
APPENDIX
B
e-Policy Dos and Don’ts
Best Practices to Help Minimize Risks and
Maximize Compliance
Do
• Establish comprehensive, written rules and policies that address
employee use of e-mail, the Internet, and all other electronic business
communication tools—old, new, and emerging. Assign experienced legal
counsel a lead role in the company’s e-policy program. Among other
business-critical tasks, have your legal expert:
Create a formal definition of ‘‘business record’’ for your company;
Review all electronic rules and policies to ensure that all applicable
laws and regulations are addressed;
Determine record life cycles and retention policies;
Establish and ...