Computer programs, electronic mail, voice mail and electronic files are presumed to be private and confidential unless they have explicitly been made available to other authorized individuals. Chain letters and other forms of mass mailings are not allowed. A computer, computer account, Web home page account, electronic mail account or voice mail account assigned to an individual must not be used by others without explicit permission from the provider of the resource. The individual is responsible for the proper use of the resource, including proper password protection. Information system accounts which expire, along with the files in the expire accounts, will be deleted.
Accounts expire in accordance with the terms of the account.
E-mail and voice mail messages that are older than the limit set by the system administrator will be deleted. Software systems that allow access through the network to the contents of microcomputer files will not be installed on a microcomputer without the approval of the individual to whom the microcomputer is assigned. If such software is installed, it will not allow access to the contents of files except under the direct control of that individual. Special support software may be installed on University computing systems in order to support resource usage accounting, security, network management, hardware and software inventory, microcomputer back-up systems and software updating functions, and to provide better support to personnel. Authorized personnel may access others' files when necessary for the maintenance and security of information systems.