Acceptable Use Policy Agreement

Legal Information

Learn is covered by the Loughborough University Website legal information statement, including disclaimer, privacy policy and legal information, see http://www.lboro.ac.uk/disclaimer.html [new window].

We draw your attention to the following points:

  • Purpose. Material made available by University staff through Learn is for use as part of a particular Loughborough University module or other course of study and cannot be used and/or relied upon for any other purpose.
  • Availability. Every effort will be made to ensure that Learn runs without any problems or interruptions, however Loughborough University will not be liable for and takes no responsibility for this web site being temporarily unavailable due to technical or other reasons. All efforts will be made to notify users in advance of planned downtime.
  • Courtesy. You have a responsibility to ensure that information or material which you post to Learn will not be intentionally false, inappropriate, offensive, defamatory, discriminatory, threatening, obscene or unlawful. Be careful not to post personal information about yourself or other people. Our staff have the right to remove any material posted to Learn which they consider inappropriate.
  • Monitoring. Learn is logged and monitored by authorized staff as permitted by law. This includes monitoring and evaluation of usage so that staff can evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching and student support and for institutional purposes to measure achievement against targets. Further analysis of stored files and/or interception of communication may occur for a range of lawful purposes, in line with the University's rights under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000) [new window].
  • Personal Information. This system holds personal information about you and has facilities for you to create and store other information. You must keep your username and password safe and secure, not share it with others, nor should you attempt to use any other person’s username and password. You must use this system in a responsible way, to ensure that there is no risk to your safety or to the safety and security of the system and other users. Remember to log out after you have used Learn, particularly on a public computer.