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		|  | @ -103,11 +103,10 @@ Records should not be kept if they are no longer needed for the operation | |||
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| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| From time to time, Conservancy and/or Member Projects may establish retention | ||||
|  or destruction policies or schedules for additional categories of records | ||||
|  in order to ensure legal compliance, and also to accomplish other objectives, | ||||
|  such as cost management. | ||||
|  Consevancy has identified several categories of documents that warrant | ||||
| From time to time, Conservancy may establish retention or destruction policies | ||||
|  or schedules for additional categories of records in order to ensure legal | ||||
|  compliance, and also to accomplish other objectives, such as cost management. | ||||
|  Conservancy has identified several categories of documents that warrant | ||||
|  special consideration; these categories are listed below. | ||||
|  While Conservancy has established minimum retention periods for these categorie | ||||
| s, the retention of these documents - and of records not included in the | ||||
|  | @ -179,8 +178,8 @@ Conservancy By-laws | |||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Conservancy's Form 1023 - which should also be available for public inspection | ||||
|  upon request | ||||
| Conservancy's IRS Form 1023 - which is also to be made available for public | ||||
|  inspection upon request | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
|  | @ -222,35 +221,39 @@ Financial Records | |||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Accounts payable ledgers and schedules should be kept for seven years. | ||||
|   | ||||
| In general, Conservancy's financial records should be kept for at least | ||||
|  seven years. | ||||
|  These records include: | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Accounts payable ledgers and schedules | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Accounts receivable ledgers and schedules | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Bank reconciliations, bank statements, deposit slips and checks (except | ||||
|  for as stated below) | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Donation records | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Expense reimbursement requests and supporting receipts and documentation | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Bank reconciliations, bank statements, deposit slips and checks (unless | ||||
|  for important payments and purchases) should be kept for three years. | ||||
|   | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Any inventories of products, materials, and supplies and any invoices should | ||||
|  be kept for seven years. | ||||
| Certain important financial records are to be kept permanently. | ||||
|  These records include:  | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| IRS Form 990 and related schedules | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Financial audit letter and supporting documents | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Documents concerning payroll, expenses, proof of donor contributions | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Documented accounting procedures | ||||
| Checks and/or proofs of payment for expenditures over US$100,000 | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
|  | @ -272,18 +275,63 @@ Financial audit letter and supporting documents: at least seven years from | |||
|  the date of filing the applicable return | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Employment applications and related documents (including correspondence | ||||
|  and CVs from prospective candidates): at least three years | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Employee offer letters, and confirmations of acceptance: kept permanently | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
| Other Corporate Records | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Other corporate records shall be kept according to the schedule below: | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Insurance policies (both current and expired), claims, and related reports: | ||||
|  retained permanently | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Press releases: retained permanently | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Trademark and copyright applications and registration materials: retained | ||||
|  permanently | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Executed fiscal sponsorship agreements: retained permanently | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Internal strategic documents: at least three years | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Correspondence from Member Project liaisons re: Member Project matters, | ||||
|  including disbursement requests: at least seven years | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
| Correspondence | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| Hard copies of letters | ||||
| Except as classified above, letters received in hard copy shall be kept | ||||
|  for at least one year. | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Itemize | ||||
| E-mail correspondence in Conservancy e-mail accounts shall be archived for | ||||
|  a minimum of one year, with the exception of the correspondence sent to | ||||
|  the  | ||||
| Except as classified above, e-mail correspondence in Conservancy e-mail | ||||
|  accounts shall be archived for at least one year, with the exception of | ||||
|  the correspondence sent to the  | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes eld | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -291,7 +339,7 @@ compliance@sfconservancy.org | |||
| \begin_inset Quotes erd | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  account, which shall be archived for a minimum of seven years. | ||||
|  account, which shall be archived for at least seven years. | ||||
|   | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -303,13 +351,19 @@ Reports from Projects | |||
