<s>
An	O
acceptable	B-Application
use	I-Application
policy	I-Application
(	O
AUP	O
)	O
,	O
acceptable	B-Application
usage	I-Application
policy	I-Application
or	O
fair	B-Application
use	I-Application
policy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
applied	O
by	O
the	O
owner	O
,	O
creator	O
or	O
administrator	O
of	O
a	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
website	O
,	O
or	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acceptable	B-Application
use	I-Application
policies	I-Application
are	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
information	O
security	O
policies	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
common	O
practice	O
to	O
ask	O
new	O
members	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
to	O
sign	O
an	O
AUP	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
information	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
a	O
fair	B-Application
usage	I-Application
policy	I-Application
applied	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
allowing	O
nominally	O
unlimited	O
use	O
for	O
a	O
fixed	O
fee	O
simply	O
sets	O
a	O
cap	O
on	O
what	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
Acceptable	B-Application
Use	I-Application
Policy	I-Application
documents	O
provide	O
a	O
statement	O
about	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
and/or	O
Internet	O
and	O
its	O
uses	O
and	O
advantages	O
to	O
the	O
business	O
,	O
school	O
or	O
other	O
organisation	O
sponsoring	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
a	O
statement	O
may	O
outline	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
email	O
systems	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
gain	O
information	O
from	O
websites	O
,	O
connection	O
with	O
other	O
people	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
similar	O
benefits	O
of	O
various	O
protocols	O
including	O
the	O
relatively	O
new	O
VoIP	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
