Questions You May Have About Reading Your Email or Files

Why would we do this?
There are times, when in the process of troubleshooting or fixing problems we find it necessary to read someone’s email or the files they have stored on Saint Vincent servers.  We may be looking for unusually large files, infected files, or files that may be associated with a problem on campus.  That being said, it is very unlikely this will occur to most students.  We merely reserve the right to do this, if necessary in our opinion, and want you to be aware that it may happen.

Will Information Services change any of my information?
The only action we may take is to delete something.  In those rare instances, we would attempt to notify you in some fashion prior to doing so.  If we cannot reach you in a timely manner, we may be forced to advise you “after the fact.”

How about your very personal information?
Well…since you have been notified that we may read your data, you should take that into consideration as you decide where to store your most personal information.  It would be unwise to store such things as social security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc. on Saint Vincent servers or to email them to others.  If you feel you need to do this, you should seriously consider encrypting the information so that it is not readable without your permission.