General | UWL-Owned | ICT Hardware | UWL-Owned Software
Personally-Owned Software | UWL Campus LAN
Internal and External E- mail | Internet Use | Behaviour
Equipment not owned by UWL | Wireless Connectivity
Monitoring | Disciplinary Measures | Absent Staff | Leavers
1 General
1.1 Introduction
The use of networked Personal Computers (PCs) as a work tool, a research tool and a communications tool has become essential in modern times. Today, nearly all office-based employees in the western world have access to a personal computer with e-mail facilities, and many of those have always-on Internet access as well. This certainly describes the staff and students here at UWL, many of whom could not function without ready access to computing facilities, especially e-mail and the Internet.
To meet this need, UWL invests substantial sums of money each year in ICT equipment and software for the benefit of all staff and students.
This document:
- sets out permissible uses of any ICT equipment and software supplied by or used on UWL premises, including but not limited to PCs and printers, the UWL LAN, all central servers, e-mail facilities and the Internet
- specifies the prohibited uses of the above
- states what monitoring will take place
- sets out acceptable online behaviour
- stipulates unauthorised access areas, in terms of both UWL facilities and on the Internet
- sets out privacy rules in relation to other Users
- sets out privacy rules in relation to UWL’s right to monitor
and
- stipulates possible disciplinary consequences for a breach of these rules.
Definitions
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
| Disclaimer | A short piece of text added to an e-mail for legal reasons |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| Junk e-mail | See SPAM |
| JANET | Joint Academic Network, owned and run by JANET(UK) |
| JANET(UK) | Formerly UKERNA. The organisation which runs JANET on behalf of the JISC |
| JISC | Joint Information Services Committee of the UK post-16 and Higher Education Funding Councils |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| SPAM | Unwanted commercial e-mail or hoaxes |
| Staff | All employees of UWL, both academic and non-academic |
| Technician | A suitably qualified, competent and experienced member of staff whose Job Description includes working on ICT Hardware or Software |
| UCS | University Computing Service |
| Server | Any computer offering resources over a network |
| Users | All users of computing facilities of UWL, be they staff, student, or a visitor with temporary access privileges |
| UWL | University of Wales Lampeter |
Effective Date of this Acceptable Use Policy
This document is effective for the Academic year 2008/9 and until rescinded or superseded. It should be reviewed at least annually, or more frequently as changing circumstances dictate.
Scope of this Acceptable Use Policy
This Acceptable Use Policy applies without exception to all Users of computing facilities of UWL, be they staff, student, or a visitor with temporary access privileges, and whether registered as a User with UCS or not.
It covers Users’ activities while using any computing facilities owned by UWL wherever those facilities may be located (e.g. a UWL Laptop Computer taken home).
It covers Users’ activities while using any other computing facilities used on the UWL campus, including personally owned PCs in Halls of residence.
It covers Users of UWL facilities who have connected over the Internet or via dial-up from off campus to access UWL resources.
All Users will be deemed to be familiar with and bound by this AUP, copies of which are on the UWL Website and Intranet Site, in all common workrooms, in all departmental offices, in the Students Union and in the Library.
