Common use of Unacceptable Uses Clause in Contracts

Unacceptable Uses. The unacceptable uses of the system by staff members include: a. Using the system for unlawful, unprofessional or commercial purposes. Unlawful use can include sexual, religious, ethnic or racial harassment, hate mail, defamation, sexual exploitation of minors, and copyright infringement. b. Staff may not disclose personally identifiable student contact information for uses other than District business. This includes student photographs, home, school, or work addresses or telephone numbers, social security numbers, and credit card numbers c. Activities that are destructive to the system are prohibited. These activities include: creating or propagating computer viruses, overloading the school's computer network by spamming (intentionally sending an unnecessary or annoying message to a large number of people), or hacking (intentionally breaking into restricted areas of computer networks). d. Use of the system to access, store, or distribute obscene or pornographic material. e. Destroying, modifying, or abusing software or hardware components of the system. f. The unauthorized installation, use, storage, or distribution of copyrighted software or materials on system computers is prohibited. g. Network equipment (switches, routers, etc.) and software will be connected and maintained by District Network personnel only. Any unauthorized equipment found connected to the District network will be confiscated. h. Use of the network for political or religious causes, solicitation, advertising, personal gain, or personal fundraising. Political purposes include promotion or negation of a point of view in any local, state, or national election – whether it is for a candidate or about an issue, including school finance elections.