Acceptable+Use+Policy

by Matthew Howe
 * Acceptable Use Policy**

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is also known as the Fair Use Policy. Basically it is a set of rules that the owner of a website restricts the users to be able to do or how they use that website. AUP documents are written for businesses, schools, website owners, and so on. This is done to minimize the possibility of legal action between the parties. AUP is part of the information security policy that is often used when there are new members become a part of an organization. The new members will need ot sign the AUP document before they are given access to the information systems. The AUP should be regularly auditted to make sure it is not being broken. If the AUP is ever broken legal consequences will take place.

I feel that this picture represent what an Acceptable Use Policy is. It is an agreement between the user and the owner of the website. The user must comply with the policy of the owner for the agreement to be satisfied.

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