Appendix A - Guidelines
- Use computer and network resources only for authorized purposes.
- Take all reasonable efforts to protect your Account ID, password, and system from unauthorized use. You are responsible for all activities on your username/account ID
originating from your system. If you have reason to believe that your username/account ID or password has been compromised, contact your System/Network Administrator immediately.
- Never disclose information for which you have access but not ownership or authority or permission to disclose.
- Access only files and data that are your own, that are publicly available, or to which you have been given authorized access.
- Use only legal versions of copyrighted software on University of Minnesota owned computer or network resources in compliance with vendor license requirements.
- Never engage in any activity that might be harmful to systems or to any information stored thereon, such as creating or propagating viruses, disrupting services, or damaging files or making unauthorized or non-approved changes.
- Be aware of conditions of service. Consult with the system administrator for any questions about system workload. Refrain from monopolizing systems, overloading systems or networks with excessive data, or wasting computer time, connect time, disk space, printer paper, manuals, or other resources.
- For situations not covered here, contact your system/network administrator or departmental computer contact.