Policy Statements

3. Scope

This Code:

• Applies to all actions and activities (including inaction or inactivity) on the premises and extends beyond the physical environment to the virtual or online environment and must be read in conjunction with the statutes, rules and resolutions of TAFE NSW
• Stands beside but does not exclude or replace other legally binding obligations

Visiting students who are not necessarily registered for SSE’s Core Unit or one of the learning activities, may be subject to the provisions of this Code. In the case of misconduct by such persons, the matter may be referred to their home institutions.

4. Responsibilities

Everyone in and around the premises has the responsibility to conduct themselves in accordance with this Code and all other codes, policies, rules and procedures made available on the SSE website https://sse.edu.au/

5. Individual conduct

All who are around or on the SSE premises must:

1. Act honestly, ethically, respectfully and professionally in dealings with others
2. Respect privacy of others
3. Resolve conflict respectfully, calmly and fairly
4. Maintain a cooperative and collaborate approach to inter-personal relationships
5. Ensure not to act in a manner that unnecessarily or unreasonably impedes the ability of others to carry out their study, research or work at SSE, including all areas in and around the SSE campus
6. Treat others with respect, dignity, impartiality and courtesy
7. Respect all property
   1. Specifically, SSE’s resources, including information and communication technology resources in a lawful and ethical manner and using these resources only for purposes relating to SSE, unless express permission has been granted for private usage.

6. Misconduct

Disruption or harm

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Disrupt or hinder the exercise of the right of freedom of expression by anyone in or around the SSE premises
2. Disrupt or hinder any SSE activity
3. Interfere with the ability of anybody in or around the premises to engage in or enjoy an SSE activity or to access, occupy, use or move about the SSE’s property
4. Engage in disorderly conduct including:
   1. Fighting with any person
   2. Disrupting a lawful assembly of persons, or
   3. Doing anything which disturbs the peace
5. Do anything which may bring SSE into disrepute including making or publishing false or misleading statements relating to SSE.

Dishonesty

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Engage in any dishonest behaviour including:
   1. Being dishonest in dealings with SSE
   2. Stealing or taking or using without permission any property of any person or possessing property which is stolen or taken without permission
   3. Using or providing false or misleading documentation or information for the purpose of obtaining a benefit or advantage for any person
   4. Impersonating another person or relying on the academic record or any other aspect of another person for the purpose of obtaining a benefit or advantage for any person, or
   5. Improperly influencing any SSE representative

Safety

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Do anything which may endanger the physical or mental health, safety or well-being of any person
2. Possess, store or use on SSE’s premises any weapon, explosive materials, fireworks, dangerous chemicals or biological agents or other, without authorisation from SSE 

Breach of rights

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Cause physical harm to any person or bully, stalk, sexually harass or haze (including hazing to which the person being hazed has consented) any person
2. Engage in violent or threatening behaviour including using threatening or abusive language
3. Conduct himself or herself in an offensive manner or use offensive language, on or near, or within view or hearing from SSE’s premises or whilst engaged in SSE activities, without a reasonable excuse
4. Make allegations of misconduct by another person to SSE or of unlawful conduct to the police or any other government body if:
   1. The alleged misconduct or unlawful conduct is trivial; or
   2. The allegation is made without reasonable grounds; and
   3. The allegation is made or pursued to harass or annoy, cause delay or detriment to another person or for another ulterior purpose
5. Make any sexual contact with any person without that person’s consent
6. Vilify another person or class of persons because of the actual or perceived gender (including the characteristics of the actual or perceived gender), gender identity, intersex status, sexual orientation, race, marital or relationship status or religious beliefs or activities, disability or age of that person or class of persons
7. Disclose or purport to disclose to any person the sexual orientation, gender identification or intersex status of any person who is gay, lesbian, transgender or intersex, without that person’s authorisation unless it is public knowledge because of a public disclosure by or authorised by that person
8. Victimise a person by subjecting that person to any detriment because he or she, or a person associated (whether as a relative or otherwise) with him or her, does or proposes to do any of the following:
   1. Condemn, express disagreement with or take any step to prevent, misconduct by any person
   2. Inform SSE of the misconduct
   3. Participate in an investigation into alleged misconduct or participate in disciplinary proceedings or legal proceedings relating to misconduct by any person, or
   4. Engage in an SSE activity

