For Systemwide Review: IT Resources Acceptable Use Policy

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on
a proposed policy - IT Resources Acceptable Use.

This policy applies to all faculty, academic appointees, postdoctoral
researchers, staff, students, affiliates, and guests at UC San Diego,
including UC San Diego Health, and to any member of the community making
use of UC San Diego IT resources. UC San Diego IT resources include any
information technology resource or service that is owned, licensed,
leased or provided by the University, including but not limited to those
related to electronic communications, regardless of its location.

This policy does not apply to transient users whose electronic
communications merely transit University facilities as a result of
network routing protocols.

The University provides Information Technology (IT) Resources to
University Affiliates to advance its teaching, research, public service,
and healthcare missions and should be used for these purposes. Users are
only permitted to access the IT Resources that they have been explicitly
authorized to access and only for the purposes for which access
authorization was granted. Users granted access to an IT Resource must
use it responsibly and comply with applicable laws and policies; access
may not be shared. Incidental personal use must not interfere with the
User’s employment or other obligations to the University, burden the
University with noticeable incremental costs, nor expose the University
to appreciable risks. Evidence of illegal activities or policy
violations will be turned over to the appropriate authorities. Violation
of law or policy may result in revocation of access, suspension of
accounts, disciplinary actions, and prosecution.

Under the Regents’ Policy, campuses were directed to issue implementing
rules for certain policy requirements. This proposed policy constitutes
the implementing rules for the San Diego campus and is available for
viewing here.

This is a formal review of the proposed Implementing Rules. If you have
comments for submission in response to the policy review, please provide
your written comments to Paula Johnson in Policy and Records
Administration at policy@ucsd.edu no later than September 24, 2021.

Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor