Extensions and Application Auxiliary Services Policy

Purpose

This policy is to preserve Fordham University's brand identity, integrity, and reputation when using extensions, add-ons, and other auxiliary services¹ provided through University contracted or supported applications.

Scope

This IT policy, and all policies referenced herein, shall apply to all members of the University community, including faculty, students, administrative officials, staff, alumni, authorized guests, delegates, and independent contractors (the “User(s)” or “you”) who use, access, or otherwise employ, locally or remotely, the University’s IT Resources, whether individually controlled, shared, stand-alone, or networked.

Policy Statement

• Users should be aware that while using add-on features, they are not covered by the pre-negotiated relationship between the University and the contracted software company; therefore, they enter into a private agreement between themselves and the software company providing the add-on features.
  • The User must refer to the terms and conditions agreement of that particular application for acceptable uses.
• The University reserves the right to restrict/remove/disable application access to prevent Users from infecting, degrading, or otherwise negatively impacting IT resources.
• The University disclaims any liability for the loss of data or damage of IT Resources while employing the extension or application.
• The University disclaims any liability for using these auxiliary services, regardless of the type of action brought against the User.
• Members of the Fordham Community are prohibited from sharing, posting, storing, or disclosing any Fordham Protected or Fordham Sensitive data by the terms of the Data Classification Policy.
• Users must abide by the terms of the Acceptable Uses of IT Infrastructure and Resources Policy and all University policies related to third-party usage.

Definitions

An add-on is a software extension that adds extra features to a program. It may extend certain functions within the application, add new items to the program's interface, or give the program additional capabilities.

Extensions are software programs that customize the browsing experience. Depending on the browser, the term may differ from similar terms such as plug-in or add-on.

IT Resources include computing, networking, communications, application, and telecommunications systems, infrastructure, hardware, software, data, databases, personnel, procedures, physical facilities, cloud-based vendors, Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors, and any related materials and services.

Related Policies and Procedures

• Acceptable Uses of IT Infrastructure and Resources
• Data Classification Guidelines
• Data Classification Policy

Implementation Information

Revision History

Policy Disclaimer Statement

Deviations from policies, procedures, or guidelines published and approved by Information Security and Assurance (ISA) may only be done cooperatively between ISA and the requesting entity with sufficient time to allow for appropriate risk analysis, documentation, and possible presentation to authorized University representatives. Failure to adhere to ISA written policies may be met with University sanctions.