diff --git a/Whistle-Blower/Conservancy-whistle-blower-policy.tex b/Whistle-Blower/Conservancy-whistle-blower-policy.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9830ea774bd1ed069cd62cda6420899fd9fcb158 --- /dev/null +++ b/Whistle-Blower/Conservancy-whistle-blower-policy.tex @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +%% LyX 2.0.1 created this file. For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/. +%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing. +\documentclass[english]{article} +\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} +\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc} +\usepackage{babel} +\begin{document} + +\title{Software Freedom Conservancy Whistleblower Policy} + +\maketitle + +\section{Purpose} + +Software Freedom Conservancy (``Conservancy'') intends to adhere +to all laws and regulations that apply to the organization, and the +underlying purpose of this Policy is to support Conservancy's goal +of legal compliance. The support of all directors, officers, and staff +members is necessary to achieving compliance with various laws and +regulations. An employee is protected from retaliation only if the +employee brings the alleged unlawful activity, policy, or practice +to the attention of a Compliance Contact (currently {[}FIXME: insert +name of Director{]} and provides the Compliance Contact with a reasonable +opportunity to investigate and correct the alleged unlawful activity. +The protection described below is only available to employees that +comply with this requirement. + + +\section{No Retaliation} + +Conservancy will not retaliate against an employee who, in good faith, +has made a protest or raised a complaint against some practice of +a Conservancy supervisor, director, officer, or of another individual +or entity with whom Conservancy had a business relationship, on the +basis of a reasonable belief that the practice is in violation of +law or a clear mandate of public policy. + +Conservancy will not retaliate against an employee who discloses or +threatens to disclose to a supervisor or a public body any activity, +policy, or practice of Conservancy that the employee reasonably believes +is in violation of a law, or a rule, or regulation mandated pursuant +to law or is in violation of a clear mandate or public policy concerning +health, safety, welfare, or protection of the environment. + + +\section{Acting In Good Faith} + +Anyone filing a complaint concerning a violation or suspected violation +of the ethical and legal standards noted above must act in good faith +and have reasonable grounds for believing the information disclosed +may indicate a violation of such standards. Any allegations that prove +not to be substantiated and which prove to have been made maliciously +or knowingly to be false will be viewed as a serious disciplinary +offense. + + +\section{Confidentiality} + +Violations or suspected violations may be submitted on a confidential +basis by the complainant. Reports of violations or suspected violations +will be kept confidential to the extent possible, consistent with +the need to conduct an adequate investigation. + + +\section{Reporting Procedure} + +Complaints may be filed by e-mail or in hard copy and may be submitted +to either the Executive Director or to whistlereport@sfconservancy.org, +which will be delivered to the Compliance Contact. Complaints relating +to financial impropriety should be sent only to the Compliance Contact. +The recipient of the complaint will notify the sender and acknowledge +receipt of the reported violation or suspected violation within five +business days. All reports will be promptly investigated and appropriate +corrective action will be taken if warranted by the investigation. + + +\section{Notification} + +Conservancy shall distribute this Policy to all employees and officers +for their review. Every Conservancy employee and officer shall review +the policy, and sign an Acknowledgment Form, attached hereto as Exhibit +A. + +\pagebreak{} + + +\section*{Exhibit A: Conservancy Whistleblower Policy Acknowledgment Form} + +My signature below indicates my receipt and understanding of the Software +Freedom Conservancy Whistleblower Policy, incorporated herein by reference. + +I also verify that I have been provided with an opportunity to ask +questions about the Policy. + +\medskip{} +\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ + +\hspace{2.5em} Employee Signature and date +\end{document}