Southeast Arkansas College has made a significant investment in computer and communications technology to promote and support the exchange of information both within the College and between the College and the world as a whole. The computer and communications technology available to the faculty, staff, and students at Southeast Arkansas College is provided to support the College's Mission and Goals. Use of these resources must be consistent with the College's Mission and Goals and applicable state and federal laws or regulations.

The following guidelines set forth the basic rules governing campus technology usage. Additional guidelines and/or rules of use may govern computer/network use in individual situations, i.e., departmental computer labs, the Library, Learning Assistance Lab, various college offices, etc. The Information Technology Department is charged with the overall responsibility for the College's computer and communications technology and will engage in activities necessary to protect the system.

• Computer and/or network use is generally restricted to activities that are directly related to the Mission and Goals of SEARK College by the faculty and staff to complete employment obligations and by students to complete course assignments. Students and members of the greater community may use certain College computers for personal research or projects under guidelines set by the applicable College department or division, i.e. the Library.
• All computer and/or network use must conform to federal copyright law (U. S. Code Title 17) and all software license agreements. Computer programs and application software may not be installed, removed, disabled, or altered on SEARK College equipment without authorization from an appropriate official (computer lab supervisor, department head, college dean, vice-president, or president) and the Information Technology Department. Programs may not be copied for unauthorized use on other computers.
• All computer and/or network use must respect the rights and privacy of others. College equipment may not be used to threaten or harass others, to gain access or attempt to gain access to programs or files belonging to another, to deliberately access pornographic websites, to engage in illegal activities, to disrupt a computer network or system through the knowing distribution of computer viruses, or to conduct for-profit activity.

Violation of these guidelines may result in penalties including, but not limited to, dismissal, suspension, and/or revocation of access to network services.

Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
The electronic files, including e-mail files, of College employees and students are potentially subject to public inspection and copying under the state Freedom of Information Act (AFOIA), Ark. Code Ann. §25-19-101 et seq.

Educational Records
Records containing information directly related to a student are confidential and protected from public disclosure by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. §1232g, and the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, Ark. Code Ann. §25-19-105 (b)(2). No one shall access any such records maintained in an electronic format or disclose or distribute their contents in any manner inconsistent with federal and state law and College regulations.