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Email Harassment

STOPIT! is a joint initiative of the Human Rights Office, Campus Security, Information Technology Services, and the Dean of Student Affairs.

Students should be aware that the Criminal Code applies to e-mail, and that violations can be turned over to the local police for investigation.

Harrassment is defined as vexatious conduct or comment that is known or ought reasonably to be known as unwelcome.

Ask yourself these questions:
- Did the incident cause stress that affected your ability, or the ability of others, to work or study?
- Was it unwelcome behavior?
- Would a reasonable person of your gender/race/religion/sexual orientation subjected to this behavior find it unacceptable?

You should be aware that unsolicited advertising is a regular annoyance when using e-mail. It is not normally treated as harassment unless it is persistent and/or obscene. For more information on this problem: "What is spam" policy.

DO NOT IGNORE IT, and DO NOT ERASE THE E-MAIL MESSAGE(S) from your Inbox - it contains information that may identify the person responsible.
Forward the offending e-mail to: stopit@queensu.ca (Include the Email Headers)
If you feel threatened, call Campus Security at 533-6111.
To discuss the harassment or to file a complaint, call the Human Rights Office at 533-6886, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
For help from Information Technology Services (ITS), call 533-2244 Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.

It is also a violation of the Criminal Code to use someone else's name or computer userid to impersonate them in sending e-mail. If you have received e-mail of this type, preserve a copy of the message as it contains information that may help identify the actual sender.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 613.533.2000