The University of Michigan provides information technology resources to a large and varied group, including faculty, staff, students, and guests. All members of this community are responsible for using these resources in an effective, efficient, and ethical manner that does not interfere with the reasonable use by other community members or endanger the University's tax-exempt or legal status. In particular, University employees who deal with sensitive data are required to exercise due diligence with regard to privacy and security policies and practices.
The information technology policies noted below apply to the entire University of Michigan community and its guests. Entities within the University, such as University of Michigan Administrative Information Services (MAIS) and Information Technology Security Services (ITSS), maintain additional information technology policies or guidelines that apply to the University at large.
In addition to the University-wide policies, supplemental policies may apply at other levels and in specific areas. For example, the Dearborn and Flint campuses; the University of Michigan Health System; and individual schools, colleges, or departments may maintain policies for users of their respective networks and services.
Violations of the information technology policies at the University of Michigan may result in disciplinary action by the University.
Please send questions or comments regarding this site to the IT User Advocate at itua-admin@umich.edu.
Note: The documents in the University of Michigan Standard Practice Guide (SPG) are currently available online in PDF format only.
These policies deal with protecting the rights of the community in regard to access to the information resource infrastructure, sharing of information, and security of intellectual products.
These policies deal with protection of the information assets controlled by the University of Michigan.
These policies deal with management and protection of the University of Michigan's institutional data resources.
These policies deal with use and distribution of copyrighted software programs.
These policies deal with standards for assigning domain names related to the University of Michigan.
These websites address IT policies and issues that apply specifically to students.
These websites provide additional resources regarding information technology policies that apply at the University of Michigan.
