The District’s Network, Internet & Computer conditions, Rules and Acceptable user Protocol include, but are not limited to the following:

Acceptable Use
• The Burnaby School District provides access to the Internet for educational and research purposes and to provide opportunities for collaborative work.
• Only the authorized owner of the account shall use an account. Account holders are responsible for all activity within their accounts.

Prohibited Uses
• Use of account for personal, political or commercial purposes is not allowed. District provided accounts must not be used to send chain letters or to harass other users with unwanted email messages.
• Transmission of any material in violation of any Canadian law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret.
• Vandalism and harassment will result in cancellation of user privileges. Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm, modify, and destroy data of another user, or the agencies or other networks that are connected to the Internet. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creating of computer viruses. Harassment includes, but is not limited to, the sending of unwanted mail, the persistent annoyance of another user, or the interference of another user’s work.

Network Etiquette
• Be polite. Do not use abusive languages or images in your messages to others. Do not criticize the spelling, writing or keyboarding of others.
• Use appropriate language. Do not swear, use vulgarities or any other inappropriate language.
• Do not reveal your personal address or phone number, or those of other students.
• Do not use the network in such a way that you would disrupt the use of the network by other users.
• All communications and information accessible via the network is assumed to be the property of the Burnaby School District. Do not repost personal e-mail that you receive to public forums (e.g. listservs, newsgroups) without the permission of the author.

Encounter of Controversial Material
• Users may encounter material that is controversial and which users, parents, teachers or administrators may consider inappropriate or offensive. However, on a global network it is impossible to control all content of data, and an industrious user may discover controversial material. It is the user’s responsibility not to initiate access to such material.

No Warranties
• The Burnaby School District makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the service it is providing. The district will not be responsible for any damages a user suffers. Use of any information obtained via the Internet is at the user’s own risk. District E-mail account is not guaranteed to be private and can be monitored by the district personnel if necessary.

Penalties for Improper Use
• Use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate use, including any violation of these conditions and rules, Canadian laws or posted classroom and district rules are subject to loss of network privileges and other District disciplinary actions. It is important for students and their families to understand and abide by the Burnaby School Network, Internet and Computer Conditions, Rules and Acceptable Protocol. If there is a violation, access to computer privileges may be lost and other disciplinary and/or legal action may be taken.

I have read, understand and agree to abide by the conditions of computer use at Byrne Creek Secondary.