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Inappropriate Use

i.

I understand that incidents involving

inappropriate use on and off campus may have

consequences as outlined in this document, the

Havergal College Code of Conduct

and/or the

Harassment Policy.

ii. I will not submit, publish, transmit or willingly

receive any defamatory, inaccurate, harassing,

abusive, obscene, profane, sexually-oriented,

threatening, offensive or illegal material.

iii. I will not print excessively (number of pages

/ number of colour pages). Havergal College

reserves the right to charge my student account

if it is determined that printing has been

excessive.

iv. I will not install or modify any hardware or

software on any Havergal computer without the

permission of Havergal College’s Information

Technology Department.

v. I will report any security problem I have

identified immediately to a Havergal staff

member and I will not demonstrate the problem

to others.

Illegal Activities

i.

I will not knowingly introduce a computer virus

or other malware into the Havergal College

network.

ii. I will not tamper with, or try to ‘hack’ into,

any Havergal computer resource to gain

inappropriate access.

iii. I will not violate any patent, trademark, trade

name, copyright or privacy laws.

iv. I will not plagiarize or copy any work done by

others.

v. I will not purposely damage any part of the

school’s technology equipment or computer

network.

vi. I will not use the Havergal College network

for commercial or ongoing personal business

purposes. This includes, but is not limited to,

using the computer resources for commercial

purposes and product advertising.

Sanctions and Disciplinary Actions

The Head of Junior School or the VP School Life,

Operations & Student Wellness—in consultation with the

Assistant Head (Junior, Middle, Senior) or the Head of

Boarding and the Director of Information Technology—will

determine sanctions for violations of the Havergal College

Agreement – Acceptable Use of Technology.

When exercising its discretion to determine the

appropriate sanction to apply to an offence related to

acceptable use of technology, Havergal College will take

into account:

i.

the age of the student and her ability to fully

understand the breach of the Agreement –

Acceptable Use of Technology;

ii. the intention of the student;

iii. the particular circumstances;

iv. the nature and severity of the behaviour; and

v. the impact on the school climate, including the

impact on students or other individuals in the

Havergal College community.

The range of sanctions that the school will apply to

offences related to acceptable use of technology generally

includes but is not limited to:

i.

a verbal warning;

ii. notification and involvement of parents;

iii. being restricted from access to a device and/or

the network;

iv. the removal of other privileges; and

v. where academic integrity and honesty is at

question, sanctions will be consistent with this

section of the

Havergal College Code of Conduct

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Severe or repeated violations may result in suspension

or expulsion as outlined in the

Havergal College Code of Conduct .

Monitoring

All information and communication technologies

accessible on Havergal College’s network should NOT be

regarded as private. Students consent and agree to allow

Havergal personnel to review any and all files, data and

messages, without notice, to ensure that students are

using the system responsibly at all times.

Havergal makes no warranties of any kind, whether

expressed or implied, for the monitoring of its network

services. Use of any information obtained via the

Internet is at the user’s own risk. Havergal College is not

responsible for the accuracy or quality of information

obtained through its network services.