Orleans County systems may not be used for transmitting, retrieving or storage of any communications of a discriminatory or harassing nature or materials that are obscene.  The display of any kind of sexually explicit image or document on any County system is a violation of our policy on sexual harassment.  In addition, sexually explicit material may not be archived, stored, distributed, edited or recorded using our network or computing resources.  If you find yourself connected accidentally to a site that contains sexually explicit or offensive material, you must disconnect from that site immediately, regardless of whether that site had been previously deemed acceptable by any screening or rating program. Harassment of any kind is prohibited. 

No messages with derogatory or inflammatory remarks about an individual’s race, color, gender, marital status, age, disability, religion, national origin, physical attributes or sexual preference shall be transmitted.  Abusive, profane or offensive language is prohibited.

Participation in newsgroups, chat rooms or list services through County systems is prohibited.

Systems may not be used for any purpose that is illegal, against County policy or contrary to the County’s best interest.  Solicitation on non-County business or any use of the system for personal gain is prohibited.

No electronic communications may be sent which hides the identity of the sender or represents the sender as someone else.  All messages communicated on the County’s system should contain the employee’s name.

Use of County systems for private, recreational, entertainment or non-public purposes is prohibited.  CSD is required to document and remove all “computer games” and unauthorized “screen savers”.

Use of the system to disrupt users, services or equipment is prohibited.  Disruptions include, but are not limited to, distribution of advertising, propagation of computer “worms” and viruses, and sustained high volume system traffic, which substantially hinders others in their use of the network.