1. Stanford Computer and Network Usage Policy (see full text)
    Rules for Online Conduct (see full text)

• Users must respect copyrights to digital information and licenses to software.


• Users must respect the integrity of computer-based information resources.


• Users must not seek unauthorized access to information resources.


• Users must not discuss illegal activity with the intent to commit them.


• Use of electronic communication to send fraudulent, harassing, obscene, threatening, or other messages that are a violation of applicable federal, state or other law or University policy is prohibited.


• University information resources must not be used for some partisan political activities prohibited by law for nonprofit organizations, for personal activities unrelated to appropriate University functions, or for commercial purposes.

2. Residential Computing Acceptable Use Policy (see full text)

Residential Network Acceptable Use Policy

• You may not transmit Stanford resources outside of the University community, or use the residential network to provide SUNet or Internet access to anyone outside the University for a purpose other than direct support of the academic mission.


• The residential network is only for the use of residents of on-campus housing, and students living in the residences must register their network connections through ResComp.


• Routers, DHCP servers, or NAT servers are generally not allowed in the student residences.

Computer Cluster Acceptable Use Policy

• Clusters may be used only by members of the residence in which they are located, unless the local residence community decides otherwise.


• Academic work by students takes precedence over all other uses of the cluster computers.


• Anyone engaged in an activity or use of the cluster computers which hampers or interferes with the ability of other students to do academic work may be asked to quit the activity by other users of the cluster.


• Any theft of or damage to cluster computer equipment or furnishings will be the financial responsibility of the local residence if the theft or damage resulted from negligence on the part of residence members (e.g., leaving the doors to the cluster propped open). If the theft or damage can be traced to a specific individual, or group of individuals, then they will be held personally financially responsible.