FBC Jacksonville Employee Handbook (1)

FLOWERS FOODS, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES SOCIAL MEDIA & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION POLICY

At Flowers, we understand that electronic communication, including the use of social media can be a fun and rewarding way to share your life and opinions with family, friends, and co-workers. Whether you use Flowers' systems and devices or your own personal devices to communicate internally or externally, electronic communication presents certain risks and carries with it certain responsibilities. To assist you in making responsible decisions about electronic commm1ications, we have established these guidelines for appropriate use.

This policy applies to all employees who work for Flowers or one of its subsidiary companies (Personnel Outsource Solutions)

GUIDELINES

Electronic communication means any form of communication by electronic means including emailing, instant messaging, texting, posting or sharing through external social networking platforms such as Facebook®, Twitter®, Linked in®, Instagram®, YouTube®, TikTok,®, blogs, wikis, chat rooms, bulletin boards and similar platforms, and internal Flowers' branded communication platforms, including Flowers' hosted email, the intranet (FLOconnect), Microsoft Teams, and Sharepoint.

Electronic communications can includ.11i written, photographic, emoticon, audio, and video content.

As an overarching principle, please remember that you are solely responsible for your electronic communications. Before creating, posting, sharing, or sending electronic messages and content, consider the risks and rewards involved. Keep in mind that any of your conduct that adversely affects your job performance or the job performance of fellow associates or adversely affects members, customers, suppliers’ people who work on behalf of Flowers, or Flowers' legitimate business interests, may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. Always use good judgment when communicating electronically, including to fellow employees, customers, members, suppliers, or people who work on behalf of Flowers. Be aware of the rules, too, by carefully reading and following these guidelines, Flowers’ Code of Conduct and equal employment opportunity and harassment policies, and workplace violence policy. Ensure your postings are consistent with these policies. Electronic communication that could reasonably be viewed as malicious, obscene, abusive, discriminatory, harassing, threatening, or disparaging to customers, members, employees or suppliers, or otherwise similarly inappropriate or unlawful, Use Good Judgment and Comply with Applicable Company Policy and Law

1 While Flowers’ subsidiaries operate as separate and distinct legal entities, for legal compliance purposes all entities must be covered by this Social Media and Electronic Communication Policy.

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