diff --git a/Whistle-Blower/Conservancy-whistle-blower-policy.tex b/Whistle-Blower/Conservancy-whistle-blower-policy.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 9830ea774bd1ed069cd62cda6420899fd9fcb158..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 --- a/Whistle-Blower/Conservancy-whistle-blower-policy.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -%% 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}