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The Utah GIS Portal (http://gis.utah.gov) website is maintained through a partnership between the Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC), the Geographic Information Systems Advisory Committee, and the Utah Geographic Information Council (UGIC). Its sole purpose to serve as a coordination resource across the enterprise of GIS activity relating to the State of Utah. Any conduct or content deemed unacceptable (see list below) by the organizations partnering to provide this site is prohibited. The following has been adapted from the State of Utah Information Technology Resources Acceptable Use Policy. This policy, which the activities of the Utah GIS Portal must abide by, can be read in its entirety here: http://www.utah.gov/cio/docs/acceptableusepolicy.pdf The first and foremost rule for participating in the Utah GIS portal is: Don't say, do, write, view, or acquire anything that you wouldn't want everyone in the world learn about. Any use these resources for inappropriate purposes, or in support of such activities, is prohibited. The activities in the following list are unacceptable and will result in account suspension in addition to any other penalties that might be incurred. The State of Utah AGRC, GISAC, and the UGIC reserve the right to remove any content deemed inappropriate and to suspend or terminate users for inappropriate conduct. - 1. Illegal Activity. Any use of state-provided IT resources for illegal purposes, or in support of such activities. Illegal activities shall be defined as any violation of local, state, or federal laws.
- 2. Commercial Use. Any use for commercial purposes, product advertisements, or "for profit" personal activity. Exceptions are made for noting of UGIC Activity sponsorship and announcements for events that are relevant to the Utah GIS user community and strictly informational in nature.
- 3. Sexually Explicit Materials. Posting or distributing of any sexually explicit materials, whether visual or textual.
- 4. Religious or Political Lobbying. Any use for religious or political lobbying.
- 5. Copyright Infringement. Duplicating, transmitting, or using software not in compliance with software license agreements; or posting or distribution of copyrighted materials or another person's original writings.
- 6. Unnecessary Use of Resources. Any disruptive or wasteful use of server resources including, but not limited to recurrent mass communications or storing inappropriate or unauthorized materials.
- 7. Malicious or Harmful Activities. This includes activities such as the spreading of computer viruses or any other activity that may harm data or computing infrastructure.
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