eiNetwork
Email Terms of Service
Last updated: 11 September 2000

eiNetwork email accounts are made available to staff and associates of eiNetwork member libraries in order to facilitate communications with fellow employees, to acquire information related to performance of duties, and generally to support public service and professional development. The eiNetwork does not support the use of these email accounts for personal purposes.

Electronic mail is provided by the eiNetwork under the following terms:

• The eiNetwork does not guarantee that this free email service will be uninterrupted, error- or virus-free. No liability is assumed for any damages suffered by users in connection with use of or inability to use eiNetwork email accounts. This includes, but is not limited to, loss of data, service interruptions, or inadvertent release or disclosure of information.
• The eiNetwork will maintain privacy of eiNetwork email accounts insofar as possible, but users are reminded that email is not a secure means of communication.
• If a employee leaves their current employer or is terminated, the eiNetwork will maintain their email account up to 10 business days following their last day. After that time, the eiNetwork reserves the right to remove that account and its contents without further notice.
• The eiNetwork reserves the right to monitor email use and to disclose any information needed to satisfy law or government request.
• eiNetwork email accounts are not transferable. Use of an account is limited to the individual in whose name the account was created. This individual is responsible for all activity taking place on the account, and for maintaining confidentiality of passwords.
• The eiNetwork reserves the right to suspend or cancel the email account of any user at any time. No obligation to maintain the content of cancelled accounts or to forward unread messages is assumed.

In using an eiNetwork email account, you agree that you will not use your account for any unlawful purpose as defined by local, state, national and international law, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Attempting to gain access to other systems or to data belonging to other persons without express consent of the owner
• Deliberate attempts to degrade or disrupt system performance or to interfere with the work of others
• Sending abusive or threatening messages
• Use or distribution of profane, obscene, unlawful or otherwise inappropriate language or materials
• Continued harassment of others by continuing to send email after being asked to stop
• Sending chain letters, junk mail, or unsolicited mass postings (SPAMs)
• Advertising and sales, fundraising, or other for-profit activities.

These activities are grounds for immediate suspension of eiNetwork email accounts.