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at the City will comply with all Federal and State laws, all City policies, and all the City contracts. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. The Internet may not be used in any way that violates the City's policies, rules, or administrative orders including, but not limited to, the City's employee code of conduct policies. Use of the Internet in a manner that is not consistent with the mission of the City, misrepresents the City, or violates any the City policy is prohibited. 2. Individuals should limit their personal use of the Internet. The City allows limited personal use for communication with family and friends, independent learning, and public service. The City prohibits use for mass unsolicited mailings, access for non- employees to the City resources or network facilities, competitive commercial activity unless pre-approved by the City, and the dissemination of chain letters. Security For security purposes, users may not share account or password information with another person. Internet accounts are to be used only by the assigned user of the account for authorized purposes. Attempting to obtain another user's account password is strictly prohibited. Users are required to change or obtain a new password if they have reason to believe that any unauthorized person has learned their password. Users are required to take all necessary precautions to prevent unauthorized access to Internet services. Monitoring The City may monitor any Internet activity occurring on the City equipment or accounts. If the City discovers activities which do not comply with applicable law or departmental policy, records retrieved may be used to document the violation of this policy statement. Website Blocking and Filtering The City currently does employ filtering software to limit access to sites on the Internet. Restricted sites typically contain adult or pornographic material. To preserve Internet bandwidth websites that use an inordinate amount of bandwidth will be filtered. These sites typically contain streaming video and audio but also includes sites that contain large file downloads. Exceptions to the filtering policy can be submitted to the Network Manager for review. Failure to Complv Violations of this policy will be treated like other allegations of wrongdoing at the City. Allegations of misconduct will be adjudicated according to established procedures. Sanctions for inappropriate use of the Internet may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 1. Temporary or permanent revocation of access to the Internet. 2. Disciplinary action according to applicable the City policies; 3. Legal action according to applicable laws and contractual agreements; Disclaimer The City assumes no liability for any direct or indirect damages arising from the user's connection to the Internet. The City is not responsible for the accuracy of information found on the Internet and only facilitates the accessing and dissemination of information through its systems. Users are solely responsible for any material that they access and disseminate through the Internet. 14