SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
________
Effective date: ________
This Social Media Policy (the "Policy") is a set of rules setting out how the Company and its employees are expected to conduct themselves online. It describes employees' acceptable conduct on social media, sanctions for misconduct, and stipulates disciplinary actions for non-compliant employees.
Social media is a platform used for interaction and sharing of videos, picture, and other information. The Company is focused on protecting its image and reputation and encouraging employees' involvement in the sharing of contents in an acceptable manner. Therefore employees are required to use social media appropriately and in a way that does not harm the reputation of this Company.
While we encourage freedom of expression and communication, we expect our staff to conform to our Social Media Policy to curb any social or illegal insecurities.
PART 1: SCOPE
This Policy applies to all staff of ________. All employees are advised to read it carefully and comply with the provisions contained herein.
PART 2: GENERAL PROVISION
The term 'Social Media" includes all social web platforms and applications used for communication and interaction. This may include blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and other chatrooms and forums.
This Policy provides rules regulating the use of private social media and how employees are expected to represent the Company on social media.
PART 3: THE USE OF PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA
Employees can access their personal social media accounts during work hours, provided that they do not use it excessively.
Employees using their private social media platform should adhere to the following rules:
(I) maintain a personal email addresses, and avoid using their office email address for personal use or for other transactions unconnected to the business of the Company;
(II) avoid using the Company's logos, name, trade mark, trade name, brand, copyrighted information, or other intellectual property belonging to the Company without obtaining permission from management;
(III) ensure that others are aware that posts, comments, or other activity they do on their personal accounts do not represent the Company. Employees should not imply that their personal opinions are endorsed by the Company to avoid misrepresentation;
(IV) avoid discussing illegal or criminal activities;
(V) employees using the Company's computers, phones, laptops, or other electronic devices should abstain from accessing or downloading sites that can introduce malicious software or other rogue applications;
(VI) abstain from circulating derogatory, defamatory, offensive, insulting, or disparaging information or materials about the Company;
(VII) comply with the rules and policies of the social media platforms that are being used.
Employees are encouraged to support the Company's activities through their social media accounts in compliance with the Company's policy.
PART 4: REPRESENTING THE COMPANY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Employees who have been granted access or manage our Company's social media account should comply with the following rules:
(I) be respectful and polite while interacting with people on behalf of the Company. Never get into arguments, quarrels, or backlash with current or prospective clients and customers online;
(II) avoid making comments or passing information on topics or issues you lack expertise on. Correct and remove any misleading or inaccurate information about the Company;
(III) refrain from making inaccurate or misleading statements, and avoid sharing confidential information and materials;
(IV) avoid ignoring or deleting comments without any reason and respond to criticisms as soon as possible;
(V) avoid circulating derogatory, defamatory, offensive, insulting, or disparaging information or materials about the Company.
Employees should not use social media platforms to make recommendations or endorsement in violation of the Company's policy. Before posting any content on social media, each post must be reviewed by management.
PART 5: CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS
Employee should avoid disclosure of the Company's confidential information, trade secret, or other sensitive information on their social media platforms and maintain the confidentiality of clients, customers, and other employees.
Confidential Information includes all information or materials of whatever nature relating to the business operations of the Company, any written material or by any oral or written statement whatsoever which includes but not limited to documents, techniques, practices, tools, specifications, inventions, patents, trademark, soft wares, drawings, programmes developed by or relating to the Company or other information that is not known or easily ascertainable to the general public.
Confidential information does not include the following information or data:
(I) which can be established by written records to be already known to the public at the time of the disclosure;
(II) which enters the public domain through no fault of an employee;
(III) is given by the Company to third parties without any restrictions;
(IV) is given to you by any third party who is in possession of such information and has the legal right to disclose it; or
(V) that is required by law to be disclosed.
Employees are prohibited from disclosing or publishing in whole or part, any information relating to the practice, business dealings or other matters relating to the Company any confidential information or materials about the Company on any social media platform, web, application, or any online platform. More specifically, employees should not disclose:
(I) sensitive information relating to the Company's methods of operation, trade secret, or other information that may affect the competitive advantage of the Company;
(II) information about the Company's products or services that may conflict with the Company's official communication to the public;
(III) material information about the information relating to the Company's products and services without obtaining permission from management.
You agree to comply with the provisions of this clause during and after the termination of your employment for as long as the confidential information remains a trade secret.
PART 6: CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND NON-SOLICITATION
6.1. Introduction.
Conflicts of interests includes cases and situations where an employee forms, engages, communicates with, or participates in any business venture that is in direct competition with the Company's business.
Employees are expected to promote honesty and the highest standard of conduct when handling the affairs of the Company. They are to act in the interest of the Company alone and not pursue their interest. Therefore, when representing the Company in any transaction or dealing, employees must use their skill, professional expertise, and adhere to the Company's ethical standards and avoid any situation that will create an actual or potential conflict of interest.
