SUMMARY

This policy sets out guidelines for acceptable use of the internet by employees. The primary purpose for which access to the internet is provided by this company to its employees is to assist them in carrying out the duties of their employment. They may also use the internet for reasonable private purposes which are consistent with this Acceptable Use Policy.

WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE USE

Except in the course of an employee’s duties or with the express permission of the company, the internet access provided by the company may not be used for:

• Sending and Receiving personal email messages.
• Visiting and non work related websites on company time.
• Use of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Limewire or any music, file sharing programs, eBay, Gaming Software sites (such as WOW- World of War Craft, Party Poker, Yahoo & Facebook games), Non Work related blogging sites, airline and accommodation websites and personal banking/investment websites Etc.
• Sending unsolicited bulk Emails
• Divulging confidential information of the company, or any personal details of its employees
• Any illegal purpose; like visiting internet sites that contain obscene, hateful, pornographic or otherwise illegal material

WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE USE

Subject to the balance of this policy, employees may use the internet access provided by this company for

• Work-related purposes.

CONSEQUENCES OF UNACCEPTABLE USE

This company keeps and monitors logs of internet usage which may reveal information such as which internet servers (including World Wide Web sites) have been accessed by employees, and the email addresses of those of whom they have communicated. The company will review any alleged breach of this Acceptable Use Policy on an individual basis.

An Alleged breach shall be dealt with as follows;

• Initially, the employee shall be informed of the alleged breach, given as opportunity to respond to the allegation, and if it’s not satisfactorily explained, be asked to desist from or where applicable to remedy the breach
• If the breach is not desisted from or remedied, the company may either withdraw the employees’ access to the internet or provide a first warning to the employees, to which the employee shall have an opportunity to respond.
• If the infringing conduct continues the employee may be given a second and a third warning, to each of which he or she shall have the opportunity to respond
• If a breach is committed after the third warning the employee may be dismissed.