Your IT policies

IT policies are essential to ensure your computer network, email, data and social media is used correctly. Find our free sample policies and guidance.

Your business needs an email and internet use policy to clearly describe to employees what constitutes acceptable use of your IT systems.

It's important to retain control of how technology is used in your company. IT polices can help. Find a range of free, customisable IT policies.

Why do I need an IT policy? What should it cover? How do I make sure my policy is implemented? We answer your main IT policy questions.

The new GDPR rules require you to create a clear data protection policy and meet the legal obligations. This template can help you ensure you comply with GDPR requirements.

This free, sample email use policy describes how your staff are allowed to use your email system, so they know what is and isn’t permitted.

Our free, sample internet use policy template will help you create a policy that explains how your employees may and may not use the internet at work.

Our free, sample social media policy template can help you write a social media policy for your business detailing how social media may be used.

How your business can use individuals' personal data under UK GDPR. Managing privacy, individuals' rights, security and data breaches.

Allowing employees to use their own devices for work can put sensitive work data at risk. How to create and enforce a BYOD policy.

Our free, sample website privacy policy template details what your website privacy policy needs to say about collecting and storing visitor data.

Read our checklist on creating a workplace email policy, establishing security procedures and letting your employees know what's expected of them.