[itdiscuss] Computer Use Policy

[Jeffrey Thompson]

It would seem helpful to see what the different written IT Policies  
are from various churches.  I could receive whatever written policy  
materials you have for the IT Department and then remove the names to  
protect the innocent (if you want me to otherwise I don't have a  
problem identifying where the policy originated) and publish as a  
Google Document on the web that had a list of written policies by  
topic and make it available for free to everyone to access from my  
website.  As new ideas and policies are created, the public document  
could be updated for the benefit of other Church IT Departments. That  
would seem to be a valuable resource for churches out there.

What do you all think about that?

Jeffrey Thompson
JANOAH, INC.
President & CEO
535 Winkler Dr, Alpharetta, GA  30004
jeffrey at janoah.net
Work: 678-373-4157
Fax: 678-373-4283
http://janoah.net


On Aug 28, 2009, at 6:23 AM, Servicedesk wrote:

> Yes, MTW has a policy and wording much like what you’ve written  
> here. We don’t have an interactive page, rather, this is  
> incorporated in what we call “The Employee Handbook”. Every employee  
> is asked to read and sign the handbook when first employed and then  
> expected to keep up with any modifications or subsequent edits over  
> the years.
>
> This handbook has been reviewed and approved by lawyers so I believe  
> you can feel comfortable with what you have here. I believe that  
> your wording presents a “best practice” scenario for organizations  
> who are serious about having good policies for managing their  
> environments. If you’d like a copy of MTW’s wording let me know and  
> I’ll be happy to send it to you.
>
> Ken Thompson
> IT Manager, Mission to the World
>
> From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Bobby Stewart
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:51 PM
> To: IT Discussion Forum
> Subject: [itdiscuss] Computer Use Policy
>
> The discussions of e-mail archival/retention prompted at least one  
> response of lawyerly involvement. That reminded me of computer use  
> policies which reminded me of this:
>
> All content created, stored, transmitted and/or received using  
> Brentwood Baptist Church (BBC) resources (including but not limited  
> to computers, telecommunications/voicemail systems, e-mail servers  
> and/or facsimile (fax) machines) should be for business purposes  
> only. BBC reserves the right to access and review the substance of  
> any such content. Persons using BBC facilities and/or systems may  
> expect no right to privacy as regards same.
> ——————————————————————————
> By clicking the OK button below, the user indicates their  
> understanding and acceptance of this statement and agrees to abide  
> by all BBC policies governing computer usage as set forth in the BBC  
> Employee Handbook and elsewhere (copies may be obtained from the  
> business office).
>
> **********
> That's shown in the "interactive logon" message before each domain  
> user logs on to their computer. We’ve been running with it for 6-7  
> years now.
>
> I’m not a lawyer and I suspect that most of you are not either. Do  
> you have anything similar? Is this statement going a little  
> overboard? Does it address the “right” to retain e-mail?
>
> Bobby Stewart
> Network Analyst
> Brentwood Baptist Church
> Brentwood, TN
> WWW.BrentwoodBaptist.com
> (615) 324-6149 office
> (615) 830-0012 cell
>
>
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