• The network has been established for a limited educational purpose including classroom activities, career development and limited high-quality self-discovery activities. These activities must be carried out according to the directions given by Holy Spirit College staff.
• Students should only use software specified by their teacher for activities specified by their teacher.
• Use of the internet outside of class time is permitted if the student is in possession of an assignment sheet signed by the responsible teacher.

Unacceptable Uses

• Student use of the Holy Spirit College network must not conflict with the Catholic ethos, any part of the Acceptable Use Policy or other College policies.
• Examples of unacceptable use include but are not limited to:
  Spamming, hacking, pornography, obscenity, harassment, abuse, defamation, blasphemy, deception, creation or spreading of viruses and engaging in any illegal act.
• Students may not use the Holy Spirit College network for commercial purposes.
• Students may not offer, provide or purchase products or services through the network.
• If you mistakenly access inappropriate information, you must immediately tell your teacher.

System Security

• Students may not enter computer rooms unless a teacher is present.
• No food, drink or gum (or any other substance or activity that is likely to damage school property or the rights of other inhabitants) is allowed in the computer rooms.
• Students are responsible for their individual account and should take all reasonable precautions to prevent others from being able to use their account.
• Students must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the network or to any other computer system through the network or go beyond their authorized access. This includes attempting to use another person's account or access another person's files.
• Students must not make deliberate attempts to disrupt the computer system or destroy data.
• Students should immediately notify a teacher or the system administrator if they have identified a possible security problem. Do not go looking for security problems, as this may be construed as an illegal attempt to gain access.
• Any disks brought to school need to be virus checked prior to use by a member of the IT staff. If a disk is to be used for a PowerPoint presentation or similar class assignment, then it should be virus checked and rehearsed on the school computer at least one day prior to its use.
• Students are not permitted to load any software onto Holy Spirit College computers unless directed to do so by their teacher as part of a class activity.

Personal Safety

• Students must not transmit personal or private information about themselves or other people. This includes but is not limited to addresses and telephone numbers.
• Students should promptly disclose to their teacher or another College employee any message received that is inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable.
• Students must not agree to meet with someone they have met online.

Resource Limits

• Users should regularly remove old or unwanted files from their server space.
• All hardware needs to be treated with care. Any damages or malfunctions need to be reported immediately to a staff member.
• Students should not download files unless permission has been granted by the Information Technology Co-ordinator.
• The internet is not to be used for listening to music.

Printing

Students should avoid printing from the Internet. Content should be copied and pasted into Word, edited and then printed. (Please note the following section regarding copyright obligation.)

• Single copies only of documents should be printed.
• Duplicate assignment sheets, printing for other subjects, and any waste of printing resources will be charged at 20c per page for black and white, or $1 per page for colour.

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

• Students must not plagiarize works that are found on the Internet.
• Students must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
• The rights of copyright owners should be respected. Permission should be requested from the copyright owner where there is uncertainty over rights to use a work.
• Illegally copied music should not be brought to the College.
• Students should not retransmit a message that was sent to them privately unless permission is granted by the person who sent the message.

Limitation of Liability

Consequences