Policies

Domain Name System (DNS) Service Policy and Resources

The purpose of this policy is to define the terms under which the Domain Name System (DNS) is operated and maintained while also ensuring that the requirements of stakeholder groups are met. This policy is intended to ensure that the University utilizes limited DNS resources appropriately, that the University’s name and brand is protected, that security and legal risks are mitigated, and that DNS resources are allocated to the campus community appropriately.

Email Service Policy

Campus Email Service supplies email and mailing list services in support of the University's mission of education, research and public service and to conduct the University's business. Access to and use of Campus Email Service is a privilege accorded at the discretion of the University. Use of campus email service is subject to legal and policy restrictions that apply to all University property and by constraints necessary for the reliable operation of electronic communication systems and services. The Berkeley Campus reserves the right to deny access to use campus email service when necessary to satisfy these restrictions and constraints.

Departmental Information Security Contact Policy

This Policy establishes responsibilities of Departments and Information Security Contacts in order to ensure that the UC Berkeley Information Security Office (ISO) is able to contact departments in the event of a security incident. The ability to quickly contact responsible personnel and have them take appropriate action is critical in mitigating the negative effects of an incident.

Campus Online Activities Policy

Establishes policy for areas not addressed by other existing policies, related to the use of electronic resources.

Student E-Mail Addresses

Requires University of California, Berkeley students to establish a berkeley.edu e-mail address, keep the address current, and regularly monitoring their e-mail for official communications from the University.

Effort Reporting – Certifying Effort on Sponsored Projects

UC Berkeley must assure federal sponsors that the effort expended on their sponsored agreements justifies the salary and wages charged to those projects. Effort reports are required for each individual whose salary is charged to one or more federally sponsored agreements during the effort reporting period. Effort reports must to be certified by the principal investigator, employee (self certifier), or responsible official(s) with first-hand knowledge or using suitable means of verification that the work was performed.

Acceptable Use of Technology Resources ("Acceptable Use Policy")

In support of the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service, the University of California, Berkeley provides computing, networking, and information resources to the campus community. This policy defines how those resources may be used.

Privacy and Online Monitoring

Defines requirements for notice, analysis, review, and approval of routine monitoring practices. If monitoring involves electronic communications, the escalation process for non-routine use of monitoring data must meet the requirements of the systemwide Electronic Communications policy.

Conflicts of Interest Arising Out of Consensual Relationships

Because of the potential for actual or apparent conflicts of interest, members of the campus community who enter into a consensual relationship with someone over whom they have supervisory, decision-making, oversight, evaluative, or advisory responsibility (hereafter “individuals in authority”) must take effective steps to remove themselves from professional decisions concerning that individual.

Assessment and Distribution of the Campus Philanthropic Allocation and Research Allocation

It is the policy of the University of California, Berkeley to offset a portion of the costs of advancement activities and administering research gift funds, and to provide funding for deferred maintenance, by assessing a philanthropic allocation OR research administrative fee on each gift. For non-research gifts, gifts are assessed a philanthropic allocation of 7.5%. For research gifts, defined as funds to support the research of one or more specified faculty members acting as Principal Investigators (PIs) for a specific research project, OR as general research support for a specified PI, gifts are assessed a research administrative fee of 13%.