• I will not give out any personal information online without my parents' permission. This includes my name, phone number, address, e-mail, location of my school, my parents' work address/telephone numbers, credit card number information, and my picture.
  
  
• When using the Internet, I will always use a pretend name or nickname that doesn't reveal anything about me.
  
  
• When creating a password, I will make one up that is hard to guess but easy for me to remember. To avoid having it stolen, I will never reveal it to anyone (except my parents) - not even my best friend. I will not respond to any message that makes me uncomfortable. I will show an adult right away.
  
  
• I will NOT arrange to meet a friend I have made on the Internet unless one of my parents has been informed and will be present. I will not open e-mail, files, links, pictures or games from people that I don't know or trust. I will always ask an adult first.
  
  
• I will practice responsible online behaviour:
  
  
  • I will not post or send insulting or rude messages or threats to anyone online.
    
    
  • I will not take words, pictures or sounds from someone else's Web site without their permission.
    
    
  • I will not disable any filtering software my parents have put on the computer
    
    
  • I will not make any online purchases without my parents' permission.
    
    
• I will not believe everything I read on the Internet. When doing online research, I will always check the source of the information and confirm it with a parent, teacher or librarian.

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