Realgy Energy Services
Sales Policy and Stake Holders Practices
POLICY
It is the Company's Sales Policy and Stake Holders Practices (Sales Policy) to
manage and operate business activities in conformity with applicable laws and
high ethical standards. Both the Board of Directors and management are
determined to comply fully with the law, and to maintain the Company's
reputation for integrity and fairness in business dealings with others.
SCOPE
This policy applies to all employees, agents, sub-agents, marketers,
administrators, affiliates, clients and trading partners (Stake Holders).
RESPONSIBILITY
All Stake Holders are expected to adhere to all ethical and legal standards as
outlined in this policy and to preserve the Company's integrity and reputation.
PROVISIONS
1. Financial Record-Keeping
It is the policy of the Company to fully and fairly disclose the financial
condition of sales to all parties according to their interest in the matter.
Company will not keep separate set of books with different pricing,
costs or the allocation of costs. The Company will comply with applicable
accounting principles, laws, rules and regulations and to make full, fair,
accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in our periodic reports filed
with our agents, affiliates, trade partners and government agencies. The
Company's accounting records are relied upon to produce reports for the
Company's management, Stake Holders, rating agencies, investors, creditors, the
and other governmental agencies and others. Therefore, our financial statements
and the books and records on which they are based must accurately reflect all
Company transactions and conform to all legal and accounting requirements. Our
system of internal control is designed to provide this information.
All Stack Holders have a responsibility to ensure that the Company's accounting
records do not contain any false or intentionally misleading entries.
Information on which our accounting records are based is the responsibility of
all Stack Holders.
We do not permit intentional misclassification of transactions as to accounts,
departments or accounting periods. In particular we require that:
- all Company accounting records, as well as
reports produced from those records, are kept and presented in accordance
with the laws of each applicable jurisdiction;
- all records fairly and accurately reflect the
transactions or occurrences to which they relate;
- all records fairly and accurately reflect in
reasonable detail the Company's assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses;
- the Company's accounting records do not contain
any intentionally false or misleading entries;
- no transactions are misclassified as to accounts,
departments or accounting periods;
- all transactions are supported by accurate
documentation in reasonable detail and recorded in the proper account and
in the proper accounting period;
- all Company accounting financial reports be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
- the Company's system of internal accounting controls,
including compensation controls, to be followed at all times.
2. Improper Payments
No payment or transfer of Company funds or assets shall be made that is not
authorized, properly accounted for and clearly identified on the Company's
books. Payment or transfer of the Company's funds and assets are to be used
only as specified in a Company contract or agreement.
No employee, officer or director may authorize any payment or use any funds or
assets for a bribe, "kickback," or similar payment that is directly
or indirectly for the benefit of any individual (including any government
official, agent or employee anywhere in the world), company or organization in
the United States or any foreign country, and which is designed to secure
favorable treatment for the Company. Under federal legislation it is a felony
to make payments of this kind to foreign government officials.
3. Political Contributions
It is the Company's policy not to contribute any Company funds or assets to any
political party, committee, organization, or candidate for any office (federal,
state or local) in the United
States or any foreign country. Stake Holders
may, on their own time, support individual candidates or political committees,
all subject to applicable laws, and may make voluntary contributions to such
candidates or committees, including any Company-related political action
committee.
4. Acceptance of Payments
Stake Holders may not seek or accept either directly or indirectly, any
payments, fees, services, or other gratuities (irrespective of size or amount)
outside the normal course of the business duties outlined by agreement with
Company from any other person, company or organization that does or seeks to do
business with the Company. Gifts of cash or cash equivalents of any amount are
strictly prohibited. The receipt of common courtesies, sales promotion items of
nominal value, occasional meals, and reasonable entertainment appropriate to a
business relationship and associated with business discussions are permissible.
5. Business Entertainment
All solicitations or dealings with prospects, customers, or others doing or
seeking to do business with the Company shall be conducted solely on a basis
that reflects both the Company's best business interests and its high ethical
standards. The Company does permit the providing of common courtesies,
entertainment, and occasional meals for potential or actual prospects,
customers or others involved with the Company's business, in a manner
appropriate to the Company's relationship and associated with business
discussions. Expenses in this connection must be reasonable, customary and
properly authorized.
6. Conflicts of Interest
The Company expects all Stake Holders to exercise good judgment and the highest
ethical standards in private activities outside the Company that in any way can
affect the Company. They shall at all times exercise particular care that no
detriment to the interest of the Company may result from a conflict between
those interests and any personal or business interests which the individual may
have. In particular, every Stake Holder has an obligation to avoid any
activity, agreement, business investment or interest or other situation that
might, in fact or in appearance, cause an individual to place his or her own
interest, or that of any other person or entity, above his or her obligation to
the Company. The words "in appearance" should be noted particularly
since the appearance of an action might tend to impair confidence even if the
individual may not actually do anything wrong.
To this end, Stake Holders must avoid any investments, associations or other
relationships that could conflict with the Stake Holders responsibility to serve
prospects and customers through the services or products of the Company. Any potential conflicts of interest must be
reported immediately to the Company’s Managing Partner.
