Physical privacy relates to your right to be left alone to go about your studies and work. The Rules of the University concerning student and staff behaviour are directed to ensuring we respect one another's rights. Some particular issues that concern students and staff that relate to our work environment are email, lockers and desk drawers, and the closed circuit television (CCTV) system.

Email

UTS IT facilities are provided for the purposes of study and work. It is recognised that some incidental reasonable and lawful personal use will occur. The University retains the right to access records and monitor use but in practice this will only occur in accordance with the following policies and guidelines:

• Acceptable Use of Information Technology Facilities
• UTS Email Policy
• Guidelines for the use of email

Lockers and desk drawers

Lockers and drawers are provided by the University primarily for work and study purposes. The provision of keys recognises both the need for security of work materials and that personal items are sometimes stored in these locations.

The University reserves the right to open both lockers and drawers. This right will normally be exercised only where access is required for business purposes.

If you make use of lockers at the University, you should be advised of the conditions of use at the time the locker is hired.

Freedom from surveillance / CCTV

The safety of staff, students and visitors and the protection of property and buildings require some areas of the campus to be under constant camera surveillance.

Cameras are monitored on a continuous basis and supported by recordings that are kept for a limited time in the event of the need arising to investigate incidents.

There are approximately 300 cameras in the network and they are operated in an open surveillance manner (that is, there are no hidden surveillance cameras) consistent with the requirements of the Workplace Video Surveillance Act 1998 (NSW).