SAMPLE COMPANY COMPUTER POLICY

THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is hereby made and entered into by and between [COMPANY] (herein, "Company") and _______________ (herein, "You" or "Employee") and entered into on: _______________.

You agree and understand that as a condition of your employment, you are responsible for securing the company’s network, computers, information and communications systems against unauthorized access and/or abuse. Any attempt to violate any provision of this policy will result in disciplinary action.

You agree and understand that you are also responsible for obeying all laws regarding the use of our systems and equipment. Any attempt to break those laws through the use of (Company name) systems may result in criminal or civil charges and fines and you understand that (Company name) will cooperate fully with authorities to provide any information necessary.

You further agree with and understand:

SECTION 1: GENERAL COMPUTING AND OFFICE POLICY

When you receive a user ID to be used to access our network and communications systems, including both our internal network and any external network such as the Internet and commercial online services, you agree and understand that you are solely responsible for all actions taken while using that user ID. And that:

1. Applying for a user ID under false pretenses is a punishable disciplinary offense.

2. Sharing your user ID or password with other persons is prohibited. If you share your user ID, you will be solely responsible for the actions that other persons may perform.

3. Deletion, examination, copying, or modification of files and/or data belonging to other users without written consent is prohibited.

4. Use of facilities and/or services for other commercial purposes is prohibited.

5. Use of facilities and/or services for entertainment purposes is prohibited.

6. Use of facilities and/or services for immoral, illegal or unethical purposes is prohibited.

7. Any unauthorized, deliberate action, that damages or disrupts a computing system, alters it normal performance, or causes it to malfunction, is a violation regardless of system location or time duration.

8. Removal of any company property is prohibited.

9. Use of company fax machine, postage machine and copier is for business purposes only.

SECTION 2: GENERAL E-MAIL & VOICE MAIL POLICY

You agree and understand that both the Company’s e-mail, Internet access, and voice mail systems are for business use only. You agree and understand that the company may monitor both e-mail, Internet access and voice mail systems at will, including the full content of any messages, without further disclosure to you. You agree and understand that whenever you send electronic mail, your name and user ID are included in each mail message. You are responsible for all electronic mail originating from your user ID. Further:

1. Forgery (or attempted forgery) of electronic mail messages is prohibited.

2. Attempts to read, delete, copy, or modify the electronic mail of other users are prohibited.

3. Attempts at sending harassing, obscene and/or other threatening email to another user if prohibited.

4. Attempts at sending unsolicited junk mail, "for-profit" messages or chain letters is prohibited.

SECTION 3: NETWORK SECURITY POLICY

As a user of the network, you may be allowed to access other networks (and/or the computer systems attached to those networks). Therefore:

1. Use of systems and/or networks in attempts to gain unauthorized access to remote systems is prohibited.

2. Use of systems and/or networks to connect to other systems, in evasion of the physical limitations of the remote system/local, is prohibited.

3. Decryption of system or user passwords is prohibited.

4. The copying of system files is prohibited.

5. The copying of copyrighted materials, including third-party software, without the express written permission of the owner or the proper license, is prohibited.

6. Intentional attempts to "crash" Network systems or programs are punishable disciplinary offenses.

7. The attempts to secure a higher level of privilege on Network systems are punishable disciplinary offenses.

8. The willful introduction of computer "viruses" or other disruptive/destruction programs into the organization network or into external networks is prohibited.

This is a legally binding Agreement. Some or all-of its provisions may extend beyond your employment with The Company. Your signature indicates that you thoroughly understand and accept these policies as a material condition of your employment and that any violation of any of these provisions may result in disciplinary action.

For and behalf of [COMPANY]:

__________________________________ Date:___________________

Employee Name (please print):

__________________________________ Date:___________________

Employee Signature:

___________________________________

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