Institutional data are a campus resource and are available to support appropriate administrative and academic processes in any organizational unit. Access to institutional data is determined by business requirements. Access to institutional data is granted to employees with a business requirement for it. Appropriate disclosure policies related to the confidentiality of particular data elements, such as student or hazardous substance records, may be added by data custodians or stewards. Users of the data are responsible for complying with such policies if access is granted.
Data integrity is the responsibility of every data provider, custodian, steward, and user.
The primary responsibility for data integrity lies with the data steward. Quality assurance in development and maintenance, in particular rigorous testing, is required. However, everyone who provides or uses data is expected to use procedures and feedback that contribute to accuracy and consistency. Information is a campus asset. At the same time, these assets must be protected from misuse.