This is the text of the Terms and Coditions which users agree to as part of the process of registering for the HPC Services.
You agree:
- only to use the services for the purposes for which you were given access
- not to disrupt the working of the services, for example by knowingly introducing a virus into them, and not to try to breach their security or use resources which aren’t assigned to you
- not to interfere with other users’ work, corrupt their data or invade their privacy
- not to infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights
- not to take data from any database or dataset without the explicit or implied permission of its owner
- not to let other people use your accounts, except by agreement with us
- to keep your passwords confidential, and to inform us if someone else learns any of them or if you become aware that the security of our systems is compromised in any way
- not to misuse the Internet, for example by sending spam, by pretending to be someone else or by doing anything that might deny someone else access to the Internet
- not to use the services for illegal or immoral purposes, such as theft, fraud, drug-trafficking, money-laundering, terrorism, pornography, violence, cruelty, incitement to racial hatred, prostitution, paedophilia, or for offensive, obscene, abusive, menacing, defamatory or derogatory behaviour
- to observe the University’s Regulations covering the use of Computing Facilities and our Codes of Conduct
- to comply with any special conditions that may apply to particular software packages
We agree:
- as far as we reasonably can, to provide the services described in the relevant websites, it being understood that there will be times when the services are unavailable, for example as a result of unexpected failures, maintenance work or upgrades
- to take reasonable steps to protect your data from being lost or corrupted
- that we will acquire no intellectual property rights over your software and data
- to respond promptly to any complaints or suggestions you make about the services
You accept:
- that the services are provided “as is” and we can’t guarantee 100% perfection. We are not liable if things go wrong and you suffer damage as a result, although if our negligence results in anyone’s death or personal injury we do not limit or exclude our liability for that.
- that you are responsible for your use of any advice or information we may give you. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that it’s true and useful, but we can’t guarantee this.
- that we may make changes in the services
- that we will use the personal details which you supply to us, together with records of your use of the services, as described in our Personal Data and Privacy Policy
- that we may suspend your access to the services, if it seems to us that you are breaking these Terms and Conditions; that if it is necessary to protect the services or other users’ work or data, we can halt the execution of any program which you start; and that we have the right to close your accounts
- that you alone are responsible for what you do when using the services. If you break the law you alone must answer for it, and if you cause damage to anyone else, you alone are liable, not us
- that you will acquire no intellectual property rights over the software or any information we provide
- that the use of the services by nationals of certain countries may be subject to special regulations laid down by the UK Government
- that we may make reasonable changes to these Terms and Conditions at any time, and, once we have posted those changes on our website, the new version will then apply to you
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact the EPCC Helpdesk.
Last updated December 2004.