EMPLOYEE PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE
POLICY SCOPE
Employees are prohibited from posting information, commentary, content, images,
etc. regarding our company, our business partners/ vendors, our employees (prior,
current, and potential), and those we serve on their personal social media
platforms.
POLICY AND POLICY DEFINITIONS
Employees must use their best judgement when utilizing social platforms and need
to be aware anything they post online may affect their image, the company’s image,
and could be public information for a long time.
The terms “social media platforms” and “social media” include all means of
communicating or posting information or content of any sort on the Internet,
including to your own or someone else's web log or blog, journal or diary, personal
web site, social networking or affinity web site, web bulletin board or a chat room,
whether associated or affiliated with ICES, Inc., as well as any other form of
electronic communication.
The term “media” includes all representatives of news creators/distributors
including but not limited to print, TV, blogs, and online forums.
COMPANY RESOURCES
Company resources including cell phones, computers, etc. are not to be used during
work hours to look at, post, or engage with social media platforms.
MEDIA INQUIRES
Even without mentioning our company, our employees, or those we serve on an
employees’ personal social media account, media or press attention may be
generated.
Media/press inquiries must be immediately referred to our dedicated media email
and/or phone number:
Email: media@icesonline.org
Phone Number: 203.723.4133 ext. 134
DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES
Failure to comply with our Employee Social Media Usage policy can result in
disciplinary action including and up to termination.