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PARENTAL CONTROL Nothing can replace parental supervision, open communication and agreed upon rules about the Internet to keep children safe from inappropriate content on the Web. But to help parents protect their children, WMIS Internet offers "Bess, the Internet Retriever." Bess is a filtering service in the form of a friendly on-line canine retriever, who tells children when they have ventured upon a site that is unavailable. Bess is the largest filtered database available and is used in schools and libraries all over the nation. Human "Web browsers" examine thousands of sites daily to keep the database accurate and comprehensive. There is no software for you to load, updates to keep track of or troubleshooting for you to do. Bess takes care of your children, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is no additional charge for this service with WMIS Internet Unlimited Service. Simply request Bess service to be added to your account. Go here for setup help. Filtering Rules Currently in Effect... Block Categories AdultsOnly : Material labeled by its author or publisher as being strictly for adults. (Examples: "Adults only", "You must be 18 to visit this site", "Registration is allowed only for people 18 or older", "You must be of legal drinking age to visit this site"). Alcohol: Advocating or promoting recreational use of alcohol. (See also "Adults Only.") Chat: Chat sites, services that allow short messages to be sent to others immediately in real time. Downloadable chat software. (See also Moderated) Drugs: Advocating or promoting recreational use of any controlled substance. (Also see Illegal) Free Email: Sites that offer e-mail accounts over the Web for free. Such sites can expose users to harmful content delivered via e-mail file attachments. Blocking such sites also helps to enforce local acceptable-use policies when e-mail is already provided locally to users. Free Page Websites: Sites where home page space is offered for free. These sites historically have done nothing to prevent capricious abuse of their services by users who post offensive content under multiple pseudonyms, making them difficult to track. Individual pages that have been reviewed by N2H2 on such sites are removed from this category, but filed under other categories as necessary. Gambling: Gambling services, or information relevant primarily to gambling. Tasteless/Gross: Bodily functions. Tasteless humor. Graphic medical photos. Some extreme forms of body modification (cutting, branding, genital piercing). Profanity: Crude, vulgar, or obscene language or gestures. Personal Information: Sites that gather personal information (name, address, phone number, etc.). School Cheating Info Pages: Any site that promotes plagiarism or similar cheating among students (such as by offering term papers, exam keys, etc.) Suicide / Murder: Information on committing murder or suicide. Tobacco: Advocating or promoting recreational use of tobacco. (See also "Adults Only.") Violence: Graphic images or written descriptions of wanton violence or grave injury (mutilation, maiming, dismemberment, etc.) Includes graphically violent games. Hate / Discrimination: Advocating discrimination against others based on race, religion, gender, nationality, or sexual orientation.   Illegal: Advocating, promoting, or giving advice on carrying out acts widely considered illegal. This includes lock-picking, bomb-making, fraud, breaching computer security ("hacking"), phone service theft ("phreaking"), pirated software archives, or evading law enforcement. Lingerie: Models in lingerie (except those that qualify for Nudity). Nudity : Bare or visible genitalia, pubic hair, buttocks, female breasts, etc. (See also Swimsuits, Lingerie, Sex, Pornography) Porn Site Material: Material intended to be sexually arousing or erotic. (See also Sex and Nudity) Sex: Images or descriptions of sexual activity. Any sexual merchandise. Sexual fetishism. (See also Pornography and Nudity) Personals: Personal advertisements, including "mail-order brides." (See also "Adults Only.") Exception Categories Education Material: Material under another category (such as Sex, Nudity, Violence) that has educational value (such as classic literature, sex education, etc.) ForKids Sites: Sites that are designed specifically for kids. Special Categories Block search engine results based on key words. Block urls based on key words.

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