Alcohol and drugs 

It is prohibited for a person who is under 18 years of age to drink alcohol. The possession, use, production or supply of a drug is declared prohibited. All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Be drunk on any part of the SSE premises
2. Consume or distribute alcohol on any public part of the SSE premises except those parts:
   1. Which are licensed for the sale and consumption of alcohol; or
   2. On which SSE otherwise authorises the moderate consumption of alcohol;
3. Use, possess, grow, manufacture, store or distribute illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia
4. Give another person or cause another person to be given or to consume food or drink which contains an intoxicating substance if the recipient is not aware the food or drink contains the intoxicating substance or that the food or drink contains more of an intoxicating substance than the recipient would reasonably expect it to contain

Property

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Damage, destroy, endanger, vandalise, put at risk, pollute or obstruct, or
2. Hinder, disrupt or otherwise interfere with the operation or availability of, any SSE property or any property of any associate of SSE
3. Enter, occupy, use or interfere with any SSE property or enable any other person to do so, without authorisation from SSE
4. Possess, duplicate or use or provide other persons with access codes, keys, access cards, passwords or similar information or devices to any SSE property, without authorisation from SSE

Cooperation

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Fail to comply with any agreement between the student entrepreneur and SSE or home university
2. Disobey a reasonable direction given within their authority by a SSE representative
3. Refuse to disclose his or her name or age or show proof of identity or age or his or her (student) identity card to a SSE representative if it is reasonable to request it to be given (it will be taken to be a reasonable request if the person is on the SSE premises or engaged in or present at SSE activities)
4. Possess or provide to any SSE representative false or misleading proof of identity or age or a false (student) identity card
5. Obstruct any SSE representative in the performance of his or her duties

Compliance

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Do anything which is unlawful in New South Wales or, if done outside of New South Wales, would be unlawful if it was done in New South Wales
2. Breach any SSE principle/regulation
3. Breach any applicable standards of professional conduct

Mobile Phones & Cameras

1. The use of cameras, including mobile phone cameras, is not permitted on the Premises unless a SSE representative and involved student entrepreneur, other SSE staff members or visitors has granted permission.
2. Commercial photography and filming must be authorised in writing by SSE and by prior arrangement.

Animals

Animals, with the exception of guide dogs for the visually and hearing impaired, are not permitted within the Premises.

General personal conduct

All who are around or on the premises must not intentionally or recklessly:

1. Incite, persuade, conspire with or assist any other person to engage in misconduct
2. Attempt or threaten to do anything which is misconduct
3. Be party to any cover-up of misconduct or the destruction, concealment, alteration or withholding of any evidence of misconduct or otherwise conceal the identity or whereabouts of any person who is alleged to have engaged in misconduct
4. Publish or display material which could be understood by a reasonable person as indicating that somebody intends to engage in misconduct

7. Jurisdiction

This code applies in any context relevant to:

1. The management, good governance or discipline of SSE
2. The reputation of SSE
3. The rights, health, safety or wellbeing of members of SSE community or of associates of SSE
4. The safety of the property of SSE, members of SSE community or of associates of SSE

And includes any conduct:

1. Anywhere (including on or off SSE premises or the premises of any college) or at any time (including when the SSE is in or not in session) in any of those contexts
2. Relating to SSE activities; or
3. In circumstances where:
   1. A student entrepreneur is acting as or identifies himself or herself or is otherwise readily identifiable as being a member of the SSE community (including where a student is representing SSE or one of our 12 partners in any capacity), or
   2. Any act affects a person acting as or who identifies himself or herself as being a member of the SSE community or is otherwise readily identifiable as a member of the SSE community

8. Broad interpretation

This code must be interpreted broadly and as operating to the full extent of, but so as not to exceed, the powers of SSE. If any part of this code or the application of any part to any person, subject matter or circumstance, would, but for this provision, be interpreted as exceeding the powers of SSE:

1. It will be a valid provision to the extent to which it does not exceed that power; and
2. The remainder of this code and the application of the provision to other persons, subject matters or circumstances, will not be affected.

9. Inclusive wording

In this code:

1. The mention of anything after the word “include” or any derivative of it does not limit the nature or class of things included, and
2. A reference to anything includes a part of it

10. Misconduct and investigation

Misconduct is when anyone on or around the Premises breaches the principles laid down in this Code. All are accountable for their misconduct. Any misconduct will be subject to disciplinary action by SSE. It is prohibited without reasonable excuse to not cooperate with a person carrying out an investigation by or on behalf of SSE as directed.

