📜 Code of Conduct
A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an individual, party or organisation
Purpose and application:
- Ensures that individuals and organisations operate within policies, procedures and legislation:
- Professional practice
- Industrial standard
- Describes accepted practice for individuals and organisations:
- Configentiality
- Ethical principles
- Use of equipment and facilities
- Standard working practice
- Access permissions to data and systems
- Supports individuals company values
Types of code of conduct within a business:
- Organisational codes of conduct (for example Google, Twitter, code of business conduct (COBC)
- Professional codes of conduct (for example British computer society (BCS))
- Governmental (for example Technology Code of Practice, Data Ethics Framework)