The following is a very brief summary of the main points of the ICT Acceptable Use Policy to remind you of the key principles. You are expected to be familiar with the full set of ICT Policies for IT Facilities and Systems (November 2015).
- Identity: Don’t allow anyone else to use your IT credentials, don’t disguise your online identity and don’t attempt to obtain or use anyone else’s.
- Infrastructure: Don’t put the institution’s IT facilities at risk by introducing malware, interfering with hardware or loading unauthorised software.
- Information: Safeguard personal data, respect other people’s information and don’t abuse copyright material. Remember that not all devices and services are secure or appropriate for all types of information.
- Behaviour: Don’t interfere with others’ legitimate use or behave towards others in a way that would not be acceptable in the physical world. Be considerate of others’ needs to use IT facilities for work. Do not use IT facilities to access extremist material or to attempt to radicalise others.
- Governance: Don’t break the law, do abide by the University’s regulations and policies, and do observe the regulations of any third parties whose facilities you access.
- Definitions: University, will refer to The University of Gibraltar, Europa Point Campus, Gibraltar. ICT facilities, refers to any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning. User, refers to any person who accesses an ICT system, service or equipment owned, managed or supplied by The University of Gibraltar or one of its partners. Visitor, refers to any person who accesses an ICT system, service or equipment owned, managed or supplied by The University of Gibraltar or one of its partners, but is not a The University of Gibraltar student or The University of Gibraltar member of staff. Director of Information and Communication Technologies, refers to the person responsible for all security, physical, systems and theoretical in relation to The University of Gibraltar and its partners. ICT Department, refers to the person(s) responsible for an area where ICT equipment may reside. Network, refers to any data communications links such as Ethernet, fibre, or twisted pair etc that reside on The University of Gibraltar sites or one of its partners or any connections between these sites or its partners. Security Breach, means a breach of security leading the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal or University data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed in connection with the provisions of the University’s electronic communications service. Shared Account, refers to a physical The University of Gibraltar ICT account that is used by multiple persons.
