Common use of Unacceptable Use Clause in Contracts

Unacceptable Use. Unacceptable uses of technologies and the Internet include, but are not limited to: • Causing harm to others or damage to their property. • In the opinion of the Administration, producing and/or uploading content/videos/images, either through the use of the District network or from home computers, which seriously results in the disruption of the educational process or day-to-day operations of the school. In these cases, students will be asked to remove the content and may be subject to discipline. • Use for personal gain, unauthorized fundraising, commercial solicitation and compensation of any kind. • Activities incurring liability or cost by the District. The District will not be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting from the use, or access to, Greenwich Public School’s network or the Internet. • Downloading, installing other unauthorized applications (including shareware or freeware) without permission or approval from a District representative. • Support or opposition for ballot measures, candidates and any other political activity, ,excluding specific activities supporting school-related projects. • Hacking, cracking, vandalizing, the introduction of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs and changes to hardware, software and monitoring tools. • Uses that jeopardize the security of student or staff access and of the computer network or other networks on the Internet, for example, disclosing or sharing your password with others or impersonating another user. • Unauthorized access to other district computers, networks and information systems. • Using another’s password or some other user identifier that misleads message recipients into believing that someone other than you is communicating or otherwise using his/her access to the network or the Internet. • Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, hate mail, defamation, harassment of any kind, discriminatory jokes and remarks. • The sending, sharing, viewing or possessing pictures, emails or other material of a sexual nature in electronic or any other form on a cell phone or other electronic device is prohibited in the school setting. • Information posted, sent or stored online that could endanger others (e.g., bomb construction, drug manufacturing). • Accessing, uploading, downloading, storage and/or distribution of obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material. • Attaching unauthorized equipment to the network. Any such equipment will be confiscated. • Participating in blogs, wikis, bulletin boards, social networking sites and groups and the creation of content for podcasts, email and web pages that do not support student instruction, research and staff development. Privacy Network and Internet access is provided as a tool for your education. The District reserves the right to monitor, inspect, copy, review and store at any time and without prior notice any and all usage of the computer network and Internet access and any and all information transmitted or received in connection with such usage. All such information files shall be and remain the property of the District and no user shall have any expectation of privacy regarding such materials. No student or staff user should have any expectation of privacy when using the District network for personal use. The District reserves the right to disclose any electronic messages to law enforcement officials or third parties as appropriate. All documents are subject to disclosure by the District to the extent required by laws of Connecticut. Copyright Downloading, copying, duplicating and distributing software, music, sound files, movies, images or other copyrighted materials without the specific written permission of the copyright owner is generally prohibited. However, the duplication and distribution of materials for educational purposes are permitted when such duplication and distribution fall within the Fair Use Doctrine of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, USC) and content is cited appropriately. Confidentiality of Student Information Personally identifiable information concerning students may not be disclosed or used in any way on the Internet without the permission of a parent or guardian, or, if the student is 18 or over, the permission of the student himself/herself. Users should never give out private or confidential information about themselves or others on the Internet. A supervising teacher or administrator may authorize the release of directory information, as defined by law, for internal administrative purposes or approved educational projects or activities.

Unacceptable Use. Unacceptable uses The use of technologies the network is a privilege, and not a right, which may be revoked at any time for inappropriate conduct as determined by the Lavaca School District. Such conduct would include, but not be limited to, the placing or viewing of unauthorized or unlawful information (data or graphics) on a system, the use of abusive or otherwise objectionable language in either public or private messages/data, the sending of messages/data that are likely to result in the loss of a recipient’s work or systems, and the Internet sending of “chain letters” or “broadcast” messages to list or individuals. District computing resources cannot be used to intimidate or create an atmosphere of harassment based upon gender, race, religion, ethnic origin, creed, or sexual orientation. It is essential for each user on the network to recognize his/her responsibility in having access to vast services, sites, systems, and people. The user is ultimately responsible for his/her actions in accessing network services. Be sure to observe the acceptable use policy of other networks. What is acceptable use on the district network may not be acceptable on outside networks. It is not acceptable to use the network so as to interfere with or disrupt network users, services, or equipment. Disruptions include, but are not limited to, distribution of unsolicited advertising, propagation of computer worms or viruses and using the network to make unauthorized entry to any other machine/service accessible via the network. No one should deliberately attempt to degrade the performance of a computer system (including network resources) or to deprive authorized users of resource or access. Use of the network for recreational games is not acceptable. The opportunity to use District technology to access the Internet is a privilege and not a right. Students who misuse electronic devices or Internet access in any way will face disciplinary action. Misuse of the Internet includes but is not limited to: • Causing harm Disabling or bypassing of security procedures, compromising, attempting to others compromise, or damage defeating the district’s technology network security or Internet filtering software • The altering of data without authorization • Disclosing, using or disseminating passwords, whether the passwords are the student’s own or those of another student/faculty/community member to their property. other students • In Divulging personally identifying information about himself/herself or anyone else either on the opinion Internet or in an email unless it is a necessary