Users of ALADIN are expected to use the system and any of its components (hardware, software, networks, and data) in compliance with normal standards of academic and professional ethics and considerate conduct, as well as all applicable federal, local, and international laws. Specifically, users of ALADIN agree to abide by certain rules and regulations related to appropriate, legal, and ethical use:

• Agree to limit the use of the ALADIN system to activities related to the educational mission of the university.

• Agree to comply with license agreements and federal copyright and intellectual property laws with respect to information retrieved from ALADIN.

• Agree not to access or use another person's computer account, authorization code, or individual personal data.

• Agree not to use the ALADIN system as a means of unauthorized access to computing systems outside of ALADIN, and agree not to use or create invasive software such as viruses.

• Agree not to use the ALADIN system to conduct activities which constitute harassment.

Students, faculty, and staff of WRLC member universities who are subject to an appropriate use policy (or equivalent) at their home institution shall also be bound by that policy while using the ALADIN system.

Failure to abide by this policy may result in denial of access to ALADIN, or other action by WRLC or by the home institution and/or the institution where the infraction occurs.