities and ensure that its institutional policies comply.

The Technology Usage Policy aims to promote the efficient, ethical, and lawful use of the University of Lynchburg computer and network resources.

The Technology Usage Policy includes information about the following:

• Guidelines for responsible use
• Privacy, enforcement, and sanctions
• Copyright information
• File sharing