User+Agreement


 * Disclaimer and User Agreement for Learning and Teaching SJHCN wikispace **


 * Purpose**


 * Learning and TeachingSJHCN** wikispace is a site where the wider community can view and learn about the Learning and Teaching at St. James the Apostle PS in Hoppers Crossing North, Victoria, Australia. This is a public wikispace and does not allow for contributions other than by staff at the school with permissions.


 * Scope**

This User Agreement applies to all teachers/members/maintainers (users) of "**Learning and TeachingSJHCN** wikispace".


 * Rationale**

The use of electronic communications at the School carries with it responsibilities. The process by which the School seeks to manage use of "**Learning and TeachingSJHCN** wikispace" is through the development and implementation of this User Agreement.

The User Agreement provides specific and general guidelines which must be followed when using any School online resource.


 * Presentation and suitability of materials**

It is important that materials placed on "**Learning and TeachingSJHCN** wikispace" support the integrity of Catholic education through careful attention to the best possible expression and presentation. Resources are not to be used to access, download, store or transmit material which is inappropriate to the educational or administrative activities of "**Learning and TeachingSJHCN** wikispace".


 * Currency of Materials**

Published material needs regular review and revision, out-of-date material needs removal or archiving, links to web pages need to be tested and, where required, new links included. Responsibility for these matters rest with users who post materials on the site.


 * Copyright Compliance**

Where materials being developed contain the use of copyrighted artwork, text, design, images and/or photographs, all appropriate written permissions are to be sought from the copyright owners before materials are posted on the site. This requirement also applies to student work. The copyright source and/or authors/creators of the material must be clearly acknowledged. Written copies of the permission should be retained by the develop/originator of the content.

When downloading or copying any material, attention needs to be paid to the copyright conditions specified on documents, as well as other general copyright conditions which can be specified in a website's legal disclaimer or copyright notice.

The materials are not to be used for any commercial purposes.


 * Illegality**

The "**Learning and TeachingSJHCN** wikispace" and materials are not to be used in any manner contrary to law or likely to contravene the law. Illegal use includes, but is not limited to:
 * the provision of personal, sensitive or confidential information to unauthorised persons;
 * downloading, transmitting or displaying material that is inappropriate in a workplace, including pornography;
 * engaging in conduct that offends, humiliates, intimidates, insults or ridicules another person;
 * gaining unauthorised access to a computer system;
 * damaging computer data;
 * downloading, transmitting or publishing information which is in breach of copyright;
 * transmitting or publishing information which is defamatory;
 * the use of Internet or e-mail to impersonate another;
 * to knowingly transmit a computer virus or malicious computer program.


 * Compliance**

Information contained on "**Learning and TeachingSJHCN**" will be treated as School related and may be monitored by authorised persons, e.g. administrator/manager of the site.

From time to time authorised persons may examine the material for operational, maintenance, compliance, auditing, security or investigative purposes.

Non-compliance with this User Agreement may constitute a criminal offence, and pose a threat to the security of the School network, the privacy of others, and the integrity of Catholic education. It will be regarded as a serious matter.

Appropriate action will be taken when a breach of the agreement is identified.


 * LEGAL DISCLAIMER**


 * Internet services are not secure or reliable** and the School does not warrant that this service and the material at this site will be available at all times, or that material obtained from or through this site will be free from computer viruses, third party interception and modification or other defects.


 * Users accept all risks** and responsibility for losses, damages, costs and other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from using this site and any information or material available from or through it.