Updated Policy and Procedure Handbook - GoodLife Fitness

lettersInternet Browsing • Connecting to and viewing • Surfing the webany web page for welldefinedbusiness purposes• Connecting to any site fornon-business purposes• Printing web pages for • Connecting to web sitesbusiness purposesrelated to illegal, immoral,and/or unethical materialsDownloading Data • Downloading• Downloading or installingfiles/information from reliablemajor commercial sites to anisolated or quarantinedfolder until downloaded datais scanned for viruses,worms, etc.unauthorized files orprograms not related toCompany business,including file sharing,instant messaging, screensavers, online radio andpictures.• Installing software• Downloading files orinformation related toillegal, immoral, and/orunethical materialsInternet Newsgroups • Approved groups may be • Accessing any group foraccessed for businessnon-business reasonspurposes by approved users• Accessing newsgroupsrelated to illegal, immoral,and/or unethical materials• Accessing Internet chatrooms on any topicPrivacyAlthough GoodLife respects the privacy of its associates, associate privacy does notextend to the associate's use of GoodLife e-mail and Internet systems. No person usingsuch resources should expect privacy in their communications. All e-mail communicationsand information downloaded from the Internet constitute company property.Goals1. to protect the reputation and resources of GoodLife, its members, and theInternet/e-mail communities at large, from irresponsible or illegal activities;2. to ensure privacy, security and reliability of GoodLife’s network and systems aswell as the systems of GoodLife members;3. to establish guidelines for the acceptable use of GoodLife network;4. to define generally those actions which are considered abusive and prohibited;5. to outline procedures for handling and reporting abuse to GoodLife._________________________________________________________________________Users of GoodLife Internet and e-mail systems are strictly prohibited from creating,transmitting, distributing, forwarding, downloading and/or storing anything which:1. infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property right;2. is obscene, immoral, unethical or pornographic;3. is libellous, defamatory, hateful, or constitutes a threat or abuse;4. encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to liability;5. harasses the receiver, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages;6. is considered e-mail junk, spam or chain e-mail;7. forges or misleads the sender's identity;8. divulges private and/or confidential information related to GoodLife business, itsmembers and/or its associates;9. violates any of GoodLife policies including policies related to Conduct andBehaviour or Workplace Harassment_________________________________________________________________________Monitoring internet and e-mailConfidential and Proprietary Information of GoodLife Fitness Clubs | V16 October 2009 79