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Section 12 - Legal and Tax Matters
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12.8 IEEE Records Management Policy Statement It is the policy of the IEEE to maintain complete, accurate and high-quality records where those records are important to the continuing work of the organization and to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Documents that are not necessary for business, legal, and regulatory requirements shall be discarded on a regular basis. Retained documents shall be effectively organized to facilitate their continued use in the business of the organization. Records necessary to a claim(s) made by or against the organization, required for third-party claim(s), or required for audits, shall be retained as necessary during the investigation or audit.Specific procedures related to records retention shall be contained in the Records Management Program which shall be approved by the IEEE Executive Director. Compliance with the requirements of this policy shall be reviewed by the Internal and Operations Audit Department. Results of such compliance audits shall be reported to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. |