6.2. Unacceptable conduct.
Employees should not be involved or participate in any activity that conflicts with the Company's interests or purpose and disclose any actual or potential conflicts as soon as practicable. In particular, employees must avoid:
(I) rendering services or engaging in any outside employment that conflicts with the employee's duty to this Company;
(II) making recommendations or endorsements for the Company's competition;
(III) managing a blog, website, social media platform, or other digital platforms that accept advertisement jobs from the Company's competition;
(IV) forming or engaging in any partnership, association, interaction, communications, or relationship that may conflict with the Company's interests. An employee must disclose all cases of potential conflicts of interest.
6.2. Non-solicitation.
Employees must refrain from the following activities:
(I) seeking to procure order from or do business with any client or customer of the Company;
(II) setting up a company or any other organization that engages in the provision of products or services offered by the Company;
(III) giving advice or working directly or indirectly for any person, business or any other organization that is in competition with the Company as employee, independent contractor, director, consultant, etc during your employment with the Company.
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PART 8: PRIVACY POLICY
The Company takes the security of every employee very seriously and also takes reasonable measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to its employees' information. Therefore all employees must respect the privacy of their colleagues, clients, customers, and must not post or disclose personal information about co-workers, clients, and customers.
Unauthorized copying, transmission or access to any employee's personal data by any employee shall be subject to discipline. Therefore, employees are encouraged to report any suspected data breach to the management.
PART 9: POLICY MODIFICATION
The Company may, at any time at any time at its sole discretion, alter the terms of this Policy. The terms of this Policy can be revoked, revised, or modified in any manner the Company deems fit.
In the case of such variation, every staff of this Company will be duly notified in writing. In this regard, employees must read and understand the provisions of any modified version of this Policy and adhere to its terms.
Issues or questions arising from the modified version may be properly communicated to supervisors, heads of department, or other appropriate channels.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
I acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Employee Code of Conduct Policy, which contains the policies, practices, and procedures of ________, and I agree to read, understand, and be bound by all the provisions of this Policy. I understand that this Policy is intended to serve as a guide and does not create any contractual obligation on any party.
I also understand that failure to comply with the provisions of this Policy may subject me to termination.
I acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to modify the policies, procedures, and other provisions contained in this Policy.
Name of Employee:......................................................................................
Date of Receipt:............................................................................................
Signature of Employee:.........................................................................................
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
________
Effective date: ________
This Social Media Policy (the "Policy") is a set of rules setting out how the Company and its employees are expected to conduct themselves online. It describes employees' acceptable conduct on social media, sanctions for misconduct, and stipulates disciplinary actions for non-compliant employees.
Social media is a platform used for interaction and sharing of videos, picture, and other information. The Company is focused on protecting its image and reputation and encouraging employees' involvement in the sharing of contents in an acceptable manner. Therefore employees are required to use social media appropriately and in a way that does not harm the reputation of this Company.
While we encourage freedom of expression and communication, we expect our staff to conform to our Social Media Policy to curb any social or illegal insecurities.
PART 1: SCOPE
This Policy applies to all staff of ________. All employees are advised to read it carefully and comply with the provisions contained herein.
PART 2: GENERAL PROVISION
The term 'Social Media" includes all social web platforms and applications used for communication and interaction. This may include blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and other chatrooms and forums.
This Policy provides rules regulating the use of private social media and how employees are expected to represent the Company on social media.
PART 3: THE USE OF PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA
Employees can access their personal social media accounts during work hours, provided that they do not use it excessively.
Employees using their private social media platform should adhere to the following rules:
(I) maintain a personal email addresses, and avoid using their office email address for personal use or for other transactions unconnected to the business of the Company;
(II) avoid using the Company's logos, name, trade mark, trade name, brand, copyrighted information, or other intellectual property belonging to the Company without obtaining permission from management;
(III) ensure that others are aware that posts, comments, or other activity they do on their personal accounts do not represent the Company. Employees should not imply that their personal opinions are endorsed by the Company to avoid misrepresentation;
(IV) avoid discussing illegal or criminal activities;
(V) employees using the Company's computers, phones, laptops, or other electronic devices should abstain from accessing or downloading sites that can introduce malicious software or other rogue applications;
(VI) abstain from circulating derogatory, defamatory, offensive, insulting, or disparaging information or materials about the Company;
(VII) comply with the rules and policies of the social media platforms that are being used.
Employees are encouraged to support the Company's activities through their social media accounts in compliance with the Company's policy.
