Makah Community Access Portal

Security, Information Submission and Acceptable-Use Policy

The objective of the Makah Community Access Portal (http://www.makahcap.net/)

is to have another medium available to quickly and securely disseminate pertinent, useful information to the Makah community.

By Logging In to the Makah Community Access Portal, you are hereby agreeing to the following Terms and Conditions:

1. Security

1.A. It shall be the policy of the Makah Portal Administrator to provide Portal Access to enrolled Makah tribal members and members of the Neah Bay community.

1.A.1. In order to obtain a User Name and Password for the Portal, an individual may be asked provide acceptable proof to the Makah Portal Administrator of either: their enrollment in the Makah tribe, their residency in Neah Bay, or their employment with the Makah tribe; and

1.A.2. A Verification Form may be obtained from the Portal Administrator. Also requested is an updated email address, current mailing address, and telephone number, so User may be contacted, in the event it becomes necessary; and

1.A.3. Violation, or refusal to provide such information may result in denial of Access to the Portal.

1.B. Each Portal User will be assigned a standard user name which includes their first and last name using the format: fist name (.) last name.

1.B.1 Registered Portal Users will not let another person use or have access to their assigned User Name and/or Password.

1.B.2. There are various roles assigned to individual users, and each role has a different security layer. Each module within the Portal carries different access roles, which may potentially contain privileged information or items that may be considered to be of confidential in nature. The Portal Administrator shall determine which role is assigned to each user.

1.B.2. Therefore, a violation of this Term & Condition may result in said User’s Portal Access privileges being revoked.

2. Information Submission and Acceptable-Use

2.A. It shall be the policy of the Makah Portal Administrator to deny requests for postings to the Portal that may be considered inappropriate or offensive in any way. Use of the Makah Community Access Portal should be an enjoyable experience for all users. Prohibited, Inappropriate use includes, but is not limited to:

2.A.1. Personal attacks, rude or crude material, racist or derogatory remarks, items with sexual innuendos or any other type of materials that are deemed offensive by the Makah Portal Administrator; and

2.A.2 Addressing or discussing any individual, entity, organization or group in a derogatory, offensive or negative manner; and

2.A.3. Sending, accessing or storing discriminatory, harassing, defamatory, or pornographic material; and

2.A.4. Providing fraudulent or deceitful information, or intentionally misleading others, including editing another User’s Submission for any reason; and

2.A.5. Posting or providing confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information; and

2.A.6. Attempting to access, or illegally accessing the administrative capabilities of the Portal or its Server.

2.A.7. Violation of this Information Submission and Acceptable-Use Policy may result in said User’s Portal Access privileges being revoked. In the event that the Portal Administrator can not make contact with said User, the Portal Administrator may revoke their privileges without notice.

Additionally, by agreeing to these terms and conditions, you affirm that you have read and fully understand the Makah Community Access Portal Security, Information Submission and Acceptable Use Policy.

This policy was approved under Makah Tribal Council Resolution # 155-09 on December 7, 2009.