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CLASSROOMEARTH.ORG ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

Welcome to the ClassroomEarth.org website of the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, operating as the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF).  Please take a minute to read the rules that follow and understand that when you become a member of our password protected web site, you agree to follow this Acceptable Use Policy which defines the responsibilities of each member of the Classroom Earth community. These terms may be modified or updated by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of the Acceptable Use Policy at any time on this page.

As the line between the actual world and the virtual world of the Internet grows increasingly blurry, users should take care to conduct themselves in both realms in accord with certain community standards outlined in this Acceptable Use Policy. Users of this site are expected to be 18 years of age or older in order to participate in the password protected sections of ClassroomEarth.org.

Classroom Earth was launched in recognition of and with respect for the importance of online social sites as a means of communicating with colleagues. It is important to understand the public nature of these sites and the risks, responsibility and accountability that users must assume if they participate in such communications on ClassroomEarth.org or when they provide links through ClassroomEarth.org to additional profiles pages, including, but not limited to, MySpace, Facebook and others. Any violation of this Acceptable Use Policy can result in the loss of my privileges to use or access the password protected sections of ClassroomEarth.org.  Classroom Earth reserves the right to terminate my membership, delete my profile and any content I have posted on ClassroomEarth.org and/or to prohibit me from using the password protected sections of ClassroomEarth.org if they believe in their sole discretion that I have violated these rules.

Users must also understand that they continually represent their high school even if they are using Internet resources away from or outside of his/her high school’s network and that they may be subject to terms of the school’s Acceptable Use Policy, the terms of which may be more inclusive and for which the violation of such policy may include disciplinary measures in addition to those of Classroom Earth. Users’ names and websites visited may be linked with their high school, and as a result, their school may monitor the content of these sites because of the impact such sites can have on the school’s accountability, public image and student safety.

All members of the Classroom Earth community agree to follow these rules and commit to Classroom Earth’s values. These values include:

  • A commitment to integrity
  • A respect for the rights and feelings of others and
  • A respect for one’s self
     

Acceptable Use Responsibilities for ClassroomEarth.org

I understand the following:

  • In consideration of my use of ClassroomEarth.org, I shall (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about myself as required by any registration forms on ClassroomEarth.org; (b) maintain the security of my password and identification; and  (c) be responsible for all use of my account and for any actions that take place using my account.
  • If I knowingly enable others to violate these rules, I may be held accountable as if I broke the rule myself.  
  • Tampering with Classroom Earth’s technology tools or another person’s work is unacceptable.
  • I am solely responsible for my interactions with other ClassroomEarth.org users. Classroom Earth reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor disputes between me and other users.
  • I acknowledge and agree that any postings, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other user generated content (“User Generated Content”) is not confidential and shall become the sole property of Classroom Earth and NEEF. Classroom Earth and NEEF shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of User Generated Content for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to me.
     

Use of Classroom Earth’s Virtual Resource
I will:

  • Respect the work and privacy of others on ClassroomEarth.org.
  • Insure my ClassroomEarth.org User Generated Content is appropriate, consistent with Classroom Earth’s mission and values.
  • Attempt to avoid the misuses of virtual materials on ClassroomEarth.org.
  • Respect, protect and properly cite all third party materials that I transfer and use in my postings on ClassroomEarth.org.
  • Conserve, protect and share these resources with other site users and Internet users, as appropriate.
  • Report any virus detected to Classroom Earth at [email protected].


I will not:

  • Use ClassroomEarth.org resources for commercial activity including buying, selling or advertising or to seek monetary gain.
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent myself, my  age or my school affiliation.
  • Intentionally access, transmit, copy or create material that is illegal, such as obscenity, stolen materials or illegal copies of copyrighted works.
  • Intentionally introduce a virus or other harmful code anywhere on ClassroomEarth.org. I will make an effort to keep any computer I use to access ClassroomEarth.org free from viruses and other destructive materials.
  • Infringe third party copyrights, such as linking to illegal copies of music, games or movies.
  • Plagiarize.
  • Forward chain letters, joke collections, Internet urban legends and other mass unsolicited materials that clutter ClassroomEarth.org.
  • Send personal political messages or represent Classroom Earth in any political arena.
  • Annoy, hinder, or harass others with offensive, obscene, abusive, embarrassing, or threatening language or images.
  • Communicate with inappropriate or abusive language.
  • Access, download, store, or print obscene or pornographic material.
     

Privacy

  • I will not upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make publicly available on ClassroomEarth.org any private information of any third party or myself, including, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers.
  • I will not attempt to discover or use another user’s login name or password, nor will I share my passwords. If I become aware of another individual’s password, I will inform that person or Classroom Earth at [email protected].
  • Anything posted on a website by a student constitutes public speech and will be held to all the standards and expectations expressed in this Acceptable Use Policy.
     

Classroom Earth and their authorized agents and employees monitor the use of ClassroomEarth.org to insure conformity with this policy.  NEEF and Classroom Earth reserve the right to examine, use and disclose any data consistent with this Acceptable Use Policy, the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy , the terms of which can be found at Terms of Use Statement and Privacy Statement.