11. Misconduct allegation

To make a general misconduct allegation, sent e-mail outlining the alleged misconduct to info@sse.edu.au. Include at least contact details, nature of alleged misconduct and if possible, available supporting material. SSE will respond how it intends to handle and resolve the matter within reasonable time.

12. Principles of Natural Justice

Investigations of alleged misconduct will observe principles of natural justice including:

1. Informing all parties of the allegations made
2. Informing all parties of the procedure being followed
3. Providing all parties with access to relevant codes, rules, policies and procedures
4. Providing the respondent with the opportunity to state their case and provide an explanation and/or defence
5. SSE conducting a fair factual investigation of the allegation
6. SSE acting fairly and impartially by considering all relevant information in coming to a decision

Last update: 7 March 2018

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1         Policy Statement

The SSE communications network, audio-visual and all computing devices at the SSE campus are provided for the purpose of teaching, learning, research and administrationin ways that uphold our guiding principles:

• Make opportunity accessible;
• inspire change;
• always adapt; and
• deliver impact.

This policy establishes the requirements, accountability and responsibility for use of these technology facilities and applies to all users of SSE’s technology facilities.

This policy complies with all relevant legislation & rules and protects the freedom of inquiry, expression, right to privacy and confidentially.

2         Scope

The policy applies to all SSE employees, Interns, Board and Committee members, contractors and consultants (hereafter referred to as a SSE Team Member).

This policy governs the use of:

• all network services, computer and audio-visual equipment and software, owned, leased or used under license by SSE; and
• audio-visual and computer facilities maintained by other bodies but available for use through an agreement or agreements with SSE

SSE cannot guarantee the continuous availability of technology facilities and reserves the right for them to be unavailable from time to time, either planned or as a result of unforeseen circumstances

3         Definitions

eduroam means the ‘education roaming’ service. eduroam is a global service, enabling staff and students of educational, research and related institutions to visit another eduroam participating institution and connect to the visited institution’s wireless network automatically.

AARNet means the ‘Australian Academic and Research Network’. AARNet is the eduroam AU national roaming operator (NRO) hosting the national eduroam infrastructure and enabling Australia’s research and education institutions to participate in eduroam nationally and globally

4         Roles and Responsibilities

4.1      Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The SSE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has ultimate responsibility and accountability for all network services, computer and audio-visual equipment and software and its use at SSE.

4.2     Management

Directors and decision makers at all levels in SSE are accountable for ensuring that all SSE Team Members and any 3^rdparty including students using SSE network services, computer and audio-visual equipment and software only use SSE technology in accordance with this policy.

4.3      Ongoing Administration

All employees are accountable for compliance with technology usage policies and procedures in their day to day roles.

5         User Policy

5.1     User rights

Users have the right to access and use SSE’s technology for legitimate work, study and other related purposes. Personal use of technology is a privilege and is to be kept to an incidental level.

5.2     User responsibilities

Through the use of the information technology facilities, users agree to abide by this policy.

Users are responsible for their own actions and are subject to relevant state and federal laws and SSE & TAFE NSW statutes, regulations and policies.

6         Compliance

SSE reserves the right to undertake periodic audits to ascertain compliance with this policy.

The SSE network and system administrators treat the content of electronic communications and data as confidential.  However, normal operation and maintenance of the systems requires backup and caching of communications and data. This includes the logging of activity and monitoring of general usage patterns.

Where inappropriate use of technology is detected, reports may be prepared for the purpose of:

• Investigating breaches of this or other SSE policies; or
• Appropriate follow-up action

Such action may require privileged use of information. In all matters relating to privacy and security of individual accounts and communications, including any requests for release of information, SSE staff must abide by the relevant laws, policies and regulations.

6.1     Ethical use

Users should observe ethical standards of conduct.

Unethical activities may include but not limited to:

• attempting to modify system facilities, such as illegally obtain extra resources, degrade the performance of any system or attempt to subvert the restrictions associated with any computer system, computer account or network service;
• denying access to other authorised users;
• disclosing their own or attempting to discover any other systems or user’s password;
• granting access to unauthorised users;
• illegitimate monitoring of individual users;
• modifying or installing any unauthorised software or hardware on any SSE equipment, network or computer system;
• more than an incidental level of personal use;
• obtaining or attempting to obtain a higher level of access privilege or access to facilities without authorisation;
• sending bulk unsolicited mail, commonly known as “spam”;
• using another person’s computer account (even with the owner’s permission); or
• utilising access for commercial or personal gain.

