Google Apps at SU
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Users may optionally setup a public Google+ account as part of their SU Google account. Users will have to provide a date of birth and common name in order to use Google+ features. User's who fail to provide a date of birth showing that they are at least 13 years of age will have their entire SU Google account suspended until they follow Google's age verification procedure to prove they meet the age requirements. SU Google users intending to use Google+ are urged to provide a valid date of birth showing they are at least 13 years of age as Syracuse University and ITS have no control over the state of accounts suspended due to age restrictions and such suspensions must be resolved through Google's age verification process. Age verification requires providing government issued identification or credit-card information to Google as part of it's age verification process.
Google Apps and Ping
All Google Apps accounts for SU students, faculty, and staff will be authenticated against the Identity Management (IDM) group's Ping Single Sign-On (SSO) system. When a user attempts to login to any Google service using their netID@g.syr.edu they will be redirected to the secure Ping SSO page requesting the user's NetID and associated password. After providing these credentials the user should be redirected back to the original service. Please refer to the IDM group's documentation about Ping and the SSO system for further information.
Google Apps Support and Policy
Since the University is liable for the content stored in its organizational Google Apps account, individual user accounts within the SU organizational account must comply with the University’s Information Technology policies: policies. Specific guidance for the use of any cloud based service may be found in the University’s “Cloud Based Storage and University Data Standard” which restricts the use of confidential (i.e. SS#, Credit Card Information, Privacy Information, Health Information, FERPA Data, research data) or Enterprise (financial, contract, legal, or other SU business information) data within any cloud based services.
The services provided through Syracuse University's Google Apps accounts are products and services that are developed and maintained by Google Inc. As such, application level support questions should be directed to Google. Syracuse University will offer account management related support including account creating, account suspension, password resets, and authentication related questions.
Individual user accounts within the SU organizational account must comply with the University’s Information Technology policies: http://supolicies.syr.edu/it/.
Google Apps is not considered an official Syracuse University communication platform and all official business communications should continue to go through Office 365/Outlook (previously SUMail) and/or Exchange. Google Apps accounts are typically considered personal accounts and should not be used for official departmental business.
Google Apps for Education is a service provided to Syracuse University by Google under the Terms of Service and Privacy Policies which can be found here: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/. By using Syracuse University’s Google Apps for Education account you agree to be bound by these policies and terms as an “End User” unless otherwise indicated by Syracuse University or Google.
The policies, terms of service, services and products included in Google Apps for Education are offered and maintained solely at the discretion of Google. Google reserves the right to modify or terminate these policies, terms of service, services or products, in part or in whole, at anytime with or without notice. Syracuse University makes no guarantees regarding the current or future offerings of these policies, terms of service, services or products as offered through Google Apps for Education.
Syracuse University reserves the right to modify or terminate Google Apps for Education at anytime, with or without notice, in part or in whole.
Further Questions
Please contact the ITS Service Center at help@syr.edu or (315)-443-2677 for further questions.
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