Receiving or making any commercial bribes and kickbacks or payments for confidential information are illegal and unethical acts and are prohibited. The Corporation's acts of hospitality towards public officials and persons with whom the Corporation does business, including purchasing agents, should be of such a modest scale and nature such that they cannot be construed as compromising the integrity or impinging the reputation of the recipient, the employee, independent contractor, associate or the Corporation.
The Corporation's political contributions shall not be made without prior authorization of the Corporation's president, secretary or treasurer. In requesting authorization for any corporate political contribution, the president, secretary or treasurer shall be advised of the amount of the contribution requested and the identity of individuals or groups to whom the contributions are proposed to be made.
The Corporation's accounting entities shall make and keep books, records, and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the Corporation's transactions. All assets of the Corporation, particularly all cash and bank accounts, shall be recorded in the books of the Corporation. Intentional falsification of any corporate document is not permitted and shall result in immediate termination.
The Corporation does not permit the unauthorized disclosure of confidential or proprietary information or the unauthorized use or dissemination of such information. Such information includes: unpublished financial data such as financial results, product costs and financial forecasts: impending acquisitions or mergers of other companies; details or agreements regarding sales, purchases, employment and other agreements; personnel data concerning the Corporation's employees, independent contractors or associates such as job level, job duties and compensation; and plans for future products or services including research and development specifications and motion picture/television scripts or treatments.
The acquisition or disposition of any security, property or interest which is based on the knowledge of confidential or proprietary information obtained through the Corporation is not allowed. In addition, securities laws make it illegal to trade or "tip" others to trade in the publicly traded stock of the Corporation or the stock of other companies on the basis of nonpublic information.
Employees, independent contractors or associates of the Corporation shall not appropriate or divert corporate assets or employee independent contractor, or associate services for their personal benefit. Examples of such prohibited activities include: unauthorized removal of materials, equipment and supplies: unauthorized retention or duplication of the Corporation's documents, screenplays, teleplays, films, videotapes and discs: unauthorized use of Corporation paid labor for an employee, independent contractor or associate's personal benefit: and submission of fraudulent expense reports, purchase orders, and invoices, the latter of which is equivalent to the intentional falsification of a corporate document and shall subject an employee, independent contractor or associate to immediate termination and possible criminal charges. |