PART 4: REPRESENTING THE COMPANY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Employees who have been granted access or manage our Company's social media account should comply with the following rules:
(I) be respectful and polite while interacting with people on behalf of the Company. Never get into arguments, quarrels, or backlash with current or prospective clients and customers online;
(II) avoid making comments or passing information on topics or issues you lack expertise on. Correct and remove any misleading or inaccurate information about the Company;
(III) refrain from making inaccurate or misleading statements, and avoid sharing confidential information and materials;
(IV) avoid ignoring or deleting comments without any reason and respond to criticisms as soon as possible;
(V) avoid circulating derogatory, defamatory, offensive, insulting, or disparaging information or materials about the Company.
Employees should not use social media platforms to make recommendations or endorsement in violation of the Company's policy. Before posting any content on social media, each post must be reviewed by management.
PART 5: CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS
Employee should avoid disclosure of the Company's confidential information, trade secret, or other sensitive information on their social media platforms and maintain the confidentiality of clients, customers, and other employees.
Confidential Information includes all information or materials of whatever nature relating to the business operations of the Company, any written material or by any oral or written statement whatsoever which includes but not limited to documents, techniques, practices, tools, specifications, inventions, patents, trademark, soft wares, drawings, programmes developed by or relating to the Company or other information that is not known or easily ascertainable to the general public.
Confidential information does not include the following information or data:
(I) which can be established by written records to be already known to the public at the time of the disclosure;
(II) which enters the public domain through no fault of an employee;
(III) is given by the Company to third parties without any restrictions;
(IV) is given to you by any third party who is in possession of such information and has the legal right to disclose it; or
(V) that is required by law to be disclosed.
Employees are prohibited from disclosing or publishing in whole or part, any information relating to the practice, business dealings or other matters relating to the Company any confidential information or materials about the Company on any social media platform, web, application, or any online platform. More specifically, employees should not disclose:
(I) sensitive information relating to the Company's methods of operation, trade secret, or other information that may affect the competitive advantage of the Company;
(II) information about the Company's products or services that may conflict with the Company's official communication to the public;
(III) material information about the information relating to the Company's products and services without obtaining permission from management.
You agree to comply with the provisions of this clause during and after the termination of your employment for as long as the confidential information remains a trade secret.
PART 6: CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND NON-SOLICITATION
6.1. Introduction.
Conflicts of interests includes cases and situations where an employee forms, engages, communicates with, or participates in any business venture that is in direct competition with the Company's business.
Employees are expected to promote honesty and the highest standard of conduct when handling the affairs of the Company. They are to act in the interest of the Company alone and not pursue their interest. Therefore, when representing the Company in any transaction or dealing, employees must use their skill, professional expertise, and adhere to the Company's ethical standards and avoid any situation that will create an actual or potential conflict of interest.
6.2. Unacceptable conduct.
Employees should not be involved or participate in any activity that conflicts with the Company's interests or purpose and disclose any actual or potential conflicts as soon as practicable. In particular, employees must avoid:
(I) rendering services or engaging in any outside employment that conflicts with the employee's duty to this Company;
(II) making recommendations or endorsements for the Company's competition;
(III) managing a blog, website, social media platform, or other digital platforms that accept advertisement jobs from the Company's competition;
(IV) forming or engaging in any partnership, association, interaction, communications, or relationship that may conflict with the Company's interests. An employee must disclose all cases of potential conflicts of interest.
6.2. Non-solicitation.
Employees must refrain from the following activities:
(I) seeking to procure order from or do business with any client or customer of the Company;
(II) setting up a company or any other organization that engages in the provision of products or services offered by the Company;
(III) giving advice or working directly or indirectly for any person, business or any other organization that is in competition with the Company as employee, independent contractor, director, consultant, etc during your employment with the Company.
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PART 8: PRIVACY POLICY
The Company takes the security of every employee very seriously and also takes reasonable measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to its employees' information. Therefore all employees must respect the privacy of their colleagues, clients, customers, and must not post or disclose personal information about co-workers, clients, and customers.
Unauthorized copying, transmission or access to any employee's personal data by any employee shall be subject to discipline. Therefore, employees are encouraged to report any suspected data breach to the management.
PART 9: POLICY MODIFICATION
The Company may, at any time at any time at its sole discretion, alter the terms of this Policy. The terms of this Policy can be revoked, revised, or modified in any manner the Company deems fit.
In the case of such variation, every staff of this Company will be duly notified in writing. In this regard, employees must read and understand the provisions of any modified version of this Policy and adhere to its terms.
Issues or questions arising from the modified version may be properly communicated to supervisors, heads of department, or other appropriate channels.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
I acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Employee Code of Conduct Policy, which contains the policies, practices, and procedures of ________, and I agree to read, understand, and be bound by all the provisions of this Policy. I understand that this Policy is intended to serve as a guide and does not create any contractual obligation on any party.
I also understand that failure to comply with the provisions of this Policy may subject me to termination.
I acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to modify the policies, procedures, and other provisions contained in this Policy.
Name of Employee:......................................................................................
Date of Receipt:............................................................................................
Signature of Employee:.........................................................................................
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