Massachusetts GED Test Candidate Rules Agreement

Please review and sign the following test rules, and ask the administrator if you have questions.

• I will not take personal items into the testing room, including but not limited to mobile phones, hand-held computers/personal digital assistants (PDAs), electronic glasses, any recording devices of any kind or other electronic devices, pagers, watches, wallets, purses, car keys, key fob, firearms or other weapons, hats and other non-religious head coverings (allowable exceptions being head coverings for religious or medical reasons), bags, coats, jackets, eyeglass cases, books, and/or notes. Studying is not allowed in the test center.
• I will store these items in a secure area indicated by the test administrator. Cellular phones, pagers, and other electronic devices must be turned off prior to placing them in the designated secure area. The testing center is not responsible for lost, stolen, or misplaced personal items.
• Massachusetts DOES NOT allow test-takers to bring in their own Texas Instruments TI-30XS calculator. Test-takers must use the on-screen calculator or the test center may provide a handheld TI-30XS calculator.
• The test administrator will log me in to my assigned workstation, verify that I am taking the correct test and start the test. I will sit in my assigned seat until escorted out. I understand that eating, drinking, smoking, chewing gum, talking, or making noise that creates a disturbance for other candidates are prohibited during the test.
• If I am given test-specific material, I will not use the material until after the test has started. I will not remove these items from the testing room at any time during the test, and | will return them to the test administrator at the appropriate time.
• I understand and agree to abide by the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement that I agreed to when scheduling this test session.
• The test administrator will monitor me continuously while I take the test. The session may be videotaped or otherwise recorded.
• If I experience problems that affect my ability to take the test, I will notify the test administrator immediately by raising my hand, and I will not talk in the testing room. If I have other questions or concerns, I will raise my hand and the test administrator will assist me as long as other candidates are not disturbed. The test administrator cannot answer questions related to test content. If I have questions of this nature, I will contact GED Testing Service after I leave the testing center.
• I understand that there is a 10 minute scheduled break after each test when I am scheduled to take more than one test during a test appointment. I understand that GED Testing Service does not allow unscheduled breaks, for any reason. IfI take an unscheduled break, I understand and agree that I will not be allowed back into the testing room, my test score will be invalidated, and I will forfeit my test fee.
• I will not remove copies of test questions and answers from the testing center, and I will not share or discuss the questions or answers seen on my test with others.
• After the test ends, the test administrator will come to my workstation and ensure my test has ended properly.

Your Privacy: Your test results will be transmitted to Pearson VUE and to GED Testing Service. The Pearson VUE Privacy Policy Statement provides additional information regarding this; you can obtain this by visiting the Pearson VUE website (www.pearsonvue.com) or by contacting a Pearson VUE Call Center.

Candidate Statement: By signing below or providing a digital signature, / give Pearson VUE and GED Testing Service my explicit consent to retain and transmit my personal data and test responses to Pearson VUE, to GED Testing Service and to the state or jurisdictions in which / am applying for a high school equivalency credential. / understand the information provided above and agree to follow the Rules. If I do not follow the Rules, or / am suspected of cheating or tampering with the computer, this will be reported to Pearson VUE and GED Testing Service, my test fee may be forfeited, my test scores may be invalidated and GED Testing Service may take other action as it deems appropriate.

Massachusetts GED Test Candidate Rules Agreement and NDA 1.2 (May 2018)

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Icertify I am the person whose name and address appears on the GED test registration. I also certify that I will be taking the GED® test to qualify for a high school credential within a jurisdiction and for no other purpose. I understand and agree GED Testing Service LLC owns the GED® test, the questions, and answers. I understand the GED® test is a confidential and secure test, protected by the laws of the United States and elsewhere, including but not limited to copyright laws. I agree that I will not discuss or disclose the content of the GED® test, questions or answers with anyone and I will not record, copy, or disclose any GED test question or answer, in whole or in part in any form or by any means (orally, in writing, in any internet message board, chat room, forum or otherwise.)

I have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions described in the GED® Candidate Test Bulletin including without limitation those related to:

• GED® fees, retake and other testing policies, and score cancellations for irregularities and inappropriate examinee conduct;
• ownership of the GED test, and of all test-related records by GED Testing Service LLC; and
• privacy policies describing the collection, processing, use and transmission to the United States of my personally identifiable data (including the digital photograph, palm vein, signature and audio and video recording collected at the GED test center), and describing the disclosure of such data to GED Testing Service®, its service providers, any score recipient and others as necessary to prevent fraud or other unlawful activity or as required by law;

I understand and agree if I provide false information or if I violate any GED rules or procedures, which include, but are notlimited to, cheating; altering or misusing documents; attempting in any way to get advance information about the GED® test from any source; sharing information about GED® test questions or content in any way; attempting to remove questions or any notes relating to the GED® test from the testing room; leaving the testing room without permission; or creating a disturbance in the testing room, then any one or more of the following may happen:

• the Exam Administrator may immediately dismiss me from the testing room;
• my GED® test score may be canceled, without a refund, and the jurisdiction receiving my scores may be informed of the reason for the cancellation;
• I may be prevented from retaking the GED test; and
• I may face civil or criminal prosecution.

I understand and agree the GED® test center may use GED® testing information and may share that information with GED Testing Service I acknowledge and consent that GED Testing Service LLC is permitted to use any of my personal information or GED test data collected from my prior GED® registration and/or testing and combine and use the previously collected information with the information and test results collected for this GED test as GED Testing Service LLC deems reasonable. I understand that to transfer my GED® scores from one jurisdiction to another jurisdiction or to transfer my scores to any other third party, it is my responsibility to obtain, complete and provide to GED Testing Service any forms, authorizations, consents, certifications or other requirements to permit release of my test score(s I hereby consent to GED Testing Service releasing my GED test information as I have authorized. GED Testing Service does research about the GED test and test-takers, but does not allow your private information to be identified in that research. Sometimes the law requires GED Testing Service to provide private information, and sometimes GED Testing Service LLC has to investigate fraud or other violations using some private information. I give GED Testing Service LLC and Pearson VUE my permission to retain and transmit my personal data and test responses to GED Testing Service LLC and Pearson VUE, both of which are headquartered in the United States, and which may be outside the country in which I am testing.

You may ask questions about the GED Testing Service policies at help@ged.com or 1-877-392-6433.

Massachusetts GED Test Candidate Rules Agreement and NDA 1.2 (May 2018)