Acceptable Use Policy Template

An Acceptable Use Policy is the first line of defense in any organization's security posture — it sets the behavioral ground rules that every other technical control depends on. This 16-section AUP template covers the full spectrum of employee technology use: internet browsing, corporate email, mobile devices, social media, passwords, software installation, and remote access. Every section is pre-written in plain language that employees can actually understand, with blank fields for your specific rules and consequences.

Beyond basic internet and email rules, the template includes provisions that are often overlooked — personal device use on corporate networks, cloud storage policies, and monitoring disclosure language that keeps you legally protected. Customize the disciplinary framework to match your HR policies, then pair it with our [Data Security Policy](/templates/data-security-policy) and [Password Management Policy](/templates/password-management-policy) to build a complete information security policy library.