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POLICIES 69 • Retaliatory discrimination or harassment. Any intentional, adverse action taken by a responding individual or allied third party, absent legitimate nondiscriminatory purposes, against a participant, or supporter of a participant, in a civil rights grievance proceeding or other protected activity under this code. • Physical abuse, assault, threat, intimidation, aggressive or threatening behaviors, or stalking of any member of the college community or visitor to the college, or conduct which provides a reasonable expectation of injury to the health or safety of any person or damage to any property. Intimidation is defined as implied threats or acts that cause a reasonable fear of harm in another. Intimate partner/ relationship violence is defined as violence or abuse by a person in an intimate relationship with another. Stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that is unwelcome and would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Bullying and cyberbullying are repeated and/or severe aggressive behaviors that intimidate or intentionally harm or control another person physical or emotionally, and are not protected by freedom of expression. Note: Students are not permitted to contact faculty or staff members off campus, unless prior permission is given and communication is necessary and related to academic issues. • Public exposure, including deliberately and publicly exposing one's intimate body parts, public urination, defecation, and public sex acts. • Theft or attempted theft of college or personal property of another, including goods, services, and other valuables, maintaining possession of stolen property, or collusion in assisting another individual in the theft or in maintaining possession of stolen property. Additionally, knowingly passing fraudulent account information, or a worthless check or money order in payment to the institution or to an official of the institution acting in an official capacity • Theft or unauthorized use of another individual's identity, password, access to information, or the identity theft of any member of the college community or visitor to the college, and the unauthorized use or misuse of college or organizational names and images. • Misuse of HCC's computer network, equipment, and Internet access for other than educational purposes. This includes, but is not limited to the following: (1) copying or duplicating proprietary software or files stored on college-owned computers that are protected by copyright laws; (2) transmission of communication in any form (e.g., text, images, sound) where the content, meaning, and/or distribution of the message would violate applicable law or regulation, or be deemed obscene or threatening; or (3) any violation of HCC's Acceptable Use of Technology Policy. • Disorderly, disruptive, obscene or indecent conduct on college-owned or controlled property, or at off- campus functions sponsored by, or participated in by the college.