• The computers in the Daviess County School System are provided for educational uses only.
• The display of inappropriate materials and the use of computers for illegal activities is a violation of the school’s discipline policy.
• Copying computer files to or from Daviess County School computers without permission is forbidden.
• Deleting files other than my own is forbidden.
• Staff members of the Daviess County Schools will monitor my use of the Internet.
• I am responsible for any expenses incurred if I purchase items through the Internet.
• Any messages I receive or send on the computer are the “property” of the Daviess County School System and may be read by the System Administrator, if required to do so by law or school policies.
• I will not knowingly give my mail password to another person.
• I understand that if I violate these rules, I may be denied access to the school computers and will be subject to the discipline policies of my school. (Employees will be subject to DCPS personnel policies.)

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User Signature Date

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Parent Signature (if user is under 18 years of age) Date

Note to Building Administrators:

All employees and students or their guardians must sign this User Agreement. It must be filed in the student’s permanent record folder and employee’s folder prior to granting user access. This agreement should be updated when the user transfers into another building. The copy of the DavEdNet “Terms and Conditions” should be retained by the user/parent.

Parents and Employees - Please read and retain this portion

DavEdNET - Terms and Conditions V 1.4

GENERAL INFORMATION

The district wide provision of computers for the express use of the Daviess County Public School students and its employees along with the communication services it provides shall be referred to as the "Daviess County Educational Network" or DavEdNET. Additional administrative support is provided by the KY Department of Education. The system administrators of DavEdNET are employees of the Daviess County Public School System and reserve the right to monitor all activity on DavEdNET. Persons reading and accepting this policy will be given access to its services. They will be referred to as "users" of DavEdNET. There are currently no charges to users by DavEdNET for system usage.

DavEdNET is connected by a frame relay dedicated link which is attached to the Kentucky Department of Education in Frankfort, KY and their statewide backbone. A connection Internet backbone is made via WorldCom. Because of this complex association between so many government agencies and networks, the end user of any of these networks must adhere to strict guidelines. They are provided here so that users and the parents of users who are under 18 years of age are aware of the responsibilities they are about to acquire. DavEdNET may modify these rules at any time by publishing the modified rule(s) on the System. The signature(s) at the end of this document is (are) legally binding and indicates the party (parties) who signed has (have) read the terms and conditions carefully and understand their significance.

INFORMATION CONTENT & USES OF THE SYSTEM

User agrees not to publish on or over the System any information which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person or any information which would be abusive, profane or sexually offensive to an average person, or which, without the approval of the system administrators, contains any advertising or any solicitation of other users to use goods or services. User agrees not to use the facilities and capabilities of the System to conduct any business or activity or solicit the performance of any activity which is prohibited by law.

Student use of school computers will be monitored by responsible adults at all times. However, because DavEdNET provides access to other computer systems around the world, user (and the parent(s) of user if user is under 18 years of age) specifically understands that the system administrators and DCPS do not have control of the content of information residing on these other systems. Users and the parents of users who are under 18 years of age are advised that some systems may contain defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material. DavEdNET, Daviess County Public Schools, and the system administrators do not condone the use of such materials and do not permit usage of such materials in the school environment. Parents of minors having accesss on the System should be aware of the existence of such materials and monitor home usage of the System. Students knowingly bringing such materials into the school environment will be dealt with according to the discipline policies of the individual school building and Daviess County Public Schools, and such activities may result in termination of their access of DavEdNET.

DavEdNET, THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS AND THE DAVIESS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR SERVICES PERFORMED BY, OR THAT THE INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE CONTAINED ON THE SYSTEM WILL MEET THE USER'S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SYSTEM WILL BE CORRECTED. DavEdNET IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

THIRD PARTY SUPPLIED INFORMATION :

Opinions, advice, services and all other information expressed by users, information providers, service providers, or other third party personnel on DavEdNET are those of the provider and not of DavEdNET. Users are urged to seek professional advice for specific, individual situations.

User may order services or merchandise from other agencies and users of DavEdNET, not affiliated with DavEdNET, ("Seller") through DavEdNET. All matters concerning the merchandise and services ordered from Seller, including but not limited to purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between the Seller and the user. DavEdNET makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any goods or services provided by Sellers. DavEdNET, Daviess County Public Schools, or the system administrators shall not be a party to such transactions or be liable for any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly, the actions or inactions of Sellers.

TELEPHONE CHARGES

DavEdNET assumes no responsibility or liability for any phone charges including, but not limited to, long distance charges, per minute (unit) surcharges and/or equipment or line costs, incurred by user while accessing DavEdNET remotely. Any disputes or problems regarding phone service are strictly between user and his or her local phone company and/or long distance service provider.

ONLINE CONDUCT

Any action by a user that is determined by a system administrator to constitute an inappropriate use of DavEdNET or to improperly restrict or inhibit other users from using and enjoying DavEdNET is strictly prohibited and may result in termination of an offending user's access. User specifically agrees not to submit, publish, or display on DavEdNET any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material; nor shall user encourage the use of controlled substances. Transmission of material, information or software in violation of any local, state or federal law is prohibited and is a breach of the Terms and Conditions.

