Alumni Interactive Services User Agreement
User Requirements
The Wabash College Alumni Office (WCAO) offers information technology services ("Services") to alumni to facilitate communication among Wabash College alumni and between the alumni and the College. Current students are not eligible for these Services. To use the e-mail forwarding service, Alumni must have Internet access (such as that provided by a current employer or school or a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP)) and provide a valid forwarding e-mail address on such service. User names and passwords are provided to individuals and should not be shared or given to any other individual.
Code of Conduct
WCAO reserves the right to remove or restrict access to the Services if the use of such Services are inconsistent with College policies (including College computing policies) or the purpose of the Services, including but not limited to use of the Services:
- for activities that are illegal, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, harassing, hate-speech, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent, or ungentlemanly
- that inaccurately implies endorsement, approval, or sponsorship by Wabash College
- that can be confused with official communications of Wabash College
- to transmit any materials that infringe any intellectual property right or other right of a third party
- to conduct mass mailings (spamming)
- for commercial purposes, including transmission of advertising, commercial solicitation for funds, or a commercial solicitation for goods and services
- to transmit viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other harmful materials
WCAO does not regularly monitor the content of any e-mail transmitted through the Services and is not responsible for the content of any messages, information or files transmitted on the system. Users of the system are solely responsible for their conduct. However, the College may access, inspect, monitor, or disclose information contained in files or data transmitted on the system without consent or notice when consistent with and/or required by law, when there is evidence or reason to believe violations of law or College policy are taking or have taken place, or when computer maintenance or operational concerns require such action. USERS HAVE NO RIGHT OF PRIVACY AS TO MATERIALS OR DATA TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SYSTEM. The College also reserves the right to delete, move, edit, or refuse to accept or transmit messages or data as WCAO may deem, in its sole discretion, to be objectionable or in violation of this Agreement.
Policy On Sharing Information About Alumni
The mission of the Office of Alumni Affairs is to provide effective communication between the College and her alumni and facilitate increased alumni interaction in the life of the College. As a part of that mission, the office maintains a database of personal information on alumni including, but not limited to, information on profession, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. This information allows the College to maintain effective contact with her alumni.
In accordance with the Gentleman’s Rule, the Office of Alumni Affairs honors requests for addresses, phone numbers, mailing lists, and similar contact information with the expressed understanding that the information will be used only to foster stronger personal relationships among alumni and with the College. The same understanding applies to information available in the published Alumni Directory and in the Alumni eServices on-line directory.
Information on Wabash College alumni obtained from the Office of Alumni Affairs, from the Alumni Directory, or from the Alumni eServices on-line directory is not to be used for commercial or personal for-profit endeavors or to solicit support for any non-profit activity other than Wabash College.
Site Availability
The e-mail forwarding and other Services are provided free of charge as a courtesy to alumni and are hosted on college-owned equipment. The College reserves the right to suspend, modify, or discontinue the Services at any time for any reason, and to do so without notice.
WCAO does not monitor messages for viruses or other harmful content and does not filter out junk e-mail. WCAO does limit the size of email that can be transmitted through the system. WCAO does not store any messages sent through the system for retrieval by users. WCAO does not guarantee the availability of the system and is not responsible for any delays, inaccuracies, errors, misdirected e-mail or omissions in the transmission of data through the System.
THE SERVICES AND ALL MATERIALS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WABASH COLLEGE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WABASH COLLEGE HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL WABASH'S LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES.
WCAO makes the Services available to alumni free of charge as a courtesy. In consideration for such Services you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Wabash College, its directors, officers, employees and agents, against same with respect to any claim, demand, cause of action, debt or liability, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent that the same is based upon a claim that arises out of the use or misuse of the Services on your account.
WCAO may modify or amend this Agreement at any time by providing e-mail notice to users of the System. Your continued use of the System signifies your acceptance of any such modified terms or conditions.