Computing policies and guidelines

This page provides links to School and University policies, regulations and guidelines related to computing.

University policies, regulations and guidelines

• University IT policies are agreed at the University's Information Technology Committee (ITC).
• All users should take particular note of the University Computing Acceptable Use Policy.
  
• Guidance and policies on Data Protection.
  
• Guidance and policies on Freedom of Information.

School policies and guidelines

Security

• Data security - guidance on keeping sensitive data secure.

Legal

• Legal - a summary of Acts and such like things which affect us, and some pointers to sources of information.
• Privacy - a policy on access, by the School, to staff and student accounts.
• Cookies - how we handle cookies and similar technologies.
• Logging of information - data protection, interception and Freedom of Information requirements for logging.
  
• Privacy statement for Informatics managed systems.

Self-managed and personal machines

• Self-managed policy - a policy for self-managed and personal machines when connected to the University network.
• Self-managed firewall hole policy - a policy for self-managed and personal machines when making services available outside of Informatics through the firewall.
  
• Self-managed server room space - a policy on the way space is allocated and managed in the self-managed server room.
  
• Wireless policy - a policy on the use of wireless equipment.
• Support - an explanation of the level of support provided for self-managed machines.
• Platforms - a policy for supporting different computing platforms.
• Security guidelines - guidance on what steps you should take to keep your self-managed machines secure.

Web publishing and social media

• Web 2.0 guidelines - the University's guidance on Web 2.0 services.
• Non University users - guidelines regarding publishing by users who are not members of the University.
• Content maintenance - responsibility for maintaining web content.
• The University's social media guidelines give "an overview of the main points to bear in mind when using social media for professional purposes".

Accounts

• Passwords - a policy on DICE passwords.
• Visitor accounts - guidance on visitor accounts.
• Archiving student files - a policy on archiving student files.
• Suspension of inactive DICE accounts - policy on automatic suspension of inactive accounts
• Suspension of privileged access from temporarily unused accounts - policy on enhanced privilege suspension on unused accounts
• Account Closure and Expiry - policies on account expiry.
• Archiving of accounts - general statement on the archiving of accounts.
• Notice - notice required for creation of accounts and computer installation.

Equipment

• Guiding principles - a set of guiding principles for equipment purchases.
• Equipment allocation - a policy on computing equipment allocation.
• Procurement - how computing equipment and software is purchased.