Policy Statement

The use of COMPANY NAME et al, including but not limited to COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES, (Company) automation systems, including computers, fax machines, and all forms of Internet/Intranet access, is for company business and for authorized purposes only. Brief and occasional personal use of the electronic mail system or the Internet is acceptable as long as it is not excessive or inappropriate, and does not result in expense to the Company.

Use is defined as "excessive" if it interferes with normal job functions, responsiveness, or the ability to perform daily job activities. Electronic communication should not be used to solicit or sell products or services that are unrelated to the Company's business; distract, intimidate, or harass coworkers or third parties; or disrupt the workplace.

Use of Company computers, networks, and Internet access is a privilege granted by management and may be revoked at any time for inappropriate conduct carried out on such systems, including, but not limited to:

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  Sending chain letters or participating in any way in the creation or transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail ("spam") that is unrelated to legitimate Company purposes;
  
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  Engaging in private or personal business activities, including excessive use of instant messaging and chat rooms (see below);
  
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  Misrepresenting oneself or the Company;
  
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  Violating the laws and regulations of the United States or any other nation or any state, city, province, or other local jurisdiction in any way;
  
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  Engaging in unlawful or malicious activities;
  
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  Deliberately propagating any virus, worm, Trojan horse, trap-door program code, or other code or file designed to disrupt, disable, impair, or otherwise harm either the Company's networks or systems or those of any other individual or entity;
  
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  Using abusive, profane, threatening, racist, sexist, or otherwise objectionable language in either public or private messages;
  
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  Sending, receiving, or accessing pornographic materials;
  
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  Becoming involved in partisan politics;
  
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  Causing congestion, disruption, disablement, alteration, or impairment of Company networks or systems;
  
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  Maintaining, organizing, or participating in non-work-related Web logs ("blogs"), Web journals, "chat rooms", or private/personal/instant messaging;
  
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  Failing to log off any secure, controlled-access computer or other form of electronic data system to which you are assigned, if you leave such computer or system unattended;
  
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  Using recreational games; and/or
  
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  Defeating or attempting to defeat security restrictions on company systems and applications.
  

Using Company automation systems to access, create, view, transmit, or receive racist, sexist, threatening, or otherwise objectionable or illegal material is strictly prohibited. "Material" is defined as any visual, textual, or auditory entity. Such material violates the Company anti-harassment policies and is subject to disciplinary action. The Company's electronic mail system, Internet access, and computer systems must not be used to violate the laws and regulations of the United States or any other nation or any state, city, province, or other local jurisdiction in any way. Use of company resources for illegal activity can lead to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal and criminal prosecution. The Company will comply with reasonable requests from law enforcement and regulatory agencies for logs, diaries, archives, or files on individual Internet activities, e-mail use, and/or computer use.

Unless specifically granted in this policy, any non-business use of the Company's automation systems is expressly forbidden.

If you violate these policies, you could be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination of employment.