[itdiscuss] Computer Use Policy

[Jeffrey Thompson]

You can email it to me and I will post it to the Google Docs.  Thanks!

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 4:56 PM, Darin Rohatinsky wrote:

> Would you guys want to see our church IT policy?  If so how can I  
> best send it?  Google Docs to this email address?
>
> Darin
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:23 AM, Servicedesk <servicedesk at mtw.org>  
> 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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