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01/01/2013 22.3 Inappropriate Material General: Electronic media may not be used for knowingly transmitting, retrieving or storage of any communications of a discriminatory or harassing nature, or which are derogatory to any individual or group, or which are obscene or sexually explicit, or are of a defamatory or threatening nature, or for "chain letters," or for any other purpose which is illegal or against City policy or detrimental to the City's reputation. Electronic media may not be used for personal use relating to political, religious, or personal financial profit. 22.4 Personal Use Limitations General: Electronic media and services are primarily for City business use. Limited, occasional or incidental use of electronic media (sending or receiving) for personal, non - business purposes done on the Employee's personal time is understandable and acceptable — as is the case with personal phone calls. However, Employees need to demonstrate a sense of responsibility and may not abuse the privilege. Such personal use must not consume large amounts of City resources. Employees using electronic media and services for personal use waive any claims to privacy regarding that usage. Any costs incurred by the City due to personal use (such as printing costs, per - minute Internet fees or cellular phone charges) must be paid by the Employee. Excessive personal use will be determined by the individual Employee's supervisor, and may subject the Employee to disciplinary action. Personal Software: Personal software can significantly impact the operation of City equipment. Consequently, the installation and use of privately owned software is allowed only when approved in advance by the Technology Manager or City Administrator. This includes downloading software from internet sites. Games are not considered to be appropriate software for City computer equipment. If allowed, all personal software, including screensavers and shareware, must be legally purchased and properly licensed to the Employee. A copy of the license must be located in the Employee's office. Personal software and data may be removed without warning at any time. The City is not responsible for the back -up or recovery of files associated with personal software. If it is suspected that a personal software package is the cause of a problem with any City software, it may be removed without warning. 22.5 Individual Privacy General: The City also reserves the right, in its discretion, to review any Employee's electronic files, messages and usage to the extent necessary to ensure that electronic media and services are being used in compliance with the law and with this and other City policies. Employees should therefore not assume electronic communications are private and confidential and should transmit highly sensitive information in other ways. Employees should be aware that any data stored may be subject to government data practices laws which make the text accessible to the public. Page 41 of 51 Adopted 01/23/2013 61