The use and operation of the computing facilities and computer network are subject to the following disclaimers. The University accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss of data arising directly or indirectly from the use of these facilities or for any consequential loss or damage. The University makes backups of the file server machines in order to protect data in the event of a hardware or software failure. The University makes no warranty that all data can or will be restored from the backups and accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss of data arising directly or indirectly from the failure of hardware or software, or from human error. Users who have critical data should ensure that they have made their own backups of their work.
Users are ultimately responsible for their own data.
3.4 The University's goals are primarily educational in nature and therefore its computer systems are generally open to perusal and investigation by users, with security controls less restrictive than they would be in other environments. Although an appropriate effort is made to maintain system security, unauthorised access to information may be possible through malicious mischief. The University makes no warranty against loss of privacy, theft of information, damage, or loss of data arising directly or indirectly from the absence or failure of system security protection mechanisms. The University makes no warranty, express or implied, regarding the computing services offered, or their fitness for any particular purpose. User responsibilities 4.1 Users are expected to follow normal standards of responsible, ethical and polite conduct in their use of the computing resources, even in the absence of reminders or enforcement.