COBC - Code of Business Conduct - Halliburton
COBC - Code of Business Conduct - Halliburton
COBC - Code of Business Conduct - Halliburton
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Gathering Competitive Information<br />
Understanding the competitive landscape is vitally important<br />
for our continued success. Within certain guidelines, it is<br />
appropriate for us to gather information about our competitors’<br />
products, services and market activity. We may review publicly<br />
available information to learn about competitors, but we must<br />
refrain from collecting intelligence using illegal, deceptive or<br />
improper means.<br />
When gathering information, we must always respect<br />
competitors’ intellectual property and never use inappropriate<br />
means to obtain their confidential information. This includes,<br />
but is not limited to:<br />
• Emails intended for others<br />
• Proposals<br />
• Price sheets<br />
• Engineering drawings and specifications<br />
• <strong>Business</strong> plans<br />
• Process documents<br />
• Communications<br />
Never seek confidential information from a competitor’s<br />
employees or customers, or use confidential and proprietary<br />
information you obtained in a previous job. If you come across<br />
material that you reasonably believe to be confidential, stop<br />
reading it immediately and consult the Ethics & Compliance<br />
Practice Group in the Law Department.<br />
If you have any questions about whether certain competitive<br />
activities comply with the <strong>Code</strong>, you should immediately<br />
consult with your supervisor or the Anti-Corruption &<br />
International Compliance (ACIC) Practice Group in the<br />
Law Department.<br />
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