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ParentChildCellPhoneAgreement
Congratulations!Youhaveprovenyourselfresponsibleenoughtoreceiveyourowncellphone.Justaswe
havetosignacontractwithacellphoneproviderandagreetotheirtermsandconditions,inordertoreceive
thiscellphone,youtoomustagreetothefollowingterms:
NOTE:Acellphoneisapowerfuldevice,butwithgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility.Thisagreementisto
ensureyouuseyourdeviceresponsibly.
1.Thephonebelongstotheparentalunit(s).Iamallowedtouseit,providedthatIabidethetermsbelow.IfI
donotdoso,thephonewillbetakenawayandIwillhavetoearnitback.
2.Iwillalwaysprovidemyparentalunit(s)withthepasswordforthisphoneandeveryapp.Iunderstand
theywillmonitormyphoneregularly,includingtextmessages,videosandapps.Ifthereisanissue,wewill
discussittogether.
3.Iwillalwaysanswercallsfrommyparents.IfImissacall/textfromthem,Iwillreturnitimmediately.
4.Iwillgivethephonetoaparentorplaceitinthecentralcharginglocationat___p.m.everyschoolnight
andat___p.m.everyweekendnight,andwillnotgetitbackuntil___a.m.
5.IwillnotcallortextpeopleifIcantalktotheminperson.Iwillcontinuetoliveinthemoment,notonmy
phone.
6.Iwillfollowschoolrulesaboutcellphones.
7.Ifsomethinghappenstomyphone,Iamresponsibleforthereplacementcostsorrepairs.Ifanything
happenstoitinmypossession,Iamresponsible.Thesameistrueifafrienddoessomethingtoit.
9.Iwillnotspeakillofanotherhumanbeing,norwillIsay/type/postanythingthatIwouldnotsayoutloudto
themortheirparents.Anyformofbullyingorrudebehaviorwillresultinlossofthephone.Ifthereisever
anydoubt,Iwillnotsend/post/shareit.Iwillalwaysbekind:online,onmyphone,inperson.
10.Iwillnottakeaphotoorvideoofsomeoneelseandpostwithouttheirpermission.Iwillfollowthe
“GoldenRule2.0OnlypostofothersasIwantpostedaboutmeandthosethatIcareabout.”
ContractSuppliedBy:
11.Iwillkeepmyprivatepartsprivate.Iwillnotsearch/view/shareanythingIwouldnotshareatthedinner
tableorseeonabillboard.
12.IwillalertmyparentswhenIreceivesuspiciousoralarmingphonecallsortextmessagesfrompeopleI
donotknow.IwillalsoalertmyparentsifIambeingharassedbysomeoneviamycellphone.
13.Iwillmakeanefforttolearnphoneandinternetetiquette.Iunderstandthisisanextensionofnormal
manners.Iwillnotbedisruptiveinmycellphoneuse.Ifanyadultasksmetostoptalkingortexting,Iwill.
Iwillsilenceitatmealtimes(includingatrestaurants),themovies,orwhilespeakingwithanotherhuman
being.Iwillbepoliteandrespectful.
14.IfIexceedtheallottedminutesandmessages,Iamresponsibleforthecharges.
15.Iunderstandthatmybehavioronmyphonecanaffectmyreputationandthattheinternetisnotwritten
inpencil;itiswritteninink.EvenwhenhavingtheabilitytoremovesomethingafterIpostitoruse
selfdeletingapps,Iunderstandthattheycaneasilybecopied/saved/downloadedandcanlastforever.I
knowthatwhatIdoontheInternetisarepresentationofmyself,andcanimpactmylifetodayandwellinto
thefuture.Iwillfollowthe“billboardruleofthumb”bynotpostinganythingthatIwouldnotwantona
billboardforallofmylovedonestosee(includingcollegerecruiters,futureemployers,etc).
16.IfIhaveaquestionaboutanything,askaparentalunit.
17.IwillnevertextanddrivenorwillIallowanyonedrivingmetotextanddrive.Iunderstandadistracted
driverisnotasafedriver.IfIaminthecarwithadriverwhoisattemptingtotextanddriveIwillspeakup.
18.IfImakemistakestherewillbeconsequences.Itismyparentalunit(s)jobtohelpmebesafeand
responsiblebecausetheyloveme.
Iunderstandthatthisphoneisaprivilege,notaright.IagreethatIhavereadthefollowingdocumentand
agreetothetermsabove.IfatanytimeIviolateoneoftheseterms,Iacknowledgethatthisphonemaybe
takenawayandIwillhavetoearnitback.
Sign&Date:
Kid/TeenSignature:____________________
ParentalUnit(s)Signature(s):_________________________