Our Policies
ACCEL is governed by a number of university, college, and lab policies.
Lab Use Policy
The Academic Computing Center is open to all members of the Cornell community. The primary use of the computing center is for coursework, and students doing coursework will have priority on all computing equipment.
File storage is available in the user's home directory and is limited to 400 MB. Temporary storage of up to 600 MB is allowed for one week. Additional storage is available on request.
Using ACCEL resources for storage or trading of illegal material is not permitted. Use of the ACCEL network connections to evade NUBB charges is not permitted. Violators will have their lab accounts revoked and may be reported to the Judicial Administrator.
Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy regulates how we handle with personal and private data that users store on our servers.
Account Policy
ACCEL user accounts are available for all current members of the Cornell community. User accounts can be created using any of the computers in the ACCEL. If you need any help with these, please ask one of the on-duty consultants and they will be happy to assist you.
These accounts are subject to the following terms. ACCEL retains the rights to immediate revoke of all privileges and/or terminate accounts because of any violation of ACCEL or Cornell's computer usage policies. It is the user's responsibility to maintain backups and copies of any data or files. ACCEL is not liable for the loss of any user data stored on ACCEL workstations or servers.
These accounts are also subject to all restrictions of the Campus Code of Conduct, the Code of Academic Integrity, and the Cornell University Policy Regarding Abuse of Computers and Network Systems. These policies are governed by the Cornell Administrative bodies: the Office of the Judicial Administrator and the Office of Information Technology. In addition to the Cornell regulations, all federal and New York State laws governing electronic conduct and commerce will be maintained.
Violations of the Campus Code of Conduct are handled by the Office of the Judicial Administrator (JA) according to the procedures defined in the Code. More serious incidents (e.g., felonies) may be turned over to local and/or federal law enforcement agencies, as appropriate. Individuals who feel they have been victimized by computer abuse violations may choose to refer the matter to the JA, or may choose to pursue the matter outside the University (for example, through the civil or criminal courts).
Violations of the Policy Regarding Abuse of Computers and Network Systems are handled by the Office of the Judicial Administrator according to the procedures defined in the Campus Code of Conduct. Alleged violations of this policy can be reported directly to the Office of the Judicial Administrator or to OIT or the ATS helpdesk. If the person responsible is not affiliated with the University, or cannot be identified, the incident would be reported to Cornell campus security. In addition, some instances may violate federal law. See Federal computer security violations for more information.
For more information please see the consultant on duty or go directly to the official Cornell Information Technology webpage on Information Technology Rights and Responsibilities.