IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer) nor do I play one on TV. Have the customer put in writing that you, the consultant, are being tasked with this job and that the company assumes full responsibility for, well, everything. Reduce it down to where you are only performing a function and nothing more. It's a big help that they already have a policy in place stating that the e-mail is their property. Might be worth the office time to get a ten-minute discussion with your own attorney to be sure you (or your company) have reduced exposure.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Legal Question....... > All, > > I have pretty much been lurking on this list for awhile now. > I really respect the Technical opinions that most have offered, > Not to mention, the biting sarcasm keeps me in fits of laughter. > > That Said, I have a client that has asked me a question that I don't > Have the legal expertise to answer, and was curious if > > 1. Any of you have dealt with a similar experience and > 2. Could point me to a specific, reference in writing. > > I was recently approached by my client to get access to one of their > employees email. I told them to hold off, I would have to check if I was > legally able to do that for them. The equipment is owned by my client. There > is Policy in the employee handbook states that Email is for business use > only. My client has reason to believe an employee is sending corporate > information, (vendor lists and pricing) Offsite to someone outside their > company. My client and I both reside in the U.S., in the state of Maryland. > Does anyone know what the legal ramifications of viewing/reviewing an > employees email are? > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
