Your Rights & Responsibilities

What Can I Expect?

• protect your intellectual and academic freedoms.
• protect your privacy, as required by federal and state laws.
• provide information technology (IT) services in the most efficient, reliable, and secure manner.
• investigate violations of University IT policies — keeping concern for your safety paramount — and take action when required.

What Do I Need To Do?

• Read and abide by U-M's Proper Use Policy.
• Use a good password, don't share it with anyone, and change it often. The security the University provides is only as good as your password.
• Don't spam.
• Don't reply to spam; just delete it.



• Don't use University resources for commercial purposes, such as running a business.
• Respect the privacy and rights of others.
• Respect the legal protection provided by copyright and licensing agreements.

Information Technology User Advocate at the University of Michigan
abuse@umich.edu

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Last Updated May 27, 2008