STFC CVMFS Stratum-0 Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Use
Version 1.0, 12th of October 2021
This Acceptable Use Policy and Conditions of Use (“AUP”) defines the rules and conditions that govern your access to and use (including transmission, processing, and storage of data) of RAL CVMFS Stratum-0 as granted by EGI and UKRI STFC.
Your use of the CVMFS Stratum-0 service at RAL is governed by the EGI Acceptable Use Policy and Conditions of Use (Version 2) reproduced below and available from
https://documents.egi.eu/public/ShowDocument?docid=2623.
This policy is effective from 12/10/2021.
By requesting access to the RAL CVMFS Stratum-0 as granted by EGI and UKRI STFC for the content distribution you declare that you have read, understood and will abide by the following conditions of use:
- You shall only use the Service in a manner consistent with the purposes and limitations described above; you shall show consideration towards other users including by not causing harm to the Service; you have an obligation to collaborate in the resolution of issues arising from your use of the Service.
- You shall only use the Service for lawful purposes and not breach, attempt to breach, nor circumvent administrative or security controls.
- You shall respect intellectual property and confidentiality agreements.
- You shall protect your access credentials (e.g., passwords, private keys or multi-factor tokens); no intentional sharing is permitted.
- You shall keep your registered information correct and up to date.
- You shall promptly report known or suspected security breaches, credential compromise, or misuse to the security contact stated below; and report any compromised credentials to the relevant issuing authorities.
- Reliance of the Service shall only be to the extent specified by any applicable service level agreements listed below. Use without such agreements is at your own risk.
- Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the privacy statements referenced below.
- Your use of the Service may be restricted or suspended, for administrative, operational, or security reasons, without prior notice and without compensation.
- If you violate these rules, you may be liable for the consequences, which may include your account being suspended and a report being made to your home organization or to law enforcement.
The administrative contact for this AUP is: cvmfs-support@gridpp.rl.ac.uk
“The WISE Baseline Acceptable Use Policy and Conditions of Use” by Members of the WISE Community SCI Working Group, used under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 / Included CVMFS Stratum-0 description and terms.
Other Sources / Attribution / Acknowledgements: “EGI Acceptable Use Policy and Conditions of Use”, used under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, which work received funding from the European Community’s Horizon2020 Programme under Grant Agreement No. 730941 (AARC2).
