File size and retention period
TUsafesend enables you to send up to 19 files at any one time. The total size limit of all the files is 6 GB. For security purposes, files remain encrypted and are stored on the system for 21 days. They are then automatically deleted.
Data restrictions
You can use TUsafesend to securely share data that you and your recipients are currently authorized to access.
Note about HIPAA: You can use TUsafesend to securely share HIPAA (health care/patient information) data. This data should be transferred only if you and the recipients are authorized to see HIPAA data and it is stored in compliance with university HIPAA standards after being transported.
Also, remember that sharing data with someone who is not currently authorized is against university policy. (See the Data Usage, Governance and Integrity Policy for more details.) If you have any questions about sharing, sending, or storing confidential information, please contact the Office of Information Security at 215-204-7088 or send email to ciso@temple.edu .
To access TUsafesend, go to tusafesend.temple.edu . If you have an AccessNet username and password, log in.
You can drop-off files to persons either within Temple or outside of Temple:
You can drop-off files to persons within Temple University only and you will need to go through a verification process:
If you have an AccessNet account and wish to ask someone outside of Temple to drop off files to you, you can make the process easier for them by sending a request. This eliminates the need for the person to go through a verification process. To send a request for a drop-off:
The recipient will receive an e-mail with a link. When the recipient clicks on the link, he or she is brought directly to the page to upload files.
Note: After you click Send the Request, the system will display a request code (e.g., tug omen pups). As an alternative to sending an e-mail link, you can send this request code to the person who can then use it to drop-off a file.
Follow the steps below if you a system generated e-mail message with a direct link to the file:
Follow the steps below if you received a Claim ID and Claim Passcode:
On the bottom of the screen, you will see a listing of every time the file was picked up along with the name and address of the computer where it was accessed. The name of the original recipient will appear in each of these entries, even if he or she forwarded the link to someone else who picked up the file.
TUsafesend automatically deletes files 21 days after they are uploaded, so you don't need to perform any housekeeping. If you wish to delete a file, you can do so as follows:
Deleting a file you dropped-off