3.4 Handling Company Assets
Corporate and Employee Security and Privacy SaskEnergy recognizes that on many occasions, it and its employees will receive information or requests that deal with matters that may be of a private or sensitive nature. SaskEnergy's customers, agents, employees and governing bodies have a right to expect that, as a responsible corporation, and as required by law, the Company and its employees will endeavor to conduct its business in a manner that respects corporate and individual security and privacy. SaskEnergy recognizes that in order to administer its employee programs it must collect personal information about its employees. Such information must be kept private and secure from inappropriate disclosure or use. SaskEnergy and its employees will only collect, use and disclose any personal information about its employees or customers for the purpose outlined, and in accordance with, Company privacy policies.
Confidentiality Subject to SaskEnergy’s obligations pursuant to The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Sask.), all data and information held by SaskEnergy, in whatever form, is confidential and the property of SaskEnergy, and may also be subject to The Public Interest Disclosure Act . Employees are not permitted to disclose information about SaskEnergy, its property, or its activities to any unauthorized employee or party, or discuss it outside of the workplace prior to its release to the public. This includes any information obtained by employees in the course of employment that is not generally available to the public. All customer information and employee information shall not be used by employees to derive any benefit to themselves, the employee’s relatives, friends or business associates. SaskEnergy employees who cease to be employed by SaskEnergy for any reason, agree that they will not disclose, show, demonstrate, reproduce, copy or use in any way, SaskEnergy confidential information and/or proprietary information or communicate it or any part of it to any third party, except as required by law. Employees regularly receive confidential information from those who do business with SaskEnergy. Prior to receiving such information, a written agreement should be entered into that sets forth our obligations for the use and protection of the information. These "non- disclosure" agreements should be referred to the Corporation's Legal Department. Employees must protect the confidentiality of any such information and limit their use of it to that which is authorized by the agreement. Employees are also responsible to see that those who are not authorized do not have access to the confidential information.
Intellectual Property All designs, ideas, inventions or
improvements made, conceived, written and/or designed during or after working hours and which fall within the scope of SaskEnergy’s business operations, belong to SaskEnergy. Employees are expected to disclose fully such designs, ideas, inventions, improvements and software and to assign all rights to SaskEnergy without charge. If the Company decides to develop or pursue an invention or software or apply for a patent or other intellectual property rights protection, the employee will provide complete cooperation.
For more information, refer to the Employee Privacy Policy and SaskEnergy Incorporated Privacy Policy
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