Acceptable use policy for USNA IT resources

The USNA mission network is a U.S. Government (USG) information system (IS). By accessing a USG IS, the user gives consent to conditions on government-authorized use specified in the Navy User Agreement and Notice and Consent Provisions. This agreement applies tor all IT services including cloud services accessed from a web browser on a mobile device in any location.

A user shall comply with all DOD/DON/USNA policies on use of IT resources, and:

• Must use information technology resources only for authorized education, research, and administrative activities in support of the Naval Academy mission.
• Must remain aware of the licensing terms and conditions of all software they use.
• Must permit system access for vulnerability scanning and remediation.
• Must use official email distribution lists only for mission-related purposes that are germane to the list.
• Must NOT participate in any behavior that unreasonably interferes with the fair use of IT resources by another (e.g., bandwidth or disk space consumption).
• Must NOT use images or graphics that reflect adversely on the Naval Academy, including personal images associated with contracted USNA cloud services.
• Must NOT override a displayed persona identity (display name) formatted in accordance with DOD/DON/USNA policy.
• Must NOT alter configurations required for network access control or vulnerability scanning and remediation, such as removing or disabling client software or renaming a device.
• Must NOT use IT resources for illegal or unethical purposes, including:
  • Possessing, copying, or using illegal software.
  • Destruction or damage to Naval Academy or personal resources.
  • Disruption or unauthorized monitoring of communications.
  • Harassment of others.
  • Dishonesty (plagiarism, cheating, using false identity).
  • Violation of another individual's privacy.
  • Violation of copyright and fair use laws.
  • Violation of licensing agreements.
  • Any use whose intended purpose is financial gain.