Common use of INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Clause in Contracts

INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. The C-STEM Center will leverage a variety of internet applications and systems to facilitate the delivery of content and curriculum to teachers and students across the entire network. The C- STEM Center shall determine these systems at its sole discretion and will ensure that proper security is provided to safeguard sensitive data. The C-STEM Center will use these systems from time to time to communicate with members of the C-STEM network. The Entity shall ensure that it has employed sufficiently current web browser technology to allow teachers and students to access the C-STEM Center systems. This could include emails sent from the C-STEM Center to C-STEM network members, notifications in various systems such as online assessment platforms or other internet based systems. In order to facilitate these various types of communications including email communication with schools and teachers, the Entity shall add the c- xxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx domain name to safe sender or white list registers at the district, school and individual user levels. In the case of organizations with firewalls or other filtering technology in place to support their security needs, the Entity shall make accommodations to its infrastructure to ensure that the C-STEM Center’s electronic communications are received by recipients within the Entity’s network. In cases where the C-STEM Center uses specific internet based systems for delivery of curriculum, assessments or other relevant content to schools, teachers and students, the Entity shall ensure annually that all programs and users are properly registered and rostered into these systems in keeping with the policies and procedures the C-STEM Center puts in place to ensure secure access to relevant information.