Use of technology at Pittsford Area Schools is a privilege extended to students, staff and administration to enhance learning and exchange information.  Each user of technology shall read and sign the following Technology User Contract.  Each user must understand and agree to the following:
 

1. 1.  That the use of the PITS is a privilege which may be revoked by the administrators of the system at any time for abusive conduct.  Such conduct would include, but not be limited to, the placing of unlawful information on the system, and the use of obscene, abusive or otherwise objectionable language in either public or, upon registration of complaint, private messages or other systems that are accessed through the PITS .  The staff and/or administration of Pittsford Area Schools will be the sole arbiter of what constitutes obscene, abusive, or objectionable language or conduct.

1. 2.  That the use of the PITS is a privilege which may be revoked by the administrators of the system at any time for conduct that embarrasses, harms, or in any way distracts from the good reputation of Pittsford Area Schools, its faculty, staff, and students, or any organizations, groups, and institutions with which the school is affiliated.  The staff and/or administration of Pittsford will be the sole arbiter of what constitutes this unacceptable behavior.

1. 3.  That the Pittsford Area Schools technology staff and/or administration reserves the right to review any material stored in files to which all users have access and will edit or remove any material which the staff, in its sole discretion, believes may be unlawful, obscene, abusive, or otherwise objectionable.

1. 4.  That all information services and features contained on the PITS are intended for the educational use of its patrons, and any commercial or unauthorized use of those materials or services, in any form, is expressly forbidden.

1. 5.  To abide by such rules and regulations of system usage as may be issued from time to time by the administrators of the PITS.

1. 6.  In consideration for the privilege of using PITS and in consideration for having access to the information contained on it, I hereby release the PITS and its operators and sponsors, Pittsford Area Schools and its staff and administration, and all organizations, groups and institutions with which the PITS is affiliated for any and all claims of any nature arising from my use, or inability to use, the PITS.

1. 7.  My access to and us of the PITS is subject to such limitations as may be established by the administrators of the system, and may be changed from time to time.

1. 8.  Users violating this contract may face disciplinary action deemed appropriate in keeping with the disciplinary policies and guidelines of the school.  These include but are not limited to:
a.  Users will be required to make full financial restitution for any unauthorized expenses incurred or any damages caused including service and/or repair time.
b.  Users violating any of these Privileges and Responsibilities may be banned from using any school hardware and software.

1. 9.  Users disciplined for violating this contract may appeal that action through procedures available to them as staff or students.

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