Blogs maintained on the university’s server are subject to University of Helsinki’s information systems and information network rules, as well as netiquette. Remember that
- Usage of the blog service must be in line with the University’s Acceptable Use Policy
- Blogs are public and they are subjected to the same rules and laws as other publications. Provoking conversations and raising views are part of the blog culture as well as offering the option to comment and reply to the comments. On the other hand, inappropriate remarks and insults to any users are not part of suitable blog writing.
- Blog administrators are solely responsible for the content on their page. Copyrights to the content are with the writer. The blogs on University of Helsinki’s platform are written on behalf of the writer, not anonymously. Bear in mind, that blogging within our platform you are part of creating the image of the University of Helsinki and its operations.
- Even though the comments on the blog are clearly separated from the blog authors own publications, the author is ultimately responsible for the content in the comments. For this reason, blog comments should be moderated and inappropriate comments should be removed.
- Respect people’s privacy. Consider what is appropriate to write about someone’s personal lives without them knowing. This is especially relevant regarding to content that was originally meant for personal use.
- Also respect your own privacy. Everything you release on your blog is public information and is discoverable through search engines for years to come.
- Make sure that you have the appropriate permissions before publishing pictures, videos, or other information about identifiable individuals.
- Make sure that you have the appropriate permissions, rights and licenses to use the material you publish.
- The blogs on University of Helsinki are not meant for commercial, ideological, political or religious activity. Exceptions to the political activities are University elections, student organizations (or their sub-societies) and the activities of staff trade unions.
Network rules on the University of Helsinki servers are moderated by the Information Security Manager and for the content related netiquette by the Network Communications Manager. For possible maintenance violations, you can contact the online delivery at helpdesk@helsinki.fi.
Limits of liability
The blogs or posts found on University of Helsinki’s blog platform do not represent the University or its official views. Blog writers and commentators are solely responsible for the content. The person with the access to the university’s network is responsible for the suitability of the blog for the blog directory.
If a complaint regarding a blog, post, comment, image, or other published content is received and requires further clarification, the University’s IT administration may contact the blog administrator to clarify the rights, permissions, or licenses associated with the content, or to request that the content be removed, corrected, or otherwise brought into compliance with these rules.
If the administrator cannot be reached within a reasonable timeframe and the content is clearly inappropriate, unlawful, or otherwise in breach of these rules, the University’s IT administration may remove the content. However, primary responsibility for published content remains with the blog administrator.
The University’s IT administration does not act as a moderator of opinions or viewpoints. Intervention is limited to situations involving clearly inappropriate, unlawful, or rule-violating content. The University will normally seek to have such matters addressed by the blog administrator; however, in urgent cases, the University’s IT administration may take immediate action, if necessary.
Any observations of material that break the law or are clearly against etiquette are asked to be reported to helpdesk@helsinki.fi.