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| Policy
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7001 |
| Subject: |
Terms
& Conditions for Use of University Computing Accounts |
| Group: |
Institutional |
| Approved
by: |
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| Approval
date: |
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| Effective
date: |
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| Revised: |
October
26, 1995 |
| Administered
by: |
Director
of Computing Services |
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| Terms
and Conditions |
DO NOT
share your account or password with anyone.
DO NOT tamper with files or resources that are not owned by your id
DO NOT send or forward electronic chain letters
DO NOT use your account to harass others
DO NOT attempt to find out other users' passwords.
DO NOT use university computer facilities to play games
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Users are,
at all times; personally responsible for use made of their accounts.
Certain practices are considered misuses of the university property.
Examples of such misuses are the use of any part of the Computer System
for personal or corporate profit, or to provide free resources to unauthorized
users.
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following policies govern the use of Mount Allison University Computing
Services department: |
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No
person or persons shall use the facilities of the University Computing
Services department without due authorization by Computing Services.
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| 2. |
Every
allocation of Computing Services is made on the understanding that
it is to be used only for the purpose for which it was requested
and only by the person or persons by whom or on whose behalf the
request was made. Use shall not be made of computing resources allocated
to another person or group unless such use has been specifically
authorized by Computing Services.
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| 3. |
No
person or persons shall by any willful or deliberate act jeopardize
the integrity of the computing equipment, its systems programs,
or any other stored information.
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| 4. |
Every
person authorized to use computing resources shall be expected to
treat as privileged, any information not provided or generated by
himself which may become available to him through his use of computing
resources; he shall not copy, modify, disseminate, or use any part
of it without permission of the appropriate person or body.
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| 5. |
Improper
use of Computing Services may result in withdrawal of account numbers
or other penalties. The following, (but not limited to the following),
may be considered improper: |
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- Frivolous
use of the computer, inspection of data or functions which are
neither allotted to the account, nor specified as public.
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Inspection of data which have to do with computer utilization,
authorization for computer access, or security Modification of
data which are not specifically assigned to or created by the
modifier.
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Use of another's account number.
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Interference with other users of the system.
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Destruction of data or property which is not owned by the destroyer.
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Attempting to gain access to another's resources, programs or
data.
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Use of another's programs without permission.
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Sending obscene or vulgar messages.
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Abusive or improper use of hardware or public software.
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Use of the facilities for personal or corporate gain without an
external account. Examples of such use include producing invitations,
posters, etc., and the sale of computer programs or results developed
under an academic account number.
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Unnecessary holding of terminals or telecommunications lines.
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Breach
of the above terms and conditions can result in withdrawal of the account,
university discipline, and prosecution under the laws of the Criminal
Code of Canada.
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