The Computer User Agreement (CUA) forms part of the Rules of the University (pages 36 & 37, Appendix C). As a member of the University you have agreed to abide to these rules.

What do these rules mean for you?

Your username and password is your own and should be for your own use only. Sharing it with others could not only put at risk the integrity and security of University systems and information, but will also put my personal work and information at risk of being lost or copied. (CUA A1, A7, A8)

1. Never share your password with anyone else.
2. ISS will never ask you for your password.
3. You should never need to give your password to colleagues. If you need to share your work in order to collaborate with others and need help to do this, contact the ISS Service Desk for advice. You do not need to give your password to others in order to share work.

Your use of any system owned by the University (e.g. PC Labs, ResNet, PC or laptop provided by the University), must be within the Rules of the University as well as within the JANET acceptable use policy and UK law (CUA A2, A3, A6, A10)

4. You should not copy or share any material, data or programs that do not belong to you (e.g. copyrighted films or music files, software that is not licensed to you, information that you are not authorised to share, etc.)
5. You should never use your University IT account for illegal, abusive or threatening purposes such as the creating of indecent material, sending of aggressive emails or ridiculing of others.
6. You must adhere to the Data Protection Act when storing personal information about others, (see the Data Protection Overview for further guidance).

You should not deliberately attempt to damage, share or pass to others any University owned equipment, system, software - or information stored on University systems. (CUA A3, A4, A7, A9, A10)

7. You should never try to gain illegal access (hack) into any computer network or computer related equipment that does not belong to you.
8. You should leave all computers and IT equipment in good working order when you have finished using it and should not remove it from where it belongs.
9. Always use up-to-date anti-virus software on any computer that you connect to the University network (you can get a copy of this from the ISS Service Desk).

You shouldn’t use the University network, machines or applications for any unauthorized commercial activity (CUA1)

10. You should not use University IT equipment for personal financial gain, e.g. hosting a web site selling your own goods or services.

You should be aware that access to Lancaster University ICT may be monitored and/or recorded. (CUA A8)

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