Personal Space

Definition of Terms

Space:

Space for webhosting attributed to the user of the Profweb server. Management of this space requires a user name and user password.

Basic Site:

Website automatically created following receipt of a Space on Profweb which only contains the information shown on the List of Personal Web Sites.

Subsite:

Website automatically created at the request of a user of the Personal Web Space when a suggested or other application is installed. A Subsite is a subfolder of the Basic Site.

Public Access:

Method of entering a Basic Site or a Subsite by means of the address in the List of Personal Web Sites.

Private Access:

Method of entering a Basic Site or a Subsite by means of a confidential address or password.

Publication :

In order to permit the user of a Personal Web Space (Basic Site and Subsite) to prepare their content, a Publication (hour and date) can be attributed to content and entries in the List of Sites in the Personal Web Space.

1. User Agreement Acceptance

Welcome to Profweb's Personal Web Space.

Creation of a Basic Site in the Personal Web Space is subject to the current user agreement.

2. Description of Service

Profweb's Personal Web Space is mainly reserved for the web hosting of sites for teachers within Quebec's college network. The content of these sites must be for academic purposes at the collegiate level with a maximum capacity of 500Mo. The Basic Site assigned upon application can contain other Subsites created at a later date.

The Personal Web Space allows users to automatically install several applications which are freeware.

The user can decide to allow public access to their site or to create private access through the use of a hidden address, password, etc. Notwithstanding the type of access, information describing the site must be included on the List of Sites in the Personal Web Space.

Although content of the system is regularly backed up, the user is strongly advised to maintain a personal copy of all content in their account.

3. Registration

The use of the Personal Web Space requires the creation of a Basic Site which identifies its author and describes the Basic Site and any Subsites. The user undertakes to provide accurate information and to keep it current.

4. Personal Information

Certain information, such as an e-mail address given during the application process for the site, will not be publicly divulged and is subject to laws for the protection of personal information.

5. Secure Access

The user chooses a password during the creation of a site in Profweb's Personal Web Space. This password is not known by the administrator.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and the activities resulting from its use.

6. General and Broadcast Responsibility for Content

The user is responsible for all content made available to third parties, whether sent by e-mail, downloaded, on-line or transmitted in any other manner from your Personal Web Space.

Personal Web Space content must respect Profweb's Editorial Policy notably those sections concerning the nature of material broadcast.

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Extract from Editorial Policy - Article 3.2

Information limiting human rights shall be considered in violation of the Conditions of Use, notably the following:

• Content that is racist, incites violence or ethnic division;

• Content that is hateful, defamatory or injurious in nature;

• Sexist content.

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Profweb's technical staff can advise users on how to insure content submitted in forms integrated into your site respects Editorial Policy.

All use of Profweb's Personal Space is of a non-commercial nature.

The user guarantees to Profweb that all content respects its author's copyright.

For all content that is uploaded, transmitted, or in any other manner put on a Public Site, Profweb has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publish during the period that such information is in a Public Site or in a Subsite which is public.

Furthermore, it is strictly forbidden to:

• knowingly download or in any way make accessible, a computer virus or program designed to interrupt, destroy, distort or limit the performance of any software or computer in the largest sense of the meaning of this clause;
• disrupt the normal exchange of data in Profweb, affecting or limiting its functions;
• Fraudulently access or disturb Profweb's computer system particularly its associated networks or servers.

7. Inactive Sites

In order to optimize use, Profweb has made certain rules dealing with activity on the sites that it hosts.

Any Basic Site or Subsite in the Personal Web Space, public or private, remaining inactive for a six month period will be deactivated. Inactivity is indicated by the following:

• no modification of FTP uploaded files;
• no change or addition to the default page generated automatically at the creation of the site;
• no site use (use statistics available in site preferences)

In the thirty days following a warning of deactivation, you must make known your intentions to Profweb's technical support staff. Failing to do so will result in the deactivation of your site although content will be saved.

If you cease to teach within the provincial college network (due to retirement or any other reason), you have six months following your departure to obtain authorization to maintain your webhosting rights. Failing to obtain such authorization will result in the deactivation of your site. You must reaffirm your acceptance of the Conditions of Use.

8. Termination of Service

The user can remove their site from Profweb at any time by communicating with Profweb's technical support.

Users are advised to first save their content elsewhere.

Any user terminating service can reactivate by making a new application to Profweb.

9. Profweb's Responsibilities

Profweb cannot be held responsible for loss of data or files from a Basic Site or Subsite nor for damage incurred during the use of such material. Users are advised to maintain a backup copy of their material placed within the Personal Web Space.

Profweb's Personal Web Space respects copyright and asks you to do the same. If you become aware of a violation of your copyright, you can notify Profweb at info@profweb.qc.ca.