The University expects individuals to be careful, honest, responsible, and civil in the use of computers and networks. Such misconduct includes knowingly gaining unauthorized access to a computer system or data base, falsely obtaining electronic services or data without payment of required charges, and destroying of electronically processed, stored, or in-transit data. The use of Harvard Divinity School computing resources is for purposes related to the School's mission of education, research, and public service. Users are entitled to use the School's computing resources only for purposes related to their studies, their instruction, the discharge of their duties as employees, their official business with Harvard Divinity School, and other University-sanctioned activities. User Responsibilities 1.
Individuals assume personal responsibility for the use of their accounts.
Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their accounts. Use of any Harvard University owned computer or network for private, commercial, non-Harvard business purposes without explicit authorization is a violation of these terms and conditions of use and will result in the termination of computer privileges. Computer facilities have tangible value. Consequently, attempts to circumvent accounting systems or to use the computer accounts of others will be treated as forms of attempted theft. Users who are in any doubt as to the copyright status of data they wish to store or send should contact the HDS Information Technology and Media Services group for help in determining the legality of their planned use of the data.