User specifically agrees to indemnify DavEdNET, Daviess County Public Schools , and the system administrators for any losses, costs, or damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by DavEdNET, Daviess County Public Schools, and the system administrators relating to, or arising out of any breach of this section (Online Conduct) by user.

Commercial uses of DavEdNET are strictly prohibited unless prior written consent from the system administrators has been granted.

SOFTWARE LIBRARIES

Only public domain files, and files in which the author has given expressed consent for online distribution, may be uploaded to the software libraries by user. Any other software may not be uploaded to the software libraries. Any software having the purpose of damaging other users' systems, or the DavEdNET System (e.g., computer viruses) is specifically prohibited. The system administrators, at their sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse posting of files, and to remove files. The system administrators, at their sole discretion, further reserve the right to immediately terminate the access of a user who misuses the software libraries. System administrators do not necessarily inspect software uploaded by users and DavEdNET does not guarantee the suitability or performance of any software downloaded from DavEdNET System or any other system accessed through DavEdNET.

COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL

Copyrighted material must not be placed on any system connected to DavEdNET without the author's permission. Only the owner(s) or persons they specifically authorize may upload copyrighted material to the Service. Users may download copyrighted material for their own use. Any user may also non- commercially redistribute a copyrighted program with the expressed permission of the owner or authorized person. Permission must be specified in the document, on the System, or must be obtained directly from the author.

PUBLIC DOMAIN MATERIAL

Any user may upload public domain programs to the System. Any user may download public domain programs for their own use or non-commercially redistribute a public domain program. User assumes all risks regarding the determination of whether a program is in the public domain.

REAL-TIME/INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AREAS (CHAT): The system administrators, at their sole discretion, reserve the right to immediately terminate the access of a user who misuses the real-time conference features (talk/chat/internet relay chat).

ELECTRONIC MAIL

Electronic mail ("Mail") is a private electronic message sent by or to a user in correspondence with another person having Internet mail access. A student will be granted an e-mail account if it is requested by a sponsoring employee of the Daviess County Public Schools for an education related reason. Messages received by the System are retained on the System until deleted by the recipient. Canceled DavEdNET access will result in the deletion of user Mail. Users are expected to remove old messages in a timely fashion and the system administrators may remove such messages if not attended to regularly by the user.

The system administrators will not intentionally inspect the contents of mail sent by one user to an identified addressee, or disclose such contents to other than the sender, or an intended recipient, without the consent of the sender or an intended recipient, unless required to do so by law or policies of Daviess County Public Schools, or to investigate complaints regarding mail which is alleged to contain defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material. DavEdNET reserves the right to cooperate fully with Daviess County Public Schools, local, state, or federal officials in any investigation concerning or relating to any mail transmitted on DavEdNET and cannot be held liable for any such messages recieved or transmitted by the system.

DISK USAGE

The system administrators reserve the right to set quotas for disk usage on the System. A user who exceeds their quota will be advised to delete files to return to compliance. Users may request that their disk quota be increased by submitting a request via electronic mail to susan@daviess.k12.ky.us stating the need for the quota increase. A user who remains in non-compliance of disk space quotas after seven (7) days of notification will have their files removed by a system administrator.

SECURITY

Security on any computer system is a high priority, especially when the system involves many users. If a user feels that they can identify a security problem on DavEdNET, the user must notify a system administrator or e-mail susan@daviess.k12.ky.us. The user should not demonstrate the problem to others. A DCPS staff person may allow students who do not have mail accounts to access the system through the staff person's account as long as the staff person does not disclose the password of the account to the students and understands that the staff person assumes responsibility for the actions of students using their access. Users may not otherwise let others use their access and password. Passwords to the system should not be easily guessable by others, nor should they be words which could be found in a dictionary. Attempts to login to the system using another user's account or as a system administrator will result in termination of the access. User should immediately notify a system administrator (sburton@daviess.k12.ky.us) if their password is lost or stolen, or if they have reason to believe that someone has obtained unauthorized access to their account. Any user identified as a security risk or having a history of problems with other computer systems may be denied access to DavEdNET.

VANDALISM

Vandalism will result in cancellation of privileges. Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy data of another user, DavEdNET, or any of the agencies or other networks that are connected to DavEdNET, the KETS system, or the WorldCom Internet backbone. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses.

TERMINATION OF ACCESS

The system administrators reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to suspend or terminate user's access to and use of DavEdNET upon any breach of the Terms and Conditions by user. Prior to a suspension or termination, or as soon after as is practicable, the system administrator will inform the user of the suspected breach and give the user an opportunity to present an explanation. User may request a review hearing with a different system administrator other than the system administrator who imposed the suspension or termination within seven (7) days of such suspension or termination if user feels that such action was unjust. After the review, access may be restored if the system administrator upholds user's appeal.

OTHER PROVISIONS

The Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Kentucky (Open Records Laws, KRS 61870 through 61.884 , KRS 156, KRS 171.410 through 171.720 and SB230) . Each party irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Kentucky and the federal courts situated in the State of Kentucky, in connection with any action to enforce the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, to recover damages or other relief for breach or default under the Terms and Conditions, or otherwise arising under or by reason of the Terms and Conditions.

This policy was adapted with permission from the Rocky Mountain High School Network Terms and Conditions.

Parents and Employees - Please read and retain the “Terms and Conditions”