The organization’s IT equipment, services and systems are intended for business use only. However, the organization acknowledges that staff, consultants and volunteers occasionally require opportunities to make or receive personal phone calls, access personal email, utilize popular social media sites and visit internet sites, as long as the aforementioned activities are not excessive in duration or frequency and do not violate other written organization policy prohibitions. Excessive use of personal email, social media accounts or internet-based resources that interferes with regularly assigned duties violates other written policy prohibitions or violates any laws or regulatory standards will result in disciplinary action where appropriate, up to and including termination. |