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CORPORATE ETHICS

AND

PRIVACY

By-AshitaWilson(185)

Rashmi(194)

JyotiAnand(193)

Lakshya(196)


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ETHICSETHICS

y Ethics refers to principles of behaviourthat distinguish between good,bad,right

and wrong.


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CODEOFETHICSCODEOFETHICS

y It is a written document that states valuesand ethical standards intended to guide

the behaviour of employees.

y The purpose of code of ethics is toenable individuals to make choices among

alternative behaviours.


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PRIVACYPRIVACY

y It involves three things.The right to

determine:

Who can see information about you

When can people see information about

you

What information they can see about you


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EMPLOYEESPRIVACYEMPLOYEESPRIVACY

y Employee use of electronic mail (e-mail) duringbusiness hours is a common characteristic of the21st century workplace both for intra companyand inter company communication and

communication with client.

y It is interesting to note that employee privacyissues frequently arise in many areas of the work

environment other than e-mail monitoring.Employers often monitor employee telephonecalls and some companies also record the timeeach employee spends on bathroom breaks.


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y employers have many legitimate reasons

for desiring to monitor their employees

e-mail usage, such as:

y Maintaining the company's professional

reputation and image;

y Maintaining employee productivity;

y Preventing and discouraging sexual or

other illegal workplace harassment;


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y Preventing "cyberstalking"by employees;

y Preventing possible defamation liability;

y Preventing employee disclosure of trade

secrets and other confidential

information; and

y Avoiding copyright and other intellectualproperty infringement from employees

illegally downloading software, etc.


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y These business justifications are

compelling, but so are the reasons for

protecting an individual's privacy.The

breakeven point, the point at which a

company's monitoring program achieves

necessary business objectives while alsoadequately protecting employee privacy


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y The employees monitor the followinginformation:-

y The e-mail recipient;y T

he e-mail sender;y The number of words in the e-mail;y The time the employee spent reading e-mail;y The time the employee spent composing e-

mail;y The number of attachments; andy The type of e-mail - business-related or non-

business related


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Code for employee privacyCode for employee privacy

y The absence of any private right by employees while using thecompany's e-mail.

y This could be accomplished by including a statement in the policydeclaring that the employer's e-mail system is employer property,

to be used for the purpose of furthering employer business.

y The policy should state whether personal e-mails are permitted,and define any limitations on personal use of the system.

y An explanation of the rules governing the use of the e-mail system;

andy The employer's ability and right to monitor, intercept, record and

review all communications sent by employees over the company'se-mail system.


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y Employees, on the other hand, need to understand that

current laws governing workplace e-mail will not

protect them from excessive personal use.

y Most employers seem willing to tolerate some personal

e-mail use and will police violations by looking more at

employee work product and ability to meet deadlines

y Employer monitoring of electronic mail constitutes an

emerging area of the law that is clearly unsettled at this

point in time.


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Code for protecting customer andCode for protecting customer and

user privacyuser privacy

y The privacy of the visitors and members is very

important to the company. Since they gather

information, the company provide a privacy statement

to enable the customers to understand the terms and

conditions associated with the collection of data, as wellas how they use it and how customers can correct or

change it


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y Unless otherwise agree the information givenshould not be shared with any third party,except with those third parties providing

servicesy The company should not contact customers

without permission, and we should immediatelyterminate any communications with upon

request.y The employees should not divulge any personal

information about the customers even afterleaving the job


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