FBC Lynchburg Employee Handbook (1)

Employees cannot ask as a spokesperson for Flowers, including on social media, without prior authorization. In any post that relates to Flowers, you must be transparent about the fact that you are an employee and that your views do not necessarily represent those of Flowers, fellow employees, members, customers, suppliers, or people working on behalf of Flowers. See Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guidelines below. Along these same lines, do not create a link from your blog, website or other social networking site to a Flowers’ website without identifying yourself as a Flowers employee, and use your personal email address when you create a personal site or post content to an external site that is not hosted by Flowers. Protect Certain Information • Maintain the confidentiality of Flowers’ Trade Secrets and confidential information including information regarding the development of systems, processes, products, financials, know-how, and technology. Do not send, share, or post internal reports, policies, procedures, or other internal business-related confidential communications or content containing such information. • Respect financial disclosure laws such as those relating to insider training. It is illegal to communicate or give a “tip” on inside information to others so they may buy or sell stock or securities. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guidelines Pursuant to FTC guidelines, when Flowers’ employees offer testimonials or endorsements about Flowers’ products via social media, employees must clearly disclose that they are a Flowers employee and are speaking on their own behalf. Failure to disclose your status as a Flowers employee may result in civil or criminal penalties and/or disciplinary action up to and including the termination of employment. No employee shall make any testimonials or endorsements about Flowers’ products in the name of, or as a spokesperson for, Flowers without express authorization. Using Social Media at Work Refrain from using social media while on work time or on equipment we provide, unless it is work related as authorized by your manager or consistent with company policy regarding equipment usage. Do not use Flowers’ email address to register for personal use on social networks, blogs, or other online forums. Supervisors and Managers To avoid actual or potential conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety, management and supervisors should avoid social media relationships with non-managerial employees, except in cases where the relationship is limited to business-related networking or there is otherwise a legitimate business purpose. No Expectation of Privacy All contents of Flowers’ computer and communication systems and platforms are the property of the company. Flowers monitors and controls access to such systems and platforms, and therefore, employees should have no expectation of privacy whatsoever with regard to electronic communication in connection with your use of any company resources, equipment or property, including but no limited to Flowers’ hosted email, the intranet (FLOConnect), Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint. Further, Flowers also monitors external public communication platforms (including social media) for information pertaining to Flowers’ business. Flowers may review electronic communication, without notice to the employee unless otherwise required under applicable law, including with regard to investigating any case of misconduct or misuse of information that may have a direct impact on Flowers’ reputation, brands, values, and business ethics.

2024 Employee Handbook – B. Turner