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The objective of this policy is to direct all users of the Internet service by:

• Providing guidance on expected working practice

• Highlighting issues affecting use

• Describing the standards that users must maintain

• Stating the actions that may be taken to monitor the effectiveness of this policy

• Warning users about the consequences of inappropriate use of the internet service

The Internet service is made available for the business purposes of the organization. A certain amount of personal use is permitted in accordance with the statements contained within this policy.

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The following policies and procedures are relevant to this document:

• Acceptable Use Policy

• Mobile Device Policy

• Software Policy

• Social Media Policy

• Cloud Computing Policy

Internet acceptable use policy

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Your Internet access must be used in accordance with this policy for tasks reasonably related to your work including:

• Access to information and systems that is pertinent to fulfilling the organisation’s business obligations

• The capability to post updates to organization-owned and/or maintained web sites and social media accounts

• An electronic commerce facility (e.g. purchasing equipment for the organization)

• Research

Personal use of the Internet

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The provision of Internet access is owned by the organization and all access is recorded, logged and interrogated for the purposes of:

• Monitoring total usage to ensure business use is not impacted by lack of capacity

• Monitoring all access for reports that are produced for line managers and auditors

Prohibited uses of the Internet

Except where it is strictly and necessarily required for your work, for example IT audit activity or other investigation, you must not use the Internet access provided by Vertic Pty Ltd to:

• Create, download, upload, display or access knowingly, sites that contain pornography or other “unsuitable” material that might be deemed illegal, obscene or offensive

• Subscribe to, enter or use peer-to-peer networks or install software that allows sharing of music, video or image files

• Subscribe to, enter or utilise real time chat facilities such as chat rooms, text messenger or pager programs

• Subscribe to, enter or use online gaming or betting sites

• Subscribe to or enter “money making” sites or enter or use “money making” programs.

• Run a private business

• Download any software that does not comply with the organisation’s software policy

The above list gives examples of “unsuitable” usage but is neither exclusive nor exhaustive. “Unsuitable” material will include data, images, audio files or video files the transmission of which is illegal and material that is against the rule, essence and spirit of this and other organisational policies.

The organization will take steps to block the following categories of websites:

• Illegal

• Pornographic

• Violence

• Hate and discrimination

• Offensive

• Weapons

• Hacking

• Web chat

• Gambling

• Dating

• Radio stations

• Games

• Streaming Media

• If you have inadvertently attempted to access such a site, you should inform the IT Service Provider immediately.