NYC Arts in Education Roundtable
eChalk Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Welcome to the NYC Arts in
Education Roundtable’s (the Roundtable) online community provided by eChalk. In
order to join the Roundtable’s online community all users are required to agree
to this acceptable use policy (AUP) (“Agreement”). This agreement explains the
policies that govern your access to and use of our Website. By accessing or
using our Website, you agree to these terms (collectively the "Policy and
Agreement"), as the Roundtable may modify it from time to time. If you do
not agree to accept and comply with the Policy and Agreement, do not access or
use our Website.
ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE
The New York City Arts in
Education Roundtable enables arts organizations providing arts education in the
New York City schools and community to meet and share information about the
field. The Roundtable also provides information about arts education to the
media, government, and general public.
Established in 1992, the
Roundtable serves major cultural institutions as well as smaller,
community-based organizations. This member-driven organization began as a grass
roots effort to provide support and networking opportunities for its members,
as well as to improve and advance the state of arts in education. The
Roundtable currently has over 100 member organizations, representing all five
boroughs of New York City. The Roundtable is governed by a Board of Directors
elected by the membership.
ABOUT eCHALK
eChalk
connects administrators, teachers, students and parents within schools and
districts in a secure online environment that’s designed to streamline
instruction, communication and professional development. eChalk’s
easy-to-use and customizable tools — including websites, student-safe email,
online classrooms, blogs, and groups — allow schools to address individual
learning needs, engage students and cultivate 21st century skills.
Using eChalk, schools and
districts can:
·
Create compelling online communities
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Enable and support collaboration for professional
development, and
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Expand teaching and learning activities “beyond
the building” to engage students and parents.
The eChalk system is designed
primarily for use by K-12 schools and districts and therefore includes various
language, vocabulary, and terminology in certain areas specifically related to
school operations. Users should not let these situations cause
any alarm or concern as the Roundtable looks forward to exploring the use of
the eChalk system to support its program and activities.
WHO CAN USE THE SITE?
User accounts may be provided for
Roundtable board members, committee members, and general membership at the
discretion of the Roundtable. The system is being provided solely to support
the operation, management, and activities of the Roundtable.
PRIVACY POLICY
The Roundtable does not require
the collection of any personal information except the basic name information
(i.e. first and last names) necessary to provide a user account to a specific
individual. You have the option of providing additional information as part of your
eChalk Profile page if you choose to. The Roundtable does not distribute user
account information to any third-parties and will only use any provided
information to support the operation, management, and activities of the Roundtable.
The Roundtable may make updates
or changes to this policy at any time. You can review the most recent version
of this acceptable use policy at any time by clicking on the User Policy link
after logging in.
You may contact the Roundtable
Coordinator with any questions about this site’s privacy policy.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By accepting this Agreement you
agree to abide by all rules, terms, and conditions included herein. Only users
who accept this agreement are eligible to take advantage of the Roundtable’s
online community and services.
The Roundtable maintains this
Website to provide information, activities, offers, or opportunities related
to, or of possible interest to, the Roundtable organization, staff, and
members. By using this Website you will have access to public and private
“members only” information. You agree not to disseminate or disclose any
private “member only” information to any third-party unaffiliated with the Roundtable.
You agree to act in a respectful
and professional manner while using the system. You should not post or publish
any inflammatory, derogatory, false, obscene, harassing, threatening, harmful, or
insulting information that would be offensive to another individual or to the
community at large.
You may access and user our
Website only for lawful purposes. Posting, publishing, transmitting,
distributing, or storing any material that violates any applicable law is
prohibited.
You agree not to post, publish,
transmit, or distribute any information or material that would infringe on any
intellectual property rights including, without limitation, material protected
by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other intellectual property
right.
All users are provided with a NYC
Arts in Education Roundtable email account (user@nycaieroundtable.org) through
the eChalk system. You may choose to setup your individual Roundtable email
account to be automatically forwarded to your own personal or business email
account. The Roundtable will only use its email system to communicate with you
about information, activities, offers, or opportunities related to, or of
possible interest to, the Roundtable organization, staff, and members. The
Roundtable does not provide any warranty, guarantee, or support for the use of
the eChalk email system. All users are strongly encouraged to forward their
eChalk Roundtable email to another personal or business email account.
You may not distribute, publish, or send through the system:
(1) unsolicited advertisements, solicitations, commercial e-mail messages or
promotional messages of any kind (commonly referred to as "spam");
(2) unsolicited informational announcements; (3) chain mail; (4) numerous
copies of the same or substantially similar messages; (5) empty messages; (6)
messages which contain no substantive content; or (7) very large messages or
files that disrupt the system.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
& ABUSE
We invite you to send in your questions or comments about
our site, or to bring to our attention any material you believe to be
inaccurate. Any questions or comments should be sent to the Roundtable
Coordinator. If you want to report any violations of this Policy and Agreement,
please email us at coordinator@nycaieroundtable.org.
We hope you enjoy using the NYC Arts in Education
Roundtable’s online community and Website and we welcome suggestions for
improvements.
(10/8/2009)