Ethical Practices Clause Samples

Ethical Practices. 25.1. The Company, their respective employees, agents and their consultants and each other person acting for, or on behalf of, the Company, has complied with the United Kingdom Bribery Act, 2010 (the “UKBA”), FCPA, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (the “PCA”) and all other Applicable Laws regarding illegal payments and gratuities (collectively with the UKBA, PCA and the FCPA referred as the “Improper Payment Laws”). The Founders and/or the Company, are not under investigation with respect to and have not been given notice of, any violation of any Improper Payment Laws applicable to the Business of the Company, as presently conducted or as has been conducted. 25.2. Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees or agents have, directly or indirectly, made, offered, promised or authorized any payment or gift of any money or anything of value to or for the benefit of any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in FCPA), foreign political party or official thereof or candidate for foreign political office for the purpose of (i) influencing any official act or decision of such official, party or candidate, (ii) inducing such official, party or candidate to use his, her or its influence to affect any act or decision of a foreign governmental authority, or (iii) securing any improper advantage, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above in order to assist the Company or any of its affiliates in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. 25.3. Neither the Company nor any officer, director, agent or employee purporting to act on behalf of the Company or any other related party has at any time, directly or indirectly: (i) made, provided or paid any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses to any candidate for political office, or failed to disclose fully any such contributions in violation of any Applicable Law; (ii) made any payment to any local, state, federal or any other type of governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or allowed by Applicable Law (including without limitation, the FCPA, as amended); (iii) made any payment to any agent, employee, officer or director of any entity with which the Company or any other related party does business for the purpose of influencing such agent, employee, officer or director to do business with the Company or any Related Party; (iv)...

Ethical Practices. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ provides adoption services ethically and in accordance with the Hague Convention’s principles of: ensuring that both domestic and intercountry adoptions take place in the best interests of children; and preventing the abduction, exploitation, sale, or trafficking of children. The Agency prohibits its employees and agents from giving money or other consideration, directly or indirectly, to a child’s parent(s), other individual(s), or an entity as payment for the child or as an inducement to release the child. If permitted or required by the child’s country of origin, the Agency may remit reasonable payments for activities related to the adoption proceedings, pre-birth and birth medical costs, the care of the child, the care of the birth mother while pregnant and immediately following birth, or the provision of child welfare and child protection services generally.

Ethical Practices. Yakima Valley College is a state agency operated in accordance with Washington State law. To protect the public interest, College employees are obligated to treat their positions as a public trust, using their official powers and duties and the resources of the College only to advance the public interest. This obligation requires that all employees a. Protect the integrity of the College by being independent and impartial in the exercise of their duties, avoiding the use of their position for personal gain or private advantage. b. Promote an environment free from fraud, abuse of authority, and misuse of public property. c. Create a work environment that is free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. d. Treat members of the campus community and the community at large with respect, concern, courtesy, and responsiveness. e. Protect confidential information to which employees have access.

Ethical Practices. The Association shall deal with any ethical problems arising within its membership, and the Employer recognizes the responsibility of the Association and its membership to define acceptable criteria of professional secretarial-clerical behavior. If, after due notice by the Administration of an employee’s violation of acceptable ethical practices, the Association fails to take action, the Employer then may take appropriate action against the employee.

Ethical Practices. Neither the Company nor any representative thereof has offered or given, and the Company has no Knowledge of any Person that has offered or given on its behalf, anything of value to: (i) any official of a Governmental Entity, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office; (ii) any customer or member of the government; or (iii) any other Person, in any such case while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any customer, member of the government or candidate for political office for the purpose of the following: (x) influencing any action or decision of such Person, in such Person's official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform such Person's official function; (y) inducing such Person to use such Person's influence with any government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality to assist the Company in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person; or (z) where such payment would constitute a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist the Company in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person.

Ethical Practices. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, neither the Sellers, nor any representative of either of the Sellers, nor any other Person on their behalf has offered or given on their behalf, anything of material value to: (i) any official of a Governmental Entity, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office; (ii) any customer or member of the government; or (iii) any other Person, in any such case while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any customer, member of the government or candidate for political office for the purpose of the following: (x) influencing any action or decision of such Person, in such Person’s official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform such Person’s official function; (y) inducing such Person to use such Person’s influence with any government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality to assist the Sellers in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person; or (z) where such payment would constitute a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist the Sellers in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person.

Ethical Practices. Neither Seller nor any of its directors, officers and Employees has, and to Seller’s Knowledge, no joint venture partner of Seller or any other party acting on behalf of Seller has, offered money or given anything of value to: (a) any official of a Governmental Body, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office; (b) any customer or member of any Governmental Body; or (c) any other Person, while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any customer, member of a Governmental Body or candidate for political office for the purpose of the following: (i) illegally influencing any action or decision of such Person, in his, her or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official function; (ii) inducing such Person to use his, her or its influence with any Governmental Body to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality to assist Seller in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person; or (iii) where such payment or thing of value would constitute a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment or gift to assist Seller in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person.

Ethical Practices. Except as permitted under applicable Law, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has offered or given anything of value to any official of a Governmental Entity, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office (a) with the intent of inducing such Person to use such person’s influence with any Governmental Entity to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Entity to assist the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person or (b) which constitutes a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with any Governmental Entity.

Ethical Practices. Distributor shall not directly or indirectly, offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorize the payment of any money, or offer, give, promise to give, or authorize the giving of any financial or other advantage or anything else of value to (i) any official or employee of any government, or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, (ii) any political party or official thereof, or to any candidate for political office, (iii) any official or employee of any public international organization or (iv) any person acting in an official capacity for on behalf of any of the foregoing, for the purpose of improperly influencing any act or decision of the official, employee, party or candidate, or inducing the official, employee, party or candidate to act or fail to act in violation of his/her lawful duty, or securing any improper advantage for Supplier or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, or inducing such official, employee, party or candidate to use his influence with a foreign government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality, or otherwise improperly promoting the business interests of Supplier or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in any respect. Distributor will defend and indemnify Supplier for any loss, costs, claims, or damages resulting from Distributor’s breach of this Section 3.10, including, without limitation, damages resulting from Supplier’s obligations under the License Agreement. The provisions of this Section 3.10 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement.