Microsoft Word - Auria Hourly Handbook December 2021 - FINA
outside of the Company, except as required in the performance of their regular AURIA duties and in compliance with applicable laws and any confidentiality agreements to which the Company may be a party. This prohibition applies specifically (but not exclusively) to inquiries about the Company which may be made by members of the media, investment analysts or others. It is important that all such communications on behalf of AURIA be made through an appropriately designated officer. Failure to follow the procedures set forth herein could result in severe penalties to both the Employee involved and AURIA. If an Employee receives any inquiries of this nature, and unless expressly authorized to make a comment or respond, the Employee should not comment and instead refer the inquirer to the AURIA Communications personnel in the United States, Europe or Asia as applicable. Please refer to the AURIA i-net for the correct contact information. All Employees should protect the Company's assets and ensure their efficient use. AURIA assets should only be used for legitimate business purposes, although incidental personal use may be permitted. In addition, the use of Company assets may be permitted pursuant to any duly-authorized compensatory plan or arrangement or under circumstances where AURIA is reimbursed. It is important to remember that theft, carelessness, and waste of AURIA’s assets have a direct impact on the Company's profitability. Accordingly, any suspected incident of fraud, theft or misuse should be immediately reported for investigation in the manner described in Section XIII. Employees are obligated to protect the Company's assets, including its proprietary information. This includes intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, trademarks, copyrights and know-how, as well as business, sales, marketing and service plans, engineering and manufacturing ideas and practices, designs, databases, records, salary and other compensation/benefit information or any unpublished financial data and reports. Unauthorized use or distribution of the Company's proprietary information is prohibited. Unauthorized use or distribution of AURIA’s proprietary information could also be illegal and may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. X. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets
XI. Operating in the International Community
AURIA is committed to maintaining high standards of business conduct in every country in which it operates. If an Employee conducts business internationally, it is important that the Employee have a general understanding of the laws and regulations that may be relevant to the business he/she is conducting on behalf of AURIA. Any questions about this should be directed to the Company’s Legal Department as described in Section XIII.
Below, the Code focuses on certain U.S. laws and regulations, but other countries may have similar laws and regulations.
The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits giving anything of value, directly or indirectly, to officials of foreign governments or foreign political candidates in order to obtain or retain business. The FCPA imposes liability upon U.S. persons or entities who make payments to third parties knowing that the payment will be used for illegal purposes; however, evidence of conscious disregard or deliberate ignorance of known circumstances could be considered knowledge such that the Company making the payment might be liable. AURIA prohibits the making of illegal payments to government officials of any country, and requires Employees to carefully review each potential transaction and conduct appropriate due diligence to ensure that there is not a potential FCPA violation. While the FCPA allows certain facilitating or expediting payments for obtaining permits, processing visas, providing police services or providing utility
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