and integral part of the Administrationstudent’s academic endeavor. Personally identifying information includes full names, producing and/or uploading content/videos/imagesaddresses, either through the use of the District network and phone numbers • Using electronic devices for any illegal activity, including electronic device hacking and copyright or from home computersintellectual property law violations, which seriously results in the disruption of the educational process • Using electronic devices to access or day-to-day operations of the school. In these cases, students will be asked create sexually explicit or pornographic texts or graphics • Using electronic devices to remove the content and may be subject to discipline. • Use for personal gain, unauthorized fundraising, commercial solicitation and compensation of any kind. • Activities incurring liability or cost by the District. The District will not be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting from the use, or access to, Greenwich Public School’s network or the Internet. • Downloading, installing other unauthorized applications (including shareware or freeware) without permission or approval from a District representative. • Support or opposition for ballot measures, candidates and violate any other political activity, ,excluding specific activities supporting school-related projects. • Hacking, cracking, vandalizing, policy or is contrary to the introduction of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs Internet safety and changes to hardware, software and monitoring tools. • Uses that jeopardize the security of student or staff access and of the computer network or other networks on the Internet, for example, disclosing or sharing your password with others or impersonating another user. • Unauthorized access to other district computers, networks and information systemselectronic device use agreement. • Using another’s password or some other user identifier that misleads message recipients into believing that someone other than you is communicating or otherwise using his/her access to devices for the network or the Internet. • Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, hate mail, defamation, harassment purpose of any kind, discriminatory jokes and remarks. • The sending, sharing, viewing or possessing pictures, emails or other material of a sexual nature in electronic or any other form on a cell phone or other electronic device is prohibited in the school setting. • Information posted, sent or stored online that could endanger others (e.g., bomb construction, drug manufacturing). • Accessing, uploading, downloading, storage and/or distribution of obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material. • Attaching unauthorized equipment to the network. Any such equipment will be confiscated. • Participating in blogs, wikis, bulletin boards, social networking sites and groups and the creation of content for podcasts, email and web pages that do not support student instruction, research and staff development. Privacy Network and Internet access is provided as a tool for your education. The District reserves the right to monitor, inspect, copy, review and store at any time and without prior notice any and all usage of the computer network and Internet access and any and all information transmitted or received in connection with such usage. All such information files shall be and remain the property of the District and no user shall have any expectation of privacy regarding such materials. No student or staff user should have any expectation of privacy when using the District network for personal use. The District reserves the right to disclose any electronic messages to law enforcement officials or third parties as appropriate. All documents are subject to disclosure by the District to the extent required by laws of Connecticut. Copyright Downloading, copying, duplicating and distributing software, music, sound files, movies, images or other copyrighted materials without the specific written permission of the copyright owner is generally prohibited. However, the duplication and distribution of materials for educational purposes are permitted when such duplication and distribution fall within the Fair Use Doctrine of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, USC) and content is cited appropriately. Confidentiality of Student Information Personally identifiable information concerning students may not be disclosed or used in any way on the Internet without the permission of a parent or guardian, or, if the student is 18 or over, the permission of the student himself/herself. Users should never give out private or confidential information about themselves or others on the Internet. A supervising teacher or administrator may authorize the release of directory information, as defined by law, for internal administrative purposes or approved educational projects or activitiescyberbullying.

Unacceptable Use. Unacceptable uses of technologies and the Internet include, but are not limited to: • Causing harm to others or damage to their property. • In the opinion of the Administration, producing and/or uploading content/videos/images, either through the use of the District network or from home computers, which seriously results could result in the disruption of the educational process or day-to-day operations of the school. In these cases, students will be asked to remove the content and may be subject to discipline. • Use for personal gain, unauthorized fundraising, commercial solicitation and compensation of any kind. • ; Activities incurring liability or cost by the District. The District will not be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting from the use, or access to, Greenwich Public School’s network or the Internet. • ; Downloading, installing and use of games, audio files, video files or other unauthorized applications (including shareware or freeware) without permission or approval from a District representative. • ; Support or opposition for ballot measures, candidates and any other political activity, ,excluding specific activities supporting school-related projects. • ; Hacking, cracking, vandalizing, the introduction of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs and changes to hardware, software and monitoring tools. • ; Uses that jeopardize the security of student or staff access and of the computer network or other networks on the Internet, for . For example, disclosing or sharing your password with others or impersonating another user. • Unauthorized access to other district computers, networks and information systems. • Using ; Employing another’s password or some other user identifier that misleads message recipients into believing that someone other than you is communicating or otherwise using his/her access to the network or the Internet. • ; Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, hate mail, defamation, harassment of any kind, discriminatory jokes and remarks. • ; The sending, sharing, viewing or possessing pictures, emails or other material of a sexual nature in electronic or any other form on a cell phone or other electronic device is prohibited in the school setting. • Information posted, sent or stored online that could endanger