Use of North Dakota University System computing facilities is a privilege. The NDSU Policy Manual and the North Dakota University System Policy Manual include the following policies:

1. All employees, students and other users of North Dakota University System computing facilities shall comply with applicable laws, policies and procedures.
   
   
2. Users shall not use computing facilities for any illegal purpose or to enter or send any material that is obscene or defamatory, or to enter or send material that is intended to annoy, harass or alarm another person which serves no legitimate purpose.
   
   
3. User accounts are assigned to a specific individual at a specific entity and may not be shared.
   
   
4. Access or attempts to gain access to university system computing facilities for any unauthorized purpose, including attempts to obtain, modify, or destroy information or degrade performance, is forbidden.
   
   
5. Users shall not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. All users shall use software only in accordance with applicable license agreements.
   
   
   1. Users shall not make unauthorized copies of any software under any circumstances.
   2. Duplication of licensed software for any purpose except for backup and archival purposes or when otherwise specifically authorized is prohibited.
   3. All software must be lawfully purchased or acquired. Users shall not install or use software on university computing facilities in a manner contrary to law or this policy.
      
      
6. Employees, students or other users who violate this policy shall be subject to discipline and/or may be denied access to university computing facilities.

Policies

This page does not include a complete list of all the policies governing computer use at NDSU. The complete policies may be found at:

• NDSU Policy Manual, Section 710
• ND University System Policy Manual, Section 1901.2

Computing facilities means computing resources and network systems, including, but not limited to, computer time; data processing or storage functions; computers; computer systems; servers; networks and their input, output, and connecting devices; and related programs, software, and documentation.