Specific conflict of interests include but are not limited to; (i) providing
other marketers Confidential Company information so as to expose our pricing,
terms and conditions influence a bid or sale of Company services or products (ii)
stake Holders soliciting customers to switch service from Company to another
marketer and (iii) providing Company products and services under a separate
agreement to a prospect or customer.
7. Company Opportunity
No Stake Holder shall for personal or any other person's or entity's gain
deprive the Company of any business opportunity or benefit which could be
construed as related to the Company’s existing products and services who learn
of any such opportunity through their association with the Company may not
disclose it to a third party or invest in the opportunity without first
offering it to the Company.
8. Confidentiality
All Stake Holders, employees, officers and directors are responsible for
safeguarding and keeping confidential any information that the Company
considers to be of a confidential or sensitive nature. Such information
includes, but is not limited to financial records and reports, marketing and
strategic planning information, employee-related documents, unpublished
manuscripts as well as Company customer and prospect information relating to
potential mergers and acquisitions, stock splits and divestitures, and other
materials that the Company would not want disclosed to a competitor or any
unauthorized recipient, or that might be harmful to the Company or its
customers if disclosed whether or not such information is marked
"confidential." Confidential information also includes information concerning
possible transactions with other companies or information about the Company's
customers, suppliers or joint venture partners, which the Company is under an
obligation to maintain as confidential. Stack Holders may not use Confidential
Information for their own personal benefit or the benefit of persons or
entities outside the Company, and must exercise caution and discretion with
respect to any appropriate temporary removal of confidential or sensitive
information from the Company's premises, and should safeguard the information
from unintended disclosure or loss. Stack Holders must at all times adhere to
the Company's policies regarding the transmission and storage of the Company's
confidential and sensitive business records.
9. Compliance With Laws and Regulations
The Company requires its Stack Holders to comply with all applicable laws and
regulations in countries where the Company does business. Violation of domestic
or foreign laws and regulations may subject an individual, as well as the
Company, to civil and/or criminal penalties. Stack Holders have an obligation
to comply with all laws and regulations and policies and procedures and to
promptly alert Company of any deviation from them.
(a) Antitrust
It is the Company's policy to comply with the letter and spirit of all
applicable antitrust laws. If the legality of any contemplated transaction,
agreement or arrangement is in doubt, employees must consult with a Company
staff attorney.
Discussions with competitors regarding the Company's prices, credit terms,
terms and conditions of sale, strategies or other confidential, sensitive or
proprietary information are not permissible. This applies both to individual
discussions and to participation in trade and professional associations and
other business organizations. If a competitor initiates such a discussion, the Stake
Holder should refuse to participate or request that Company counsel be
contacted.
(b) Privacy
The Company collects personal information
(“Personal Information”) for the purpose of fulfilling service requests or to
provide information on Company products, services and related information.
The Personal Information submitted will be
stored in a database that will be located at our protected servers. The
Personal Information may be disclosed to our affiliated entities and to third
party service providers to the extent that they need access to your
information.
The Company will protect Personal Information
in accordance with Company’s privacy policy: which includes taking appropriate technical,
organizational, and legal steps to protect your personal information.
10. Fair Dealing
Each Stake Holder should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company's customers,
prospects, suppliers, competitors and employees. No one should take unfair
advantage of another through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged
information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair-dealing
practice. Information about the Company's competitors must be used in an
ethical manner and in compliance with the law. Under no circumstance should
information be obtained through theft, illegal entry, blackmail, or electronic
eavesdropping, or through Stack Holders misrepresenting their affiliation with
the Company or their identity. Any proprietary or non-public information about
the Company's competitors should not be used if it is suspected that such
information has been obtained improperly.
11. Duty to Report Violations
Each Stake holder is responsible for promptly reporting to the Company any
circumstances that such person believes in good faith may constitute a
violation of this policy. Except as provided in the next paragraph, suspected
policy violations are to be reported (including confidential and anonymous
reports) to the Company's Managing Partner.
No retribution against any individual who reports violations of this Policy in
good faith will be permitted. However, the reporting of a violation will not
excuse the violation itself. The Company will investigate any matter which is
reported and will take any appropriate corrective action.
12. Violations of Policy
Violations of any of the foregoing provisions that expose the Company to
financial loss, possible lawsuits and possible criminal action will have their
relationship terminated immediately as a Material Breech. Stake Holders who
violate this policy are subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and
including termination of future dealing with Company, contract(s) or working
relationship. Any alleged violations of this Policy will be reviewed by the
Company' and others to determine the appropriate action to take.
A Material Breech is breach of the Sales Policy that in the review and
determination of the Company management meets all of the following criteria; is
deliberate, causes an immediate calculable financial loss to the Company and is
indeterminable in its scope or is intended to produce ongoing injury to the other
party. A Material Breach by a Stake Holder will be met with immediate
cancellation of ongoing business with the Company by the Stake Holder and a
voiding of all existing contracts and agreements between the parties. In
voiding of any contracts or agreements by the Company, the Company will have no
obligations to the Stake Holder and any residual or ongoing commitments
contemplated in any agreement or contract between the parities will be
retroactively vacated.
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