It does not apply to users of the standard Microsoft Office suite that is included in the University of Alberta Windows 7 image, or to any other Microsoft products offered through OnTheHub.įor an overview of the Office 365 suite, click here. The information below applies to all users of Office 365. Please note: Many of these questions have been pulled from Microsoft’s Office 365 support document and modified to reflect the University of Alberta’s scenario. This article provides support options and answers to frequently asked questions about the Microsoft Office 365 software suite, available to University of Alberta faculty, staff and students through OnTheHub. Office 365 Frequently Asked Questions Introduction To maintain the university's information management, privacy, and security compliance, continue using UAlberta Google Apps or university-based network storage for all university-related information and documents. The University of Alberta has no administrative custody or control over this space and therefore OneDrive should not be used for any university records or information. As such, this service is provided as is and is outside the control of Oakland University or University Technology Services.Office 365 is integrated with Microsoft OneDrive. Prior to use, please review the posted Security Information.Īny agreement that is presented by an Office 365 service is an agreement between you and a hosted solution.

Office 365 should be considered a personal service not suitable for official university or departmental business.

Office 365 Education may be used only for materials and information that are not Confidential, and not covered by HIPAA, FERPA, PHI or other similar regulations. At the time of account deletion, all data and information stored in the cloud service will no longer be accessible or recoverable.įaculty and staff are reminded to review Policy #860 Information Security before storing data in cloud services, including any Office 365 Education product. The account termination guidelines for the NetID accounts can be found on our Access, Accounts and Password Guidelines page.

Your Office 365 Education account will be terminated the same time as your NetID.

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