others (e.g., bomb construction, drug manufacturing). • ; Accessing, uploading, downloading, storage and/or distribution of obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material. • ; Attaching unauthorized equipment to the network. Any such equipment will be confiscated. • ; and Participating in blogs, wikis, bulletin boards, social networking sites and groups and the creation of content for podcasts, email and web pages that do not support student instruction, research and staff development. Privacy Network and Internet access is provided as a tool for your education. The District reserves the right to monitor, inspect, copy, review and store at any time and without prior notice any and all usage of the computer network and Internet access and any and all information transmitted or received in connection with such usage. All such information files shall be and remain the property of the District and no user shall have any expectation of privacy regarding such materials. No student or staff user should have any expectation of privacy when using the District network for personal usenetwork. The District reserves the right to disclose any electronic messages to law enforcement officials or third parties as appropriate. All documents are subject to the public records disclosure by the District to the extent required by laws of Connecticut. Copyright Downloading, copying, duplicating and distributing software, music, sound files, movies, images or other copyrighted materials without the specific written permission of the copyright owner is generally prohibited. However, the duplication and distribution of materials for educational purposes are permitted when such duplication and distribution fall within the Fair Use Doctrine of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, USC) and content is cited appropriately. Confidentiality of Student Information Personally identifiable information concerning students may not be disclosed or used in Permission to publish any way on student work requires permission from the Internet without the permission of a parent or guardian, or, if the student is 18 or over, the permission of the student himself/herself. Users should never give out private or confidential information about themselves or others on the Internet. A supervising teacher or administrator may authorize the release of directory information, as defined by law, for internal administrative purposes or approved educational projects or activities.

Unacceptable Use. Unacceptable uses of technologies and the Internet include, but are not limited to: • Causing harm to others or damage to their property. • In the opinion of the Administration, producing and/or uploading content/videos/images, either through the use of the District network or from home computers, which seriously results could result in the disruption of the educational process or day-to-day operations of the school. In these cases, students will be asked to remove the content and may be subject to disciplinecontent. • Use for personal gain, unauthorized fundraising, commercial solicitation and compensation of any kind. ; • Activities incurring liability or cost by the District. The District will not be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting from the use, or access to, Greenwich Public School’s network or the Internet. ; • Downloading, installing and use of games, audio files, video files or other unauthorized applications (including shareware or freeware) without permission or approval from a District representative. ; • Support or opposition for ballot measures, candidates and any other political activity, ,excluding specific activities supporting school-related projects. ; • Hacking, cracking, vandalizing, the introduction of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs and changes to hardware, software and monitoring tools. ; • Uses that jeopardize the security of student or staff access and of the computer network or other networks on the Internet, for . For example, disclosing or sharing your password with others or impersonating another user. • Unauthorized access to other district computers, networks and information systems. ; • Using Employing another’s password or some other user identifier that misleads message recipients into believing that someone other than you is communicating or otherwise using his/her access to the network or the Internet. ; • XxxxxxxxxxxxxCyber bullying, hate mail, defamation, harassment of any kind, discriminatory jokes and remarks. ; • The sending, sharing, viewing or possessing pictures, emails or other material of a sexual nature in electronic or any other form on a cell phone or other electronic device is prohibited in the school setting. • Information posted, sent or stored online that could endanger others (e.g., bomb construction, drug manufacturing). ; • Accessing, uploading, downloading, storage and/or distribution of obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material. ; and • Attaching unauthorized equipment to the network. Any such equipment will be confiscated. • Participating in blogs, wikis, bulletin boards, social networking sites and groups and the creation of content for podcasts, email and web pages that do not support student instruction, research and staff development. Privacy Network and Internet access is provided as a tool for your education. The District reserves the right to monitor, inspect, copy, review and store at any time and without prior notice any and all usage of the computer network and Internet access and any and all information transmitted or received in connection with such usage. All such information files shall be and remain the property of the District and no user shall have any expectation of privacy regarding such materials. No student or staff user should have any expectation of privacy when using the District network for personal usenetwork. The District reserves the right to disclose any electronic messages to law enforcement officials or third parties as appropriate. All documents are subject to the public records disclosure by the District to the extent required by laws of Connecticut. Copyright Downloading, copying, duplicating and distributing software, music, sound files, movies, images or other copyrighted materials without the specific written permission of the copyright owner is generally prohibited. However, the duplication and distribution of materials for educational purposes are permitted when such duplication and distribution fall within the Fair Use Doctrine of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, USC) and content is cited appropriately. Confidentiality of Student Information Personally identifiable information concerning students may not be disclosed or used in Permission to publish any way on student work requires permission from the Internet without the permission of a parent or guardian, or, if the student is 18 or over, the permission of the student himself/herself. Users should never give out private or confidential information about themselves or others on the Internet. A supervising teacher or administrator may authorize the release of directory information, as defined by law, for internal administrative purposes or approved educational projects or activities.