The District requires that you review and accept this Agreement before the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park UFSD ("District") can provide you with access to the Synergy Parentvue information system. Please read this Agreement carefully. When you sign this Agreement, it becomes a legally binding document. The District's goal in providing this service is to promote educational excellence by facilitating resource sharing, innovation and communication. The District will make reasonable efforts to protect students, parents, guardians and teachers from any misuse or abuses as a result of their experiences with this information service. Users should be careful and vigilant about what they see, read or write when using Synergy Parentvue. Users are obligated to immediately report any and all suspected abuse, breach or other security issues to the District's Director of Technology and Innovation. Listed below are the provisions of this Agreement. If any user violates these provisions, access to the information service may be, among other consequences, permanently revoked. 1. The following definitions apply to this Agreement: a. Users - individuals who have been granted credentials to log into Synergy Parentvue (e.g., parents and students). b. Service Providers - third-parties providing access to services in exchange for payment including, but not limited to, Internet service providers, hosting service providers, mail service providers, etc. c. Information Systems - systems that are designed to gather information including, but not limited to, Synergy Parentvue, Synergy, etc. d. System Administrator - the System Administrator is the District's Director of Technology and Innovation. 2. Privileges: Online access to information is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate use, including a violation of the District's Code of Conduct or any other applicable Board Policy, law, rule or regulation, may result in revocation of this privilege. The administration, staff or faculty of the District may request that the System Administrator deny, revoke or suspend a specific user's account without prior notification to the affected user. 3. Services: The District and its service providers make no promises or warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the Synergy Parentvue and any related service(s) they are providing. The District and its service providers will not be responsible for any damages suffered while on the system. These damages may include, but are not limited to, loss of data as a result of delays, non-deliveries, incorrect deliveries or service interruptions caused by the system or user errors or omissions. The District and its service providers specifically disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of information provided or maintained through this service. 4. Security: Security on any web-based system is the responsibility of all users of the system. Users hereby agree that they will not share their passwords. Users must agree that they will report any security concerns to the System Administrator immediately and that if a security issue is detected, not to discuss or demonstrate the problem to other users of the system. 5. Identify: Users may not use another person's account or gain access to/use the Synergy Parentvue system under a false identity. Fraudulent use of another person's user name and password is considered a crime and may result in legal or disciplinary action, consistent with District policy and any other applicable law, rule or regulation. 6. Vandalism: Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to modify, harm, or destroy data and/or computer systems and/or computer networks. This includes but is not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses. Any vandalism will result in the loss of computer services and legal or disciplinary action, consistent with District policy and any other applicable law, rule or regulation. As the parent or guardian of a student in the District, I have read this Agreement and understand that this service is designed solely for educational purposes. I understand that it is impossible for the District and service provider to protect against all potential electronic security breaches. Therefore, I hereby waive all claims against the Board of Education and the District, their officers, agents, employees and service providers, for damages incurred or resulting from the use of or breach of the information system. I also agree to report any misuse of the information system to the System Administrator as soon as possible, and in any event not later than 24 hours after discovering the incident. Misuse can come in many forms, including, but not limited to parents' ability to view information of other students or the ability to alter any information contained in the information system. I understand that any violations of the above provisions may result in the permanent revocation of my user account and any other appropriate legal or disciplinary action.
