Use of Corporate Property. Corporate property represents an investment made by DFO to provide service to producers, processors, consumers and other stakeholders and to conduct our business more effectively. Corporate property includes physical property (office furniture, office equipment and supplies, corporate automobiles) and electronic property (PC’s, mobile devices, etc). These tools are provided for business use and should be used only for business activities and returned in good condition. Electronic equipment, such as personal computers, cell phones, and blackberries or other wireless devices may be used for personal activities, in accordance with usage policies, provided they are utilized after hours and that the Board Member or employee incurs all costs resulting from personal use (i.e., cell phone call charges relating to personal calls, mileage relating to the personal use of corporate automobiles). Board Members and employees must not use corporate tools at any time to: ▪ Engage in any activity that violates any law ▪ Transmit confidential DFO information to parties who should not receive it ▪ Download, disseminate or post copyrighted material ▪ Download software, unless authorized to do so, as it may contain viruses or be subject to copyright protection or licensing fees ▪ Further individual political or lobbying efforts ▪ View or transmit obscene, racist, or objectionable material ▪ Engage in commercial activities unrelated to DFO ▪ Access or attempt to access another’s information without authorization ▪ Copy, reproduce or distribute unauthorized computer software
