Responding and Reporting Violations of Trinity's Regulations for the Use of Computing, Communications, and Video Systems

When any use of the information systems at Trinity College poses an imminent threat to other users or to the network infrastructure, network administrators may take whatever steps are necessary to isolate the threat, without notice if warranted by the situation.  Infractions that violate College policies may result in a disciplinary action. Furthermore, the College will not protect individuals who violate state and federal law from legal action.

Procedure for External Complaints

The RIAA, DMCA, and related groups vigorously defend the copyrights on their properties, and have taken legal actions against students to preserve these rights. When a violation has been discovered, an email notification is sent to a Trinity network administrator, who will then locate the offending user and advise them to rectify the problem. A copy of the violation notification is also sent to the user that details the offending material.

View a sample letter with an attachment from the DMCA here. (Trinity network access only)

View a sample letter with an attachment from the RIAA here. (Trinity network access only)

Procedure for Internal Complaints

Personal accounts on Trinity's networks are for the personal use of the specified individual only, and are not to be shared. Giving your username and password to anyone, on or off campus, is expressly forbidden. An individual is ultimately responsible for all violations committed under their user ID, no matter if they claim the violation was committed by someone else who had authorized or unauthorized access to their user ID. If an individual suspects his/her user password has been compromised, it is that individual's responsibility to report it to the Computing Center as soon as it is discovered.

To file a complaint, click here. You may also call the help desk at x2100 (faculty and staff) or x 2007 (students).

(To see the Trinity College Rules and Regulations for the use of systems in its entirety, click here.)