2015 GNYADA Employee Handbook

PART 21

SOCIAL MEDIA & ONLINE PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

The use of social media, including but not limited to, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn, has become a popular activity on the internet and you may now or in the future decide to start a blog or participate on social networking websites. GNYADA takes no position on your decision to start or maintain a blog or to participate on a social networking website.

Unless specifically authorized to do so, you are prohibited from engaging in social media or otherwise engaging in online communication of a personal nature, on work time or during work hours and may not use any GNYADA systems or devices for these purposes.

While we respect the rights and interests of employees to utilize the internet in their personal time, employees’ must not use social media to: • Harass or otherwise discriminate against GNYADA employees or customers • Make defamatory statements about GNYADA or its employees or customers • Disclose proprietary, privileged or confidential information, including trade secrets, customer information, budgets, revenue or expense figures or projections, strategy information, etc. • Disparage GNYADA products or services

As GNYADA seeks to ensure a consistent company message and avoid misinformation, you also may not represent your views or opinions as those of GNYADA.

If you are found to have violated GNYADA social medial and online personal communication policy, you may be subject to discipline up to and including termination. Postings subject to this policy shall not be restricted to written postings but include all content, including but not limited to, photographs or videos that may be placed on the internet.

Nothing within this policy shall be construed to improperly restrict the right to engage in lawful recreational activities away from work, the right to discuss wages, hours, and/or other working conditions, or other rights protected by law.

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