Change My Departmental Password

(1) Lakehead University offers email service on an "as is" and "as available" 
    basis without any implicit or explicit guarantees of service.  In return
    for access to and use of this service each person (the "End User") who
    holds a Lakehead University email account agrees to release and hold
    harmless Lakehead University and Google Inc. from any  and all liability
    for any loss, damage, injury or expense due to any cause whatsoever
    including negligence, libel, breach of contract or breach of copyright,
    patent, trade mark or other intellectual property or breach of any
    statutory or other duty of care suffered in consequence of the End User
    using this email service and further agrees to hold harmless and indemnify
    Lakehead University and Google Inc. from any and all liability for any
    loss, damage, injury or expense due to any cause whatsoever including
    negligence, libel, breach of contract or breach of copyright, patent,
    trade mark or other intellectual property, or breach of any statutory or
    other duty of care suffered by a third party in consequence of the
    End User's use of this email service.

(2) By using Lakehead University's e-mail system, every End User will be deemed
    to have consented to abide by all terms and conditions of the following
    Lakehead University policies, all of which are easily accessible on the
    web:

    (a) the Use of University Computers Policy at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/policies-procedures

    (b) the Code of Computing Practice at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/policies-procedures

    (c) the Policy Regarding Devices Connected to the Lakehead University
        Network at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/policies-procedures, and

    (d) the Password Policy at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/policies-procedures

    (e) the Email Policy of Lakehead University at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/policies-procedures.

(3) In particular, every End User shall not, shall not agree to, and shall not
    authorize or encourage any third party to

    (a) use this email service to upload, transmit or otherwise distribute any
        content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent,
        obscene, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable on a
        reasonable determination;

    (b) upload, transmit or otherwise distribute content that infringes upon
        another party's intellectual property rights or other proprietary,
        contractual or fiduciary rights or obligations;

    (c) prevent others from using this service; or

    (d) use this service for any fraudulent, criminal, or other inappropriate
        purpose.

(4) Every End User must also abide by all terms of Google Inc.'s' 
    "Gmail Terms of Use" at https://www.google.com/mail/help/terms_of_use.html.

(5) Lakehead University will make reasonable efforts to maintain the integrity
    and effective operation of its electronic mail systems, but users are
    advised that those systems should not be regarded as a secure medium for
    the communication of sensitive or confidential information. Because of
    the nature and technology of electronic communication, the University can
    assure neither the privacy of an individual user's use of the University's
    electronic mail resources nor the confidentiality of particular messages
    that may be created, transmitted, received, or stored thereby.

(6) The University may access and disclose the contents of faculty, staff,
    students', and other users' electronic mail without the consent of the user
    only:

    (a) to the extent required by law, including the Freedom of Information and
        Protection of Privacy Act of Ontario (RSO 1990) (FIPPA); or

    (b) to the extent permitted by law, and

    when the University believes that it has a legitimate business need
    including, but not limited to, the following:

    (i) in the course of an investigation triggered by indications of
        misconduct or misuse; or

    (ii) to protect health and safety; or

    (iii) to prevent interference with the academic mission; and

    after explicit authorization is obtained from the appropriate University
    authority.

    Users are advised that the University's electronic mail systems should be
    treated like a shared filing system, i.e. with the expectation that
    communications sent or received on University business or with the use of
    University resources may, in the circumstances defined above, be made
    available for review by any authorized University official.

(7) All student End Users should be aware that the personal information that
    they provided in their applications for admission to Lakehead University
    has been collected under the authority of the Act Respecting Lakehead
    University (Statutes of Ontario, 1965). The University will use and
    disclose it as shall be necessary for purposes of admission, registration,
    and other decisions on students. academic status, and the administration
    of the University and its programs and services. In addition, this
    information may be disclosed to the Lakehead University Student Union and
    the Alumni Association of Lakehead University to the extent that it is
    necessary for their essential operations, and will be reported to the
    federal and provincial governments as required by law. Also, personal
    information in relation to program enrolment, graduation, and awards may
    be made public. Any questions about the collection, use, and disclosure
    of personal information should be directed to the Director of Risk
    Management and Access to Information, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver
    Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, telephone: (807) 343-8518,
    email:  mshaw1@lakeheadu.ca.