6.2     Socially responsible use

Users must ensure that their use of SSE’s facilities is socially responsible.

In particular, Commonwealth and State Laws and SSE policy prohibit harassment and discrimination, vilification or victimisation on grounds such as race, gender, religious belief, political conviction, sexual preference or disability.

SSE’s technology must not be used to humiliate, intimidate or offend others particularly on the basis of any attribute prescribed under these laws and policies. This includes sending offensive emails, displaying inappropriate images or videos and accessing inappropriate material, which may inadvertently be observed by others.

Pornography and other material that can cause offence to others, cannot be accessed, held or displayed on any IT facilities at SSE. Users who are unsure if their activities fall within these parameters should seek advice from their immediate Director.

All users should ensure that they are familiar with the SSE Code of Conduct. Please contact info@sse.edu.au if further information is required.

6.3     Legal use

Users must ensure their use of technology complies with all relevant laws, policies and regulations.

Illegal activities may include, but not limited to:

• any other unlawful activity;
• creation, possession or distribution of illegal pornography;
• intentional damage of facilities;
• theft of equipment, software or data;
• unauthorised access by ‘hacking’; or
• violating a software licence.

6.4     Academic standards of conduct

Users of technology must, at all times, observe standards of conduct expected in an experimental entrepreneurial education environment.

Unacceptable activities include but not limited to:

• breach of copyright;
• plagiarism;
• unauthorised experimenting with or demonstrating of network or system vulnerability;
• unauthorised publication on behalf of SSE.

6.5     Competent Use

Users should ensure that they are competent in the general use of network and computing facilities and services.  In particular, users:

• assume responsibility for the maintenance and protection of data and software in their charge;
• choose a secure password and change it periodically;
• know how to back-up programs and data for which they are responsible;
• seek assistance if they do not know how to competently use the facilities;
• take all practicable measures to ensure current local virus protection mechanisms are in place;
• understand their responsibilities under this Policy.

In addition, users must accept that SSE cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in results or output as a consequence of their use of technology.

6.6     Efficient use

Users should ensure technology resources are utilised in the most effective manner to reduce wastage and costs incurred by SSE in providing data storage, access and network capacity. In particular, users will need to adopt responsible approaches to activities that can result in wasteful use of resources including but not limited to:

• downloading, uploading or streaming of large files from the internet;
• processing and storage of large documents (e.g. video, audio and high-resolution images);
• storage of excess mail;
• storing excessive personal data or files;
• wasteful printing.

7         Breach of policy

Breach of this policy could lead to:

• appropriate administrative or disciplinary action being taken in accordance with rules and policies of SSE and TAFE NSW, which may lead to dismissal or exclusion;
• immediate termination of the right to use technology on a temporary or permanent basis; and
• criminal or other legal proceedings in accordance with State and Federal legislation. 

8         AARNet Eduroam

Eduroam is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community.  It enables students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity across the SSE campus and when visiting other participating institutions by logging onto their device.

The use of eduroam is governed by the Australian eduroam Policy and the Global eduroam Policy as detailed in the SSE eduroam Policy. All users must comply with these policies as well as this policy, when using this service.

Eduroam is only available to users over 18 years of age or those users that have acquired parental consent to use the unrestricted internet access.

It is the responsibility of a student’s home institution to provide support whilst accessing Eduroam at another participating institution like SSE.

1          Policy Statement

This Privacy Policy sets out our commitment to protect the privacy of personal information provided to us or collected by us, offline or online including through our website (Site) or through use of our services in ways that uphold our guiding principles:

• Make opportunity accessible;
• inspire change;
• always adapt; and
• deliver impact.

2          Scope

The policy applies to any party that provides personal information to us.

3          Definitions

‘you’ means any party that provides personal information to us;

‘we’ or ‘us’ means Sydney School of Entrepreneurship Limited (ABN 64 615 652 778), its successors and assignees.

4          Policy Guidelines

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

4.1      Collection of personal information

4.1.1     PERSONAL INFORMATION:

The type of information we collect from you or from third parties, may include:

• Name;
• Contact details including email address, mailing or street address and telephone number;
• Age or date of birth;
• Demographic information such as postcode;
• Preferences and opinions;
• Details of services we have provided to you or that you have enquired about, and our response;
• Your browser session and geo-location data;
• Additional personal information that you provide to us directly or indirectly through your use of our Site, associated social media platforms or accounts from which you permit us to collect information; and
• Any other information requested by us and/or provided by you.

