Security, Policies & Guidelines
NMSU Account Purge Policy
This policy outlines the normal account purge process with respect to persons no longer affiliated with NMSU.
Each student, staff and faculty member at NMSU receives an NMSU Account. That account allows access to the numerous computer and online resources available at NMSU.
NMSU as a state entity is not allowed to offer services to non-affiliated persons. Former employees that have not reached retirement and former students without pending financial obligations must have their NMSU account purged.
Once separation from NMSU occurs the NMSU account will remain active for one year. After one year email notifications of the impending purge will be sent to the NMSU account. The notifications will occur at four weeks, two weeks, one week and the day prior to the purge.
The owner of the NMSU account is responsible for all data associated with the account. Owner data commonly accumulates on E-mail servers, web pages, learning management systems and shared computer lab storage. These data will not be retained after the NMSU account is purged. An owner wishing to retain data left on NMSU resources should copy it prior to the purge.
NMSU is not responsible for data lost due to the purge and will be unable to recover data once the NMSU account has been purged.
Employee access to NMSU private data is revoked immediately upon separation. Access to the rest of NMSU services will remain intact for one year under normal circumstances.