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Policies

User Responsibilities and Acceptable Usage Policy

When using resources at ISMMS, you agree to the following user responsibilities:

Responsibilities and Acceptable Usage Policy

• Protect your account from unauthorized use.

•  Secure your programs and data.

•  Never share your login information.

• If your account is compromised, immediately notify us at hpchelp@hpc.mssm.edu
•  Do not copy and/or distribute proprietary software without the software owner’s permission. • Possession or use of illegally copied software is prohibited; all software must be appropriately acquired and used according to its specific license.
• Review the license agreement (see Documentation>Licenses).

• Some software offered on the system is controlled by a license agreement.

• Familiarize yourself with any restrictions.

• Reference the software in publications or other derived works.
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) resources may only be used for the purpose(s) prescribed in the project award.

• ISMMS resources must be disclosed in the award process for processing proprietary information, source code or executable code.

• ISMMS resource use is prohibited unless authorized by the project award.

•  ISMMS resource use for export-controlled information, source code or executable code is prohibited, without an export license.
•  User activity may be monitored, intercepted, recorded, copied, audited, inspected, and disclosed to authorities to ensure data/resource protection. •  The user consents to such at the discretion of authorized site personnel.
• Activities in violation of any laws may be reported to the proper authorities for investigation and prosecution. • Abusive activity may be reported to your department and Dean for review.
• Users are responsible for backing up critical data.  
• Only encrypted personally identifiable health information should be stored on this system. • The file system and storage resources are not encrypted
• Violations of ISMMS policy can result in loss of access to ISMMS resources and disciplinary action up to and including termination.  
• An acknowledgement of support from the ISMMS should appear in a publication of any material, whether copyrighted or not, based on or developed with Mount Sinai-supported computing resources. • Please use the following statement: “This work was supported in part by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.”
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All usage of Scientific Computing and Data resources, including the ticket system, is governed by Mount Sinai’s Code of Conduct.

If you have questions, you may contact MSSM Scientific Computing Support during normal working hours, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET at hpchelp@hpc.mssm.edu.