Acceptable Use Agreement for Access to Technology and Information Resources

The Acceptable Use Agreement for Access to Technology and Information Resources at IU is the first step of a three-step process for gaining access to Indiana University institutional databases and applications. For more information, see How do I get access to IU institutional data and applications? Prior to beginning this process, employees' paperwork must have been processed by University Human Resource Services (UHRS) and employees must have created their first IU computing accounts.

The agreement can be found and completed at:

protect.iu.edu/agreement

(CAS login required)

 

Public Versions of the Agreement

For public versions of the Acceptable Use Agreement, please see the following:

Note: as of November 12, 2009, the Institutional Data Acceptable Use Agreement became the Acceptable Use Agreement for Access to Technology and Information Resources. For more information about this change, please see the: Acceptable Use Agreement Frequently Asked Questions.

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