COMPUER USE POLICY by Magnutech.docVIP

COMPUTER USE POLICY: policy restricting personal use of employer’s computer and/or employer’s network COMPUTER USE POLICY SECTION ONE. PURPOSE A. To remain competitive, better serve our customers and provide our employees with the best tools to do their jobs, _________[name of business or owner of computer system] makes available to our workforce access to one or more forms of electronic media and services, including computers, e-mail, telephones, voicemail, fax machines, external electronic bulletin boards, wire services, online services, intranet, Internet and the World Wide Web. B. _________[Name of business or owner of computer system] encourages the use of these media and associated services because they can make communication more efficient and effective and because they are valuable sources of information about vendors, customers, technology, and new products and services. However, all employees and everyone connected with the organization should remember that electronic media and services provided by the company are company property and their purpose is to facilitate and support company business. All computer users have the responsibility to use these resources in a professional, ethical, and lawful manner. C. To ensure that all employees are responsible, the following guidelines have been established for using e-mail and the Internet. No policy can lay down rules to cover every possible situation. Instead, it is designed to express _________[name of business or owner of computer system] philosophy and set forth general principles when using electronic media and services. SECTION TWO. PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS Electronic media cannot be used for knowingly transmitting, retrieving, or storing any communication that is: 1. Discriminatory or harassing; 2. Derogatory to any individual or group; 3. Obscene, sexually explicit or pornographic; 4. Defamatory or threatening; 5. In violation of any license governing the use of software; or 6. Engaged in for any purpo