Computing facilities at the University of Waterloo, and the on-campus and off-campus electronic communication systems by which they are interconnected and accessed, exist to support the research, instructional and administrative needs of the University. Most of these facilities are shared resources used by a large population of users. Facility administrators and users should ensure that these resources are used economically and wisely, thus allowing them to be shared by the largest possible number of users. This will minimize the cost of facility upgrades to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for computing and communication resources.
Facility administrators should make every reasonable effort to ensure that their facilities are secure against improper use. Despite such efforts,improper use may still occur, sometimes quite unintentionally and, in rare instances, deliberately. Deliberate misuse includes but is not limited to: interference with or intrusion upon any user or facility; unauthorized access to information and any use of it for any purpose; use of a facility in support of private purposes, without making prior arrangements with the University. Such misuse may lead to disciplinary action within the University; it could also lead to civil and/or criminal action.