Rules for TWO WORLDS UNITED Students

 Host Family Regulations:

Students must respect the privacy of the Host Family and shall not use the personal belongings of the Host Family without their prior consent.

Students must obey Host Family regulations regarding curfew, smoking, drinking, dating, and household chores for which they are responsible. 

Students may not have guests in the Host Family home without their Host Family’s consent and supervision.

Students must discuss appropriate use of the telephone and internet with the Host Family in order to under-stand what billable charges are incurred by use.

School:

When the TWO WORLDS UNITED Program involves classes or courses as a  component of the Program students are responsible for attending school and achieving satisfactory grades of at least a “C” (or equivalent) or higher. 

Students must follow all school attendance requirements.  Students who are expelled from school due to poor behavior, low grades or absenteeism will be dismissed from the Program with no reimbursement of Fees. 

Local, State and National Laws:

Students are subject to the authority and laws of their Host Country and must obey all national, state, and local laws and school regulations.   Exchange students enjoy no special immunities from prosecution.   

Driving: 

Students may not drive motor vehicles during their Program, even if they are of legal driving age or are in possession of a valid driver’s license.

Self-endangerment: 

Self-endangering acts are not allowed including involvement in activities/behavior that could result in personal harm, includ-ing (but not limited to): frequenting dangerous places, association with criminals, intoxication, purchase or possession of weapons, etc…

Conduct:  Student’s shall refrain from using abusive language towards TWO WORLDS UNITED staff, school faculty, Host Family, local representatives or participants; any form of sexual harassment, disorderly, indecent or obscene conduct, gestures or actions; theft or vandalism; committing property damage of any kind, including, without limitation, to any of the TWO WORLDS UNITED facilities, the Host Family’s property or school property.

Alcohol & Drugs:  Students may not drink or purchase alcoholic beverages including beer and wine. Possible dismissal from the TWO WORLDS UNITED Program may result if the Student is found to have purchased or consumed alcoholic beverages.  Students may use only those drugs prescribed by their doctor (or medicines available over-the-counter in the Host Country).  Use or possession of illegal drugs during the TWO WORLDS UNITED Program is grounds for immediate dismissal.  Students may not buy, sell, possess or use drugs that are illegal in their home or Host Country. Exchange Students arrested for drug possession will face the same penalties as citizens of the Host Country, which may include mandatory fines, prison terms or severe penalties.

Travel:  Students are not allowed to travel while school is in session without the written permission of their school and other terms of this Agreement.  For travel outside of church or school-sponsored activities, participants are allowed to travel overnight on trips only if the natural parents sign the Parental Travel Release Form and have written permission from TWO WORLDS UNITED, their Representative, and Host Family. Students are only allowed to travel if they are not missing school.  All students must provide all necessary documentation and permission to their Representative and TWO WORLDS UNITED at least 2 weeks prior to the trip. To travel after the Program, Parents must give written permission and sign a Program Release Form.  Students may not visit their home country during the Program without written authorization from TWO WORLDS UNITED.  Home country travel during the Program may be approved by TWO WORLDS UNITED in specific circumstances as deemed appropriate and permissible by TWO WORLDS UNITED.  Students may not hitchhike or travel independently.  

Life-Changing Decisions: TWO WORLDS UNITED Students may not initiate “life-changing” decisions while on the Program.  This includes changing religion (though a Student may explore the tenets of any faith), pregnancy, and/or marriage.  Students may also be dismissed from the Program if they develop a life threatening medical disorder such as anorexia or bulimia while on the Program.  Participants under-stand that while TWO WORLDS UNITED reviews each Student’s situation on a case-by-case basis, infraction of any of the above rules and/or unacceptable behavior may be grounds for dismissal from the TWO WORLDS UNITED Program.  TWO WORLDS UNITED reserves the sole and final right for decisions on Student dismissals and may return a Student to their home country immediately at any time at their own expense.

Important Notice: 

Learning to Recognize phishing scams and fraudulent e-mails

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To see updated examples of popular phishing scams or to report a possible phishing scam, visit the Anti-Phishing Working Group Archive.

Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information.

Con artists might send millions of fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come from Web sites you trust, like your bank or credit card company, and request that you provide personal information.

What does a phishing scam look like?

As scam artists become more sophisticated, so do their phishing e-mail messages and pop-up windows.

They often include official-looking logos from real organizations and other identifying information taken directly from legitimate Web sites.

To make these e-mail messages look even more legitimate, the scam artists may place a link in them that appears to go to the legitimate Web site (1), but it actually takes you to a phony scam site (2) or possibly a pop-up window that looks exactly like the official site.

These copycat sites are also called "spoofed" Web sites. Once you're at one of these spoofed sites, you might unwittingly send personal information to the con artists.

How to tell if an e-mail message is fraudulent

Here are a few phrases to look for if you think an e-mail message is a phishing scam.

"Verify your account."

Businesses should not ask you to send passwords, login names, Social Security numbers, or other personal information through e-mail.

If you receive an e-mail from Microsoft asking you to update your credit card information, do not respond: this phishing scam. To learn more, read Fraudulent e-mail that requests credit card information.

"If you don't respond within 48 hours, your account will be closed."

These messages convey a sense of urgency so that you'll respond immediately without thinking. Phishing e-mail might even claim that your response is required because your account might have been compromised.

"Dear Valued Customer."

Phishing e-mail messages are usually sent out in bulk and often do not contain your first or last name.

"Click the link below to gain access to your account."

HTML-formatted messages can contain links or forms that you can fill out just as you'd fill out a form on a Web site.

The links that you are urged to click may contain all or part of a real company's name and are usually "masked," meaning that the link you see does not take you to that address but somewhere different, usually a phony Web site.

Use the latest products and services to help warn and protect you from online scams

To learn more, read How to handle suspicious e-mail. If you believe you may have already provided personal or financial information in response to an e-mail message, read What to do if you've responded to a phishing scam.