Respect the privacy of others. This includes, but is not limited to, respecting the confidentiality of email, files, data and transmissions. Refrain from using MCF for unauthorized commercial activities. Refrain from using MCF for any unauthorized or illegal purposes. Such purposes might include destruction or alteration of data owned by others, interference with legitimate access to computing facilities or harassment of users of such facilities at McGill or elsewhere, unauthorized disruption of MCF, attempts to discover or alter passwords or to subvert security systems in MCF or in any other computing or network facility.
Users have a right to privacy.
The level of privacy does not exceed, however, that of reasonable expectations. However, system failures or design faults may compromise this privacy and users should also recognize that authorized McGill personnel may have access to data and software stored on MCF while performing routine operations or pursuing system problems. Users should further recognize that, as specified in the relevant administrative policies at McGill, authorized McGill personnel have the obligation to take reasonable and appropriate steps to ensure the integrity of MCF and to ensure that this Code is observed. A companion interpretation document is available giving specific and current details about this policy. Any questions concerning this Code should be directed to the user's local system manager or the McGill Network and Communications Services.