| Blogs and Press Releases | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Conservancy should retain permanent copies of all official Conservancy blogs, | ||||
|  press releases and  | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
| Contracts | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| All contracts entered into by Conservancy should be retained for at least | ||||
|  seven years from the date of filing the applicable return. | ||||
| Except as classified above, all contracts entered into by Conservancy should | ||||
|  be retained for at least seven years from the date of filing the applicable | ||||
|  return. | ||||
|  These records include: | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -330,21 +384,39 @@ Documented accounting procedures | |||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
| Code | ||||
| Software Development Contract Deliverables | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| All source code written by a developer in fulfillment of a contract with | ||||
|  Conservancy should be archived electronically for at least three years. | ||||
| All code and supporting documentation written by a developer in fulfillment | ||||
|  of a contract with Conservancy should be archived electronically for at | ||||
|  least three years. | ||||
|   | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Section | ||||
| Storage of Project Documents | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
| Presentations | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Conservancy and PLCs  | ||||
| All presentations, including slides, charts, and supporting visual aids, | ||||
|  prepared for use by a Conservancy officer or staff member shall be kept | ||||
|  for at least two years. | ||||
|   | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Subsection | ||||
| Drafts | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Notwithstanding the above, once the final copy of a document has been completed, | ||||
|  the drafts may be recycled or deleted, unless they are documents of legal | ||||
|  value. | ||||
|  For documents determined to be of legal value, drafts containing comments | ||||
|  shall be saved for at least two years, and drafts without comment may be | ||||
|  destroyed once the final version is complete. | ||||
|   | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Section | ||||
|  | @ -352,33 +424,21 @@ Destruction of Documents | |||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| Software Freedom Conservancy ( | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes eld | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| Conservancy reserves the right to destroy hard copies of documents by shredding | ||||
|  or fire after the expiration of the applicable document retention schedule. | ||||
|  Conservancy reserves the right to destroy electronic copies of documents | ||||
|  by fire or other proven means to destroy such media after the expiration | ||||
|  of the applicable document retention schedule. | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Conservancy | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes erd | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| ) has adopted a document retention and destruction policy ( | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes eld | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Policy | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes erd | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| ) in order to define the record retention responsibilities of Conservancy | ||||
|  staff, board members, and Member Project Leadership Committees ( | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes eld | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| PLCs | ||||
| \begin_inset Quotes erd | ||||
| \end_inset | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| ) for maintaining and documenting the storage and destruction of Conservancy's | ||||
|  documents and records. | ||||
| \begin_layout Standard | ||||
| All permitted document destruction shall be halted if the organization is | ||||
|  being investigated by a governmental law enforcement agency, and routine | ||||
|  destruction shall not be resumed without the written approval of Conservancy's | ||||
|  General Counsel or Executive Director. | ||||
|  No documents are to be concealed, altered, or destroyed with the intent | ||||
|  to obstruct a legal investigation or litigation. | ||||
|   | ||||
| \end_layout | ||||
| 
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| \end_body | ||||
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| %% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing. | ||||
| \documentclass[english]{article} | ||||
| \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} | ||||
| \usepackage[latin9]{inputenc} | ||||
| \usepackage{babel} | ||||
| \usepackage{xunicode} | ||||
| \begin{document} | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| \title{Software Freedom Conservancy Document Retention Policy} | ||||
|  | @ -206,6 +206,6 @@ All permitted document destruction shall be halted if the organization | |||
| is being investigated by a governmental law enforcement agency, and | ||||
| routine destruction shall not be resumed without the written approval | ||||
| of Conservancy's General Counsel or Executive Director. No documents | ||||
| will be concealed, altered, or destroyed with the intent to obstruct | ||||
| are to be concealed, altered, or destroyed with the intent to obstruct | ||||
| a legal investigation or litigation.  | ||||
| \end{document} | ||||
|  |  | |||
|  | @ -220,7 +220,7 @@ All permitted document destruction shall be halted if the | |||
| organization is being investigated by a governmental law  | ||||
| enforcement agency, and routine destruction shall not be resumed  | ||||
| without the written approval of Conservancy's General Counsel or  | ||||
| Executive Director. No documents will be concealed, altered, or  | ||||
| Executive Director. No documents are to be concealed, altered, or  | ||||
| destroyed with the intent to obstruct a legal investigation or  | ||||
| litigation.  | ||||
| 
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