Internet access has been made available to all staff and students in the Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga (CEDWW) as a learning and teaching tool. The Acceptable Use Policy, in conjunction with the Responsible Use of Electronic Communications and Digital Technologies Agreement, is designed to assist all users in making use of this resource in a safe and responsible manner. All users must adhere to the guidelines in this policy.
Users will:
All staff and students should be aware that a breach of this policy may result in disciplinary action in line with their school’s discipline policy, and that serious breaches may require consultation with NSW Police. Copyright ComplianceAll staff and students in CEDWW must comply with Australian Copyright Law. Copyright infringing material must not be stored, temporarily or otherwise, on any part of the CEDWW network (including all G Suite applications e.g. Google Drive). Anything identified as pirated content will be immediately removed, and any involved users (and relevant teachers/supervisors) will be contacted. Social MediaSocial media can be defined as how we use technology to communicate and connect with others. Despite the range of positive uses for social media, there are also a number of ethical and legal issues associated with its use. Many people may hold the mistaken belief that anything published online will be without legal consequence. However, staff and students should be aware that there are a number of potential legal liabilities that may arise, particularly in relation to issues pertaining to reputational damage, and defamation.
In addition to the general AUP guidelines above, staff and students can ensure they abide by the laws and CEDWW's expectations of them, by complying with the following:
Electronic Surveillance & PrivacyAll internet activity is monitored for staff and student safety. Any evidence of a breach in security, filtering, or policy (whether intentional or unintentional) will be investigated by CEDWW IT staff.
CEDWW email system is delivered via Google Apps. Consequently, any emails and email account details may be transferred, stored and processed in infrastructure located in the United States or any other country utilised by Google to provide the Google Apps services. In using the CEDWW email system you consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of that information.
CEDWW IT staff have the ability to access, monitor, use or disclose emails and associated data for the purposes of administering the system and ensuring its proper use. If an email is flagged as inappropriate it may be sent to CEDWW IT/School Administration staff for review. In using the CEDWW email system you consent to such access, use, and disclosure.
Catholic School Authorities are advised that the following should not be retained in “cloud services”: taxation records, employee records under applicable industrial legislation, workers compensation records, occupational health records, student health records, and school attendance records.
For more information about privacy compliance in NSW Catholic Schools, please go to the Catholic Education Commission NSW website here.
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