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The use and management of Berkeley Campus electronic communications resources must comply with the University of California Electronic Communications Policy (ECP) issued by the President of the University of California. In addition, the use and management of Berkeley Campus electronic communications resources must comply with campus-level regulations that supplement the terms and conditions of the ECP, including the Campus Online Activities Policy.
The ECP and this Berkeley Campus Implementation apply to every member of the University community who either use, authorize access to, or provide, electronic communications resources and services of the Berkeley Campus. Electronic communications resources include:
Telecommunications equipment, transmission devices, electronic video and audio equipment, encoding or decoding equipment, computers and computer time, data processing or storage systems, computer systems, servers, networks, input/output and connecting devices, and related computer records, programs, software, and documentation that supports electronic communications services. (See ECP Appendix A: Definitions.)
Implementation of the ECP at the Berkeley Campus is the responsibility of the ECP Coordinator, in consultation with faculty, students, staff, legal counsel and the UC Office of the President. Questions about the ECP or this Berkeley Campus Implementation may be directed to:
The purposes of the ECP are to:
The ECP requires each separate UC campus to clarify some provisions of the ECP as they are are implemented locally, including:
information on accessibility of student information, authorized users, procedures for restricting or denying use of its electronic communications services, adjudication of complaints, and network monitoring practices. (See ECP section II. D. 2 and 3, as well as ECP Attachment 2, Implementation Guidelines.)
It is the responsibility of all members of the University community who either use, authorize access to, or provide, electronic communications resources and services of the Berkeley Campus to read and comply with the provisions of the ECP.
The Berkeley Campus-specific responsibilities that implement the ECP are included in, or referenced from, the Campus Online Activities Policy, which addresses:
The Campus online Activities Policy applies to all electronic resources owned or managed by the Berkeley campus and all electronic resources provided by the campus through contracts and other agreements. For example, any website using the Berkeley.EDU domain is governed by the Campus Online Activities Policy.
Electronic Communications Service Provider: Any unit, organization, or staff with responsibility for managing the operation of and controlling individual user access to any part of the Berkeley Campus' electronic communications systems and services.
Berkeley Campus Electronic Communications Systems or Services: Electronic communications systems or services owned or operated by the Campus or any of its sub-units or provided through contracts with the Campus.
Use of Electronic Communications Services: To create, send, forward, reply to, transmit, distribute, broadcast, store, hold, copy, download, display, view, read, or print electronic communications with the aid of electronic communications services. An Electronic Communications User is an individual who makes use of electronic communications services.
policy, electronic communications, computer, computers, network, online, law, contracts, affiliation, use of name, sponsorship, advertising, acknowledgment, vendors, mailing list, mass mailing, copyright, allowable users, accessibility, privacy, confidentiality, student information, disclosure, e-architecture, personal websites, system, security, data administration, data integration