GENERAL COMPUTER/NETWORK POLICY

 

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is hereby made and entered into by and between NewHeart MCC/UCC (herein, “church”) and ________________________________________ (herein, “You” or “User or End User”) and entered into on this date: _______________________.

You hereby warrant that you agree and understand that as an user, you are responsible for securing the church network and computing systems against unauthorized access and/or abuse.  Any attempt to violate any provision of this policy will result in disciplinary action, up to and including immediate removal of position.

 

You hereby warrant that you agree and understand that as an user you are responsible for obeying all local, state, federal and international laws regarding the use of our computers.  Any attempt to break those laws through the use of the church computers or network may result in charges and fines being levied against you.  In such an event, You hereby agree and understand that the church will fully cooperate with authorities to provide any information necessary.

 

You further hereby warrant that you agree with and understand the following:

 

SECTION 1: GENERAL COMPUTING AND OFFICE POLICY

When you receive a user ID and password to be used to access the network and computer systems on that network, you hereby agree and understand that you are solely responsible for all actions taken while using that user ID.  And that:

 

1. Sharing your user ID with any other person is prohibited.  In the result that you do share your user ID with another Person, you will be solely responsible for the actions that other person appropriated.

2. Deletion, examination, copying, or modification of files and/or data belonging to other users without their prior consent is prohibited.

3. Use of services for commercial purposes is prohibited.

4. Use of services for immoral, illegal or unethical purposes is prohibited.

5. Any unauthorized, deliberate action, which damages or disrupts a computing system, alters its normal performance, or causes it to malfunction, is a violation regardless of system location and/or time duration.

6. Removal of company property is prohibited.

7. Use of company computer, fax machine, phone and copier is for business purposes only.

 

SECTION 2: NETWORK SECURITY POLICY

As a user of the network, you may be allowed to access other networks (and/or the computer systems attached to those networks). Therefore:

 

1. Use of systems and/or networks in attempts to gain unauthorized access to remote systems is prohibited.

2. Use of systems and/or networks to connect to other systems, in evasion of the physical limitations of the remote system/local, is prohibited.

3. Decryption of system or user passwords is prohibited.

4. The copying of system files is prohibited.

5. The copying of copyrighted materials, such as third-party software, without the express written permission of the owner or the proper license, is prohibited.

6. Intentional attempts to “crash” Network systems or programs will result in immediate termination of system access.

7. The willful introduction of computer “viruses" or other disruptive/destruction programs into the organization network or into external networks is prohibited.

 

This is a legally binding-Contractual Agreement.  Your signature below indicates that you thoroughly understand and accept these policies as a material condition of your use and that any violation of any of these provisions may result in disciplinary action, up to and including removal from your position, and criminal prosecution, if pertinent.

 

AGREED to the date first written above, the parties signed in agreement.

 

On behalf of NewHeart MCC/UCC:

 

 

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Date:

 

 

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Name (please print):

 

 

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Signature (Network Administrator)

 

 

End User:

 

 

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Date:

 

 

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Name (please print):

 

 

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Signature (End User)