Common use of Care and Use Clause in Contracts

Care and Use. The equipment must not be used by anyone else except the student during the rental period. During the rental period, the student must care for the equipment and ensure that it is kept in a responsible manner. All instructions which accompany the equipment as well as the school's rules regarding ICT usage must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to be especially careful and protective of the equipment in use and storage since it is property prone to theft. The equipment must therefore be kept under supervision or must be locked away. The equipment must always be brought home at the end of the school day. The equipment must be brought to school fully charged at the start of every school day. The equipment must always be transported in its accompanying case outside. The computer cover must always be shut when the computer is transported. The student is responsible for ensuring that the equipment is not used in an unlawful way such as downloading copyright protected material. Material which can be considered offensive or insulting may not be stored on the equipment. The student may not use the equipment to visit websites containing such material. The student may not use the equipment to insult or bully another person. In cases where software is installed on the equipment, it is the student's responsibility to ensure that valid licences exist. File-sharing programmes may not be installed on the equipment.