4.1.2     YOUR USE OF OUR SITE:

As with most online businesses, we may log information about your access and use of our Site, including through the use of Internet cookies, your communications with our Site, the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using and the domain name of your Internet service provider.

4.1.3     YOUR OPINION AND FEEDBACK:

We may contact you to voluntarily respond to questionnaires, surveys or market research to seek your opinion and feedback. Providing this information is optional to you.

If we receive your personal information from third parties, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy.

4.2      Collection and use of personal information

We collect and use the information for the following, not exhaustive purposes:

1. To provide our services;
2. To enable you to access and use our Site and associated social media platforms;
3. To contact and communicate with you;
4. For internal record keeping;
5. For analytics, market research and business development including to operate and improve our Site and any associated applications and associated social media platforms;
6. To run competitions or offer additional benefits to you; and
7. For advertising and marketing, including to send you promotional information about our services and information or information about third parties that we consider may be of interest to you.

Information may also be used for:

• any other specific purpose for which it was requested and which was advised to you in a collection notice, and
• directly related purposes.

You may opt-out of receiving marketing materials from us by contacting us using the details set out below or by using the opt-out facilities provided in the marketing materials.  See Section 5 for SSE contact details.

4.3      Disclosure of personal information to third parties

We may disclose personal information – only in good faith – to:

1. Courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and law enforcement officers as required by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights;
2. Credit reporting agencies and courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities where you fail to pay for goods or services provided to you;
3. Third parties, including agents or sub-contractors who assist us in providing information, services or direct marketing to you; and
4. Third parties to collect and process data such as Google Analytics.

Sub c) and d) may include parties located, or store data, outside of Australia. When disclosing personal information to third parties under sub a) - d), we will request the third party to follow this Privacy Policy regarding handling the information.

If there is a change of control of our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases, to the extent permissible by law. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser.

4.4      Your rights and controlling your personal information

4.4.1     Choice and consent:

Providing us with your personal information is optional to you. If you choose to provide personal information to us, you consent to our collection, holding, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you wish not to provide personal information to us, then you do not have to do so, however it may affect your use of this Site or products and services offered on or through it.

4.4.2     Your provision of third party information:

If you provide us with third party personal information then you warrant to us that you have the third party’s consent to provide this.

4.4.3     Restrict:

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information. If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us at the email address listed in section 5 of this Privacy Policy.

4.4.4     Access:

You may request details of personal information that we hold about you, in certain circumstances, set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) – an administrative fee may be payable for the provision of information.

4.4.5     Correction:

If you believe that any information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us by e-mail. We will respond within reasonable time and endeavor to promptly correct the information concerned.

4.4.6     Complaints:

If you believe that we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles and wish to make a complaint about that breach, please contact us by e-mail setting out details of the breach. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you in writing setting out the outcome of our investigation, what steps we propose to take to remedy the breach and any other action necessary to resolve the issue.

4.4.7     Unsubscribe:

To unsubscribe from our e-mail database, or opt out of communications, please contact us using the details listed in section 5 below.

4.5      Storage and Security

We are committed to ensure that the information you provide is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have placed suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. Although above measures are taken, transmission and exchange of information is still carried out at your own risk – since no information transmitted over the Internet can be fully guaranteed to be secure.

4.6      Cookies & Web Beacons

We may use cookies and web beacons on our website from time to time. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies and web beacons in accordance with the terms of this policy. If and when you choose to provide the Site with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

4.7      Links to other websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites of interest. We do not have any control over those websites, therefore we are not responsible for or liable for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such websites and such websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy.

4.8      Amendments

This Privacy Policy may be amended, including with changes, additions and deletions, from time to time in our sole discretion. Your continued use of our Site following any amendments indicates that you accept the amendments. To ensure you are aware of any changes, check this Privacy Policy regularly – especially prior to providing personal information – and only proceed once you accept the new Privacy Policy.

5          For any questions or notice, please contact us at:

Sydney School of Entrepreneurship Limited ABN 64 615 652 778

Building J
651 - 731 Harris Street
Ultimo NSW 2007
Australia

Email: info@sse.edu.au