Common use of Expected Privacy Clause in Contracts

Expected Privacy. The District's computer resources and all users' accounts are the property of the District. There is no right to privacy in the use of the computer resources or users' accounts, and the District reserves the right to monitor and access information on the system and in users' accounts for the purpose of determining whether a violation of this Regulation has occurred. The District will remove any information on the system that it determines to be in violation of this Regulation. Users must understand the weak privacy afforded by electronic data storage and electronic mail in general, and apply appropriate security to protect private and confidential information from unintended disclosure. Electronic data, including e- mail, that is transmitted over the District's computer resources and/or the Internet is more analogous to an open postcard than to a letter in a sealed envelope. Under such conditions, the transfer of information which is intended to be confidential should not be sent through the District's computer resources. In addition, users should be aware that the District may access information contained on its computer resources under numerous circumstances, including, but not limited to, the following circumstances: (a) Under the California Public Records Act (CPRA), electronic files are treated in the same way as paper files. Public documents are subject to inspection through CPRA. In responding to a request for information under the CPRA, the District may access and provide such data without the knowledge or consent of the user. (b) The District will cooperate appropriately, upon the advice of District Legal Counsel, with any local, state or federal officials investigating an alleged crime committed by an individual affiliated with a District computer resource, and may release information to such officials without the knowledge or consent of the user. (c) The contents of electronic messages may be viewed by a system administrator in the course of routine maintenance, or as needed for District administrative purposes, including investigation of possible violations of this Regulation. (d) In addition, electronic mail systems store messages in files (e.g. the file containing a user's inbound mail.) These files are copied to tape in the course of system backups. The contents of these files and the copies on system backup tapes are subject to disclosure as stated in the preceding paragraphs.

Expected Privacy. The District's computer resources and all users' accounts are the property of the District. There is no right to privacy in the use of the computer resources or users' accounts, and the District reserves the right to monitor and access information on the system and in users' accounts for the purpose of determining whether a violation of this Regulation has occurred. The District will remove any information on the system that it determines to be in violation of this Regulation. Users must understand the weak privacy afforded by electronic data storage and electronic mail in general, and apply appropriate security to protect private and confidential information from unintended disclosure. Electronic data, including e- e-mail, that is transmitted over the District's computer resources and/or the Internet is more analogous to an open postcard than to a letter in a sealed envelope. Under such conditions, the transfer of information which is intended to be confidential should not be sent through the District's computer resources. In addition, users should be aware that the District may access information contained on its computer resources under numerous circumstances, including, but not limited to, the following circumstances: (a) Under the California Public Records Act (CPRA), electronic files are treated in the same way as paper files. Public documents are subject to inspection through CPRA. In responding to a request for information under the CPRA, the District may access and provide such data without the knowledge or consent of the user. (b) The District will cooperate appropriately, upon the advice of District Legal Counsel, with any local, state or federal officials investigating an alleged crime committed by an individual affiliated with a District computer resource, and may release information to such officials without the knowledge or consent of the user. (c) The contents of electronic messages may be viewed by a system administrator in the course of routine maintenance, or as needed for District administrative purposes, including investigation of possible violations of this Regulation. (d) In addition, electronic mail systems store messages in files (e.g. the file containing a user's inbound mail.) These files are copied to tape in the course of system backups. The contents of these files and the copies on system backup tapes are subject to disclosure as stated in the preceding paragraphs.