Rules
of the Road (ROTR)
for The College Web Site Uset
1.
Use appropriate online content
2. Use proper online conduct
3. Do not illegally use copyrights or trademarks
Hot link to Code of Conduct
Champlain
St-Lambert seeks to provide you with the most enjoyable and rewarding
online experience that we can. We seek to create an online community
that can be enjoyed by everyone. In light of this goal, your use of
this web site is bounded only by a set of common-sense rules that ask
you to be civil and respect others when you are online. We, therefore
present to you these Rules of the Road, our policies for using Champlain
St-Lambert's place in cyberspace.
Like
any community, we take pride in -- and are protective of -- our citizenship.
That's why our community standards are important. These Community Guidelines
tell you what you can expect from your experience on the Champlain St-Lambert
web site, as well as the kind of online behaviour we expect of you.
Community standards are always evolving, so it's important that you
periodically check these Guidelines (as well as the guidelines in your
favourite areas) for updates, new information, or additional safety
tips.
The
basic guidelines are as follows (read further for more detail):
1.
USE APPROPRIATE ONLINE CONTENT 
By
content, we mean the text, software, communications, images, sounds,
and other information provided online. Most content at our web site
is provided by Champlain St-Lambert, our faculty, our staff, our sister
locations, the Ministry of Education of Québec, or independent content
providers under license. In general, we do not pre-screen content available
at this web site. However, we do reserve the right to remove content
that, in the College's judgment, does not meet its standards or does
not comply with our current Community Guidelines. Likewise, we are not
responsible for content available on the Internet via links from our
pages, although we reserve the right to block access to any Internet
area containing illegal or other harmful content or otherwise being
used for purposes that are unlawful or injurious to Champlain St-Lambert
or its community.
On
its web site, Champlain St-Lambert does encourage the students and faculty
to create their own content and voice their own opinions as long as
such content and voicing of opinions abide by the rules and standards
of the College. As a member of the College community, you agree to follow
the Champlain St-Lambert Community Guidelines and you acknowledge that
the College has the right to enforce them in its sole discretion. This
means that if you violate the College Community Guidelines, the College
may take action against you. This can range from the issuance of a warning
about a violation to the termination of your computing privileges.
The
College may prohibit or delete conduct, communication, or content on
its web site that we feel violates applicable law or is harmful to other
College community members. While we try to react quickly, we cannot
ensure prompt editing or removal of offending content after online posting.
2.
USE PROPER ONLINE CONDUCT
Any
conduct by you that in Champlain St-Lambert's discretion restricts or
inhibits any other member of our college community from using or enjoying
the web site will not be permitted and may result in an issuance of
a warning, termination of your privileges in our online community, or
termination of our computing privileges.
Public
areas are online areas freely open to all members of the Champlain St-Lambert
community, such as public chat rooms, online tutorial areas, online
forums and message boards. We try to enforce College rules to ensure
enjoyment by all of the Champlain St-Lambert community, but we do not
have the practical capability, nor the intention, to screen communication
in advance. However, you should be aware that certain chat rooms may
be used for activity that violates College rules and we take appropriate
action when we are notified of such activities.
The College expects all members of its online community to be civil
and to show respect for others. Conduct that is prohibited includes:
a.
Offensive Communication. Champlain St-Lambert is composed of many
different communities of people. It strives to provide an interesting,
stimulating and fun place for all of its communities and their members.
Using abusive or hateful language undermines this goal and is not
allowed. Please use your best judgment and be respectful of others.
The use vulgar language in chat rooms, online tutorial rooms, bulletin
boards and other areas of expression is prohibited.
b.
Harassment. When a member of the Champlain St-Lambert community targets
another to cause distress, embarrassment, unwanted attention or other
discomfort, this is harassment. We do not allow harassment and may
suspend or terminate computer privileges of anyone who harasses others.
You may have a disagreement with someone's point of view -- we encourage
lively discussion in our chat rooms and message boards -- but personal
attacks are not allowed. Also prohibited are attacks based on a person's
race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
disability or other identification
c.
Posting of Graphic Files. Champlain St-Lambert prohibits the transfer
or posting on its web site, or pointing to or referencing, sexually
obscene images or other content it deems offensive.
d.
Room, Online Tutorial and Message Board Disruption. Any member of
the Champlain St-Lambert online community who interferes with the
normal flow of dialogue in a chat room, online tutorial or on a message
board will be demonstrating poor online conduct. Disruption may occur
in different ways, including repeated interruptions of conversation,
"scrolling" (i.e., repeatedly causing the screen to roll faster than
others are able to type to it), actions that antagonize, harass or
create hostility, or posting off-topic.
e.
Impersonation. This can involve the portrayal of another person or
entity, such as the impersonation of a faculty member or another student
or communication under a false name or a name that you are not authorized
to use, such as a celebrity.
3.
DO NOT ILLEGALLY USE COPYRIGHTS OR TRADEMARKS
Most
content on this web site is the copyright of Champlain St-Lambert. Some
content is owned by others and is protected by copyrights, trademarks,
and other intellectual property rights. All content that you transmit
or post on this web site must either be your own or must be transmitted
with express authorization for distribution by the copyright owner.
Some
areas of the Champlain St-Lambert web site are "public". These include
the virtual gallery, message boards, and forums. By submitting content
in these public areas, you grant visitors the right to use, reproduce,
modify, distribute, etc. the content in any part, anywhere, unless otherwise
stated.
