At IU, when sponsoring an account, what are my responsibilities?

As the sponsor of an Indiana University account, you are responsible for ensuring that the account is not abused. By sponsoring access to IT resources, you are giving the sponsored user the ability to represent IU through this affiliation, and you should consider what the consequences will be if the user causes harm through his or her use of IU IT resources. You should therefore have an official agreement of some type with the person you are sponsoring. Prior to requesting the account, consult with your department or school administration on how best to document the user's affiliation with and responsibilities to both IU and your department.

For more information about the responsibilities of account owners, see the Knowledge Base document What are my responsibilities as a computer user at IU?

Also see:

• May I allow someone else to use my IU computing account?
• May I use IU computing resources for political campaigns?
• What should I know to avoid getting in trouble with email?
• Information about sponsored computing accounts for IU affiliates
• If I give my passphrase to someone else who uses my account to send a harassing email message, will I be held responsible?