The following information is the applicable policies for staff and students using the service. They relate to general UCL Policies regarding the using of ISD systems, please read carefully before use.
Mediacentral Policy
Links to UCL policies
MediacentralÌýRetention Policy (in a nutshell)
- Content on the MediacentralÌýsystem will be permanently deleted after seven (7) years, unless a written request is made to extend this.
- Any content older than 24 monthsÌýand not played within a 24 month periodÌýwill become archived by the system.
- Content will be archived for five (5) years and may only be recovered by theÌýEducational MediaÌýteam
- Any content within the archive for more than five (5) years may be permanently deleted automatically, unless a written request to keep is made.
- Any content that is republished to another service will have its clock reset to the start of the seven (7) year cycle
- A request for aÌýcopy of personal content can be made at anytime.Ìý
- Anyone leaving UCL, should transfer the rights to ownership to anothe individualÌýwhere this is considerd applicable. This especially relevant for departmental content created for general use.
- Where a UCL systemÌýuser leaves and does not transfer ownership, any departmental content will be deemed to be under the ownership ofÌýthe Head of Department
- Mediacentral Retention Policy
UCL Computing Policies
All Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ Mediacentral users must abide by the Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ computing regulations:Ìý/information-security/sites/information-security/files/regulations.pdf
All Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ Mediacentral users are expected to read and abide by the UCL guidelines for e-learning communication tools which can be found here:Ìý/information-security/information-security-policy/guidelines-e-learning-communication-tools
Data Protection and Privacy PolicyÌý(GDPR)
Guidance note on the capturing of images and videos in relation to data protection law
Please note that use of this service is covered by UCL's privacy policies, to be found below:
- ³§³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù²õ:Ìý/legal-services/privacy/student-privacy-notice
- Staff: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý/legal-services/privacy/ucl-staff-privacy-notice
- Visitors: ÌýÌý/legal-services/ucl-visitors-general-registration-privacy-notice
Support of the Mediacentral service requires at times the use of confidence monitoring. This enables authorised support teams to ensure that uploads and playback of your media is working as expected. ÌýThere are also random checks on uploaded media to ensure copyright infringements are not being created.ÌýThis work is undertaken as part standard support ISD processes to ensure effective operation of the MediacentralÌýsystem and complies with the following UCL policies
- Information Security PolicyÌý/information-security/sites/information-security/files/regulations.pdf
- UCL Privacy NoticeÌý/legal-services/privacy/general-privacy-policy
- UCL Policy for Monitoring Computer and Network UseÌý/information-security/sites/information-security/files/monitoring.pdf
- Code of Practice for System CustodiansÌý/information-security/information-security-policy/code-practice-system-custodians-and-network-administrators
IPR/Copyright
Mediacentral IPR and Copyright policy for staff and students is directly taken from the main UCL IPR/Copyright policyÌýÌý/enterprise/about/governance-and-policies/ucl-intellectual-property-ip-policy
Please refer to the appropriate section in the UCL Acceptable Use Policy which can be found here:Ìý/information-security/sites/information-security/files/regulations.pdfÌý
Disclaimer
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