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Policy and Procedure Manual 2024-25 > Mission Organization and Governance > UD Expectations and the Code of Conduct and Values and Ethics > Addendum B IT Resources Code of Conduct

Addendum B IT Resources Code of Conduct

All the users of the IT facilities, whether accessed locally or through the internet, are governed by code of ethics:

1. Users must not use IT facilities for games, chatting, downloading unacceptable material, storing non-academic material or any other personal material (such as personal advertising), creating, exchanging, displaying or publicizing offensive and libelous statements. Social and moral practices in the UAE must be observed by all users.

2. No equipment may be removed from the University without prior written permission from the administration.

3. Users must take all precautions to avoid causing corruption of data in the system.

4. Users must not deliberately modify or change the integrity of the online services and facilities of the University.

5. Users must not remove or modify information stored in the system.

6. It is the responsibility of users to ensure that they are computer literate and familiar with the IT equipment available.

7. Users are responsible for charges incurred through the use of the IT facilities other than those offered by UD. These may include buying books from Amazon.com, or subscribing to e-journals and e-books, buying other goods electronically, sending faxes etc.

8. The university disclaims any responsibility for loss of data, and/or its corruption due to malfunctioning of equipment, or power cuts while working etc.

9. When downloading information from remote sites users must take all reasonable precautions not to infringe the copyright laws of the UAE.

10. Any violation of this code of ethics will be dealt with in accordance with the UD disciplinary policy.