Conditions of service for the use of ResNet facilities

1. Service

1.1 Acceptance of Responsibility.

A user will be held responsible for any breach of regulations carried out by others with the use of his or her ResNet connection.

1.2 Service during vacations.

Service will be available during the Christmas and Easter vacations for users resident in their own room, and for users who move room temporarily within each of these vacations. ResNet access will be available during the summer vacation, for which an additional subscription fee will be charged. Due to work on infrastructure upgrades the service may be subject to interruption without notice and only limited support will be available.

1.3 Interruption of service.

The service may be unavailable for brief periods due to normal scheduled maintenance, of which users will be notified in advance wherever possible. The ability to offer a service may be affected by failure of equipment on ResNet or connected networks, including those outside the control of the University. Users should be aware that problems which occur out of term time or when the University is closed, may take longer than normal to resolve. In order to preserve the availability of lines on the ResNet dial-up service for the benefit of all users, ResNet reserves the right to impose controls on the time that a user spends connected to the dial up server.

1.4 Network security.

To ensure the security of ResNet, the University reserves the right to conduct scans of the network in order to determine what computers are connected to it and what services they are operating. If there is reasonable ground to believe that a computer connected to the network may present a security risk or contravenes the acceptable use policy, ResNet may request full access to the system in order to assess and resolve the problem.