IT regulations.

The College’s IT Regulations (and UK and International law) take precedence over anything that we might say: you’re in trouble if you break either. We required you to read and accept the below before enabling your EECS account but do bear the above caveat in mind.

Extract from the College’s Guidance for the IT Regulations, 2002

1. General use of IT facilities

The Regulation states that “The information technology resources provided by the College are for use in connection
with the work of the College.”. This includes:

  • Use for teaching and learning purposes
  • Use in support of research activities
  • Use in connection with the administration of the College
  • Use in connection with the work of recognised groups or
    units within the College
  • The support of professional activities that relate to the
    work of the College

Charges may apply in respect of any personal use.

The following are expressly forbidden and will, if detected, lead to disciplinary proceedings:

  • Use which is indecent, offensive or threatening or which harasses another person or persons on or off the campus
  • The promotion of views likely to incite political, racial, religious or sexual intolerance
  • Use for private commercial purposes
  • The use of services and facilities purely for recreational purposes
  • The sending of frivolous email messages to large numbers of users
  • Other use within the College that would contravene the JANET Acceptable Use Policy if carried out over the academic
    network.

5. Computer Misuse

Under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 it is a criminal offence to use a computer to access any computer systems, program or data which you are not authorised to access. “Hacking” is a criminal offence and there are severe penalties for those convicted.

Systems software may be copied or altered only by authorised staff of the College.

Data or programs belonging to another user may not be copied or altered without permission.

Use of another person’s identity or password is not permitted – even if the identity or password has been voluntarily passed on.

Attempts to guess another user’s password will be interpreted as contravention of the College’s IT regulation.

In College, computer accounts are to be used only by those registered to use them and authorised systems staff. It is a contravention of the Regulation to permit use by others.