Use of Computers
- Only the employees of the City of Dalton and other designated persons are authorized to use or access the department's computers.
- Employees will only use computer software and related equipment in the direct performance of their assigned duties unless authorized by their department head.
- Employees needing assistance with computer-related problems should contact the IT Department either by phone, email or submit a computer work order for all hardware or software problems and installations.
- Use of Company computers, networks, and Internet access is a privilege granted by the administration and may be revoked at any time for inappropriate conduct carried out on such systems, including, but not limited to:
- Sending chain letters or participating in any way in the creation or transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail ("spam") that is unrelated to legitimate City purposes;
- Engaging in private or personal business activities, including instant messaging and chat rooms or listening to the radio
- Misrepresenting oneself or the City;
- Violating the laws and regulations of the United States or any other nation or any state, city, province, or other local jurisdiction in any way;
- Engaging in unlawful or malicious activities;
- Deliberately propagating any virus, worm, Trojan horse, trap-door program code, or other code or file designed to disrupt, disable, impair, or otherwise harm either the Company's networks or systems or those of any other individual or entity;
- Using abusive, profane, threatening, racist, sexist, or otherwise objectionable language in either public or private messages;
- Sending, receiving, or accessing pornographic materials;
- Becoming involved in partisan politics;
- Causing congestion, disruption, disablement, alteration, or impairment of the City networks or systems;
- Maintaining, organizing, or participating in non-work-related Web logs ("blogs"), Web journals, "chat rooms", or private/personal/instant messaging;
- Failing to log off any secure, controlled-access computer or other form of electronic data system to which you are assigned, if you leave such computer or system unattended;
- Using recreational games; and/or
- Defeating or attempting to defeat security restrictions on company systems and applications.
