The aim of this policy is to ensure that Loughborough University’s IT facilities are used: safely, lawfully and equitably.
The University seeks to promote and facilitate the proper and extensive use of Information Technology in the interests of learning, teaching and research, including business and community engagement partnerships. Whilst the tradition of academic freedom will be fully respected, this also requires responsible and legal use of the technologies and facilities made available to students, staff and partners of the University.
This Acceptable Use Policy is intended to provide a framework for such use of Loughborough University's I.T. resources. It applies to all computing, telecommunication, and networking facilities provided at the University. It should be interpreted such that it has the widest application, in particular references to I.T. Services should, where appropriate, be taken to include departmental or other system managers responsible for the provision of an I.T. Service. This policy should be interpreted so as to encompass new and developing technologies and uses, which may not be explicitly referred to.
This Acceptable Use Policy is taken to include the JANET Acceptable Use Policy and the JANET Security Policy published by JANET (UK), the Combined Higher Education Software Team (CHEST) User Obligations, together with its associated Copyright Acknowledgement, and the Eduserv General Terms of Service1. Users of commercial broadband services provided, or facilitated by, the University must abide by any specific policies associated with those services. Members of the University and all other users of the University's facilities are bound by the provisions of these policies in addition to this Acceptable Use Policy. They are also bound by such other policies as are published via the University on the IT Services policies website. It is the responsibility of all users of Loughborough University's I.T. services to read and understand this policy.
