7.
THE INTERNET AND ON-LINE SERVICES
The Company provides authorized employees access to on-line services such as the Internet. The Company
expects that employees will use these services in a responsible way and for business-related purposes only.
Under no circumstances are employees permitted to use the Company's Technology Resources to access,
download, or contribute to the following:
gross, indecent, or sexually-oriented materials;
sports sites;
job-search sites;
entertainment sites;
gambling sites;
games, humor;
illegal drug-oriented sites;
personal pages of individuals; and
Politically-oriented sites or sites devoted to influencing the course of legislation or public
policy.
Additionally, employees must not sign "guest books" at Websites or post messages to Internet news groups
or discussion groups at Websites. These actions will generate junk electronic mail and may expose the
Company to liability or unwanted attention because of comments that employees may make. The
Company strongly encourages employees who wish to access the Internet for non-work-related activities to
get their own personal Internet access accounts.
8.
PARTICIPATION IN ONLINE FORUMS
a)
Employees should remember that any messages or information sent on company-provided
facilities to one or more individuals via an electronic network – for example, Internet mailing
lists, bulletin boards, and online services – are statements identifiable and attributable to
[YOUR COMPANY NAME].
b)
[YOUR COMPANY NAME] recognizes that participation in some forums might be important
to the performance of an employee's job. For instance, an employee might find the answer
to a technical problem by consulting members of a news group devoted to the technical
area.
9.
SOFTWARE
To prevent computer viruses from being transmitted through the company's computer system,
unauthorized downloading of any unauthorized software is strictly prohibited. Only software registered
through [YOUR COMPANY NAME] may be downloaded. No employee may load any software on the
Company's computers, by any means of transmission, unless authorized in advance by [YOUR COMPANY
NAME]’s system administrator.
10.
SECURITY/APPROPRIATE USE