Goodenough College IT Services
Terms and Conditions
Scope
By using the IT services provided by Goodenough College you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of the College’s IT services. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms you must not use Goodenough College’s IT services. Goodenough College may change these terms at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by us. Your continued use of our IT Services after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.
The following regulations apply to all College staff, members, occupants and to all other users of College IT services. They cover the use of all IT facilities (computer hardware and applications, wired & Wi-Fi networks, smartcards, telephones and other IT facilities) owned, managed or used by Goodenough College and also personally-owned devices using the Goodenough College IT department’s networks and equipment.
Legislation
It is the individual user’s responsibility to comply with all applicable UK and European laws covering the use of IT facilities. This includes, but is not limited to:
Data Protection Act 1998; Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; Computer Misuse Act 1990; Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964; Protection of Children Act 1978; Defamation Acts 1952 and 1996; Public Order Act 1986; Race Relations Act 1976; Protection from Harassment Act 1997; Telecommunications Act 1984; Interception of Communications Act 1985; Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; and Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000.
In all cases involving a breach of the law, criminal and/or civil sanctions may apply. Apart from the above and other relevant legislation, there may be other legal rights protected under common law, such as the law relating to confidential material or libel.
As there are over 700 people who live at Goodenough College, Internet access works differently than it does in your home as the Internet Connection is a Shared Resource.
The Internet service being a shared resource means that the Internet connection is available 24/7, other than during occasional service outages and shut-downs for maintenance, with considerate use the bandwidth is sufficient for the number of users.
The busiest time for internet use in the College is between 10pm and midnight on weekdays and 6pm – 8pm at weekends. We kindly ask all Members to be considerate when using the internet connection so as not to deprive others. What you’re doing on the Internet makes a big difference as well. Browsing webpages and sending emails uses very little bandwidth and won’t have much impact on other users. Downloading large files uses more bandwidth but video applications like Skype and also movie streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime use a great deal more. A good rule of thumb is “You should not Skype or stream films for more than an hour a day”. If you can schedule these activities at a less busy time you will be more likely to have a continuous connection.
All users must follow this Acceptable Use Policy.
The Internet services provided by Goodenough College may not be used by a user, organisation or its members for any of the activities described below:
Creation or transmission, or causing the transmission, of any offensive, obscene or indecent images, data or other material, or any data capable of being resolved into obscene or indecent images or material.
Creation or transmission of material with the intent to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
Creation or transmission with the intent to defraud.
Creation or transmission of defamatory material.
Creation or transmission of material such that this infringes the copyright of another person.
Creation or transmission of unsolicited bulk or marketing material (spam) to users of networked facilities or services, save where that material is embedded within, or is otherwise part of, a service to which the user or their User Organisation has chosen to subscribe.
Deliberate unauthorised access to networked facilities or services.
Deliberate activities having, with reasonable likelihood, any of the following characteristics:
Corrupting or destroying other users' data, Violating the privacy of other users, Disrupting the work of other users, Wasting staff time and resources, Deliberately consuming large quantities of the available bandwidth and denying service to other users (for example, by running applications such as skype or Netflix for long periods) or equipment, Connecting an item of networking hardware to the College wired or Wi-Fi network, Other misuse of the College internet service or networked resources, such as the introduction of viruses or other harmful software.
Liability
Any IT equipment or service provided by Goodenough College (including software) is used entirely at the risk of the user. Goodenough College will not be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising directly or indirectly from the use of any of its computing facilities. Although every effort will be made to maintain services, facilities and the integrity of information and software, Goodenough College accepts no responsibility for the malfunction of any computing facilities, the loss of any data or software or the breach of any security mechanisms.
Code of Conduct
All users must take all reasonable steps to protect the security of their usernames and passwords. You must not make your username and/or password available to anyone else nor use any other user’s username and password.
Impersonation of another user to gain access to facilities or to disguise their identity is a very serious breach of these Regulations.
All users should protect their personal information when using social networking sites such as Facebook. In particular, care should be taken to ensure:
Protection of privacy, protection of identity and avoidance of identity theft.
Sanctions
The Goodenough College IT Department reserves the right to withdraw IT services from any user:
While investigating a breach of these regulations or any other College regulations and disciplinary procedures.
To maintain the operational integrity of IT equipment and services.
As a result of any criminal investigation.
Any infringement of these Computing Regulations will constitute an offence. This may result in one or more of the following:
Suspension by the Head of IT of the right to use computing facilities.
Criminal or civil prosecution.
Scope
Welcome to the Goodenough College Cashless Card Portal. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy, govern Goodenough College’s relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
Terms of Use
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use: The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions. All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website. Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence. From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s). Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Privacy Notice
Goodenough College Privacy Statement
This statement relates to Goodenough College privacy practices in connection with Goodenough College websites. Goodenough College is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. External links to other websites are not always clearly identifiable as such. Within the Goodenough College domain you may find websites over which Goodenough College has no editorial responsibility or control. Such sites can include but are not limited to, the websites of student organisations etc. While Goodenough College encourages compliance with this web privacy statement at such sites, please consult the privacy statements of individual sites or contact the persons responsible for those sites, in order to understand the policies and practices under which they operate.
General Statement
Goodenough College fully respects your right to privacy and actively seeks to preserve the privacy rights of those who share information with Goodenough College. Goodenough College will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your permission except in cases where Goodenough College is required by law to do so. (e.g. the investigation of a criminal offence or a breach of Goodenough College's policies, procedures or guidelines). Any personal information that you volunteer to Goodenough College will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1988 and Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003.
Collection and use of Personal Information
Goodenough College does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information that you volunteer (for example by e-mailing Goodenough College). Any information, which you provide in this way, is not made available to any third parties, and is used by Goodenough College only in line with the purpose for which you provided it.
Collection and use of Technical Information
This website does not use cookies, apart from temporary "session" cookies that enable a visitor's web browser to remember which pages on this website have already been visited. Visitors can use this website with no loss of functionality if cookies are disabled from the web browser. Technical details in connection with visits to this website may be logged by Goodenough College's internet service provider for accounting and auditing purposes. It is the policy of Goodenough College not to disclose such technical information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party (apart from Goodenough College's internet service provider, which records such data on Goodenough College's behalf and which is bound by confidentiality provisions in this regard), unless obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law. The technical information will be used only for statistical and other administrative purposes. You should note that technical details, which Goodenough College cannot associate with any identifiable individual, do not constitute "personal data" for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1988 Data Protection Amendment) Act 2003. This statement is subject to review in light of any legislative or other indications.
Further Information and Contact Details
If you have any questions about how to use this website or queries regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact ithelpdesk@goodenough.ac.uk