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Texas Tech University Acceptable Use Policy

Update Notice: We updated the Texas Tech University Acceptable Use Policy effective January 1, 2024. Your continued use of our Service automatically constitutes your acceptance of these updated Terms. You may review the prior version of the Texas Tech University Acceptable Use Policy here. This updated Policy completely replaces all previous versions.

At Texas Tech University, our mission is to make automation work for everyone. Our customers and partners rely on Texas Tech University Services to automate critical parts of their business. To ensure continued reliability, everyone must access and use Texas Tech University Services in ways that don’t abuse our Services. This Acceptable Use Policy serves as a guide for what we consider abuse of our Services.

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Security violations or network abuse

Don't access or use Texas Tech University Services directly or indirectly to, or in ways that create any of the following:

  • Disrupt uptime: adversely impact the availability of our Services, or those offered by a Third Party.
  • Denial of Service: create or pose a risk that can result in a denial of service attack on our Services or services of a Third Party.
  • Bypass security: bypass or attempt to circumvent limitations or security mechanisms established by Texas Tech University or a Third Party. This includes testing or reverse- engineering to find limitations, vulnerabilities, competitive research, or evading filtering capabilities. This doesn't apply to Texas Tech University's published bug reporting program.
  • Security risk: create a security or service risk to Texas Tech University, our Services, or a Third Party.
  • Malicious attacks: send or facilitate cyber attacks of any kind.

Don’t access or use Texas Tech University Services directly or indirectly to, or in ways that:

  • Fake engagement: create, promote, or publish artificial or inauthentic engagement, reviews, or other related content.
  • Create multiple accounts: create multiple Texas Tech University accounts in order to circumvent any of our Services or Third Party service limitations or restrictions.
  • Spamming: generate or send unsolicited messages that you do not have permission to send to recipients or which are otherwise prohibited under applicable law.
  • Intellectual Property Infringement: use, post, distribute, or violate Texas Tech University’s or a Third Party’s intellectual property that you don’t have the right to do so.
  • Misrepresentation: impersonate other people or businesses, engage in phishing, spoofing, or otherwise misrepresent yourself or misstate the origin of any content. Accounts on Texas Tech University Services may not be created with throwaway email addresses.
  • Circumvent or violate Third Party terms: use Services with the primary purpose of violating or circumventing the terms or restrictions of a Third Party.

Don’t access or use Texas Tech University Services directly or indirectly to, or in ways that exhibit:

  • Fraudulent or illegal activity: violate or facilitate the violation of any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Violence: threaten, plan, or otherwise facilitate violent activities that intend to or will cause physical harm to people or property.
  • Exploitation of minors: illegally exploit minors or their image, likeness, or recordings.
  • Doxing: harvest, collect, or share peoples’ personal information without their consent, exposing them to potential harassment, identity theft, loss of jobs, and other harm.
  • Hateful content: harass, intimidate, abuse, or discriminate against others based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, disease, or immigration status.

You may not use Texas Tech University Services if you are an individual or organization that has publicly stated goals, purpose, principles, or actions that advocate, sponsor, or practice discrimination, harassment, or violence towards people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, disease, or immigration status.

If you are using Texas Tech University in violation of our AUP or Privacy Policy, we may investigate and take action. As every situation is unique, we review violations of this policy on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, we may contact you and request that you fix/otherwise address the violation. In others, we may temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate your Texas Tech University account, with or without notice.

“QuickStart means QuickStart Learning, Inc. and its affiliated entities. Texas Tech University is a university partner affiliate.

“Services” means the QuickStart cloud-based products, including the QuickStart learning dashboard (CLIPP) platform, QuickStart A.I. services, QuickStart learning community, and related tools, APIs, applications and services.

“Third Party” means Texas Tech University on behalf of QuickStart customers, experts, integration and application partners.

We modified the Texas Tech University Acceptable Use Policy to re-organize and simplify the content. By continuing to use Texas Tech University Services after the Effective Date noted above, you agree to this Acceptable Use Policy. If you don’t agree with these modifications, your sole remedy is to cease using Texas Tech University Services immediately.

This policy may change over time, so please check back regularly for updates and changes.

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