POLICIES The computing and communication systems at the University of New Brunswick are intended to be used in a manner that is supportive of the University's objectives. All constituents of the University are able to apply to use the university's computing facilities. When that privilege is granted (e.g., when an account is issued), it is granted with the understanding that the use of the computing system will correspond to the purpose(s) stated in the request. At the University of New Brunswick Computing Services Department, internal customers (students, faculty and staff) are not personally billed for use but are held personally responsible for use made of their accounts. Certain practices are considered a misuse of university property. Examples of such misuse are the use of any part of the computing system for personal or corporate profit, or to provide free resources to unauthorized persons. The following policies govern the use of the University of New Brunswick Computing Services Department facilities: 1. No person or persons shall use the facilities of the University Computing Services Department without due authorization by Computing Services. 2. Every allocation of computing resources 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. 3. No person or persons shall by any wilful or deliberate act jeopardize the integrity of computing equipment, networks, programs, or other stored information. 4. Persons authorized to use computing and communication resources shall be expected to treat as privileged, any information not provided or generated personally which may become available to them through their use of these resources; they shall not copy, modify, disseminate, or use any part of such information without permission of the appropriate person or body. 5. Improper use of Computing Services may result in withdrawal of access privileges or other penalties. The following (but not limited to the following) may be considered improper: * Frivolous use of any workstation, computer or network. * Inspection of data or functions which are neither allotted to the inspector, nor specified as public. * Inspection of data which have to do with utilization, authorization or security. * Modification of data which are not specifically assigned to or created by the modifier. * Use of another's account. * Interference with other persons accessing the systems, networks or equipment. * Destruction of data or property which is not owned by the destroyer. * Attempting to gain access to another's resources, programs, or data. * Use of another's programs or data without their permission. * Sending obscene or vulgar messages. * Abusive or destructive use of hardware or public software. * Use of the facilities for personal or corporate gain without an external account. Examples of such use include producing invitations, posters, personal correspondence, etc., and the sale of computer programs or results developed under an internal account. 6. Customers are expected to: a. Be responsible for the use of their computer accounts. They should make appropriate use of system provided security features and take precautions against others obtaining access to their computing resources. b. Refrain from engaging in deliberately wasteful practices such as: * unnecessary holding of workstations or telecommunications lines; * producing unnecessarily large printer listings; * performing unnecessary computations; * creating and retaining unnecessarily large files; * unnecessary holding of peripheral equipment. c. Utilize efficient and effective techniques for program execution.