Cognizant's Core Values and Standards of Business Conduct

C O R E VA L U E S A N D S TA N D A R D SWe must not:nnGive customer information to outside companies, except as directed by clients, to conduct our business, to stayin compliance with applicable privacy laws, to protect against fraud or suspected illegal activity or to providecustomer services.Provide Associate information to anyone outside the Company without the Associate’s prior written consent,except to verify employment or to comply with legal requirements.We must immediately contact our manager, our talent manager, the General Counsel or the Director – Complianceshould we believe that such information has been compromised.Do Do Not Seek PermissionProtect personally-identifiable informationfrom loss, misuse, alterationor destructionUse access cards and badges whileworking on premises where requiredLabel customer artifacts with appropriatecopyright statementsList customer names, logos, projectnames or other identifying informationin external resumes or on professionalnetworking sitesShare access cards or badgesLeave confidential information as voicemail messages on internal or externalsystemsFrom the GIS team to:Take pictures inside Cognizant premises(need manager approval as well)From the project manager or manager to:Remove hard copies of source code/documentsfrom Cognizant or client premises(must be in writing)From the Communication Group to:Use company or client names, project names,logos and other identifying informationRemove printouts from printerspromptlyLock drawers, cabinets and roomsbefore leaving a work areaComply with open source licensesLeave confidential documents in unattendedwork areas or on white boards or indiscussion roomsUnless appropriate, take pictures insideCognizant premises without permissionfrom the GIS team.Use any unlicensed third party or opensource software without appropriateauthorizationHave conversations involving confidentialinformation in a public placeReuse proprietary software that wasbuilt specifically for a client unless permissionhas been obtained to do so.Please contact the General Counsel forsuch permissionIncorporate open source software intoclient software when it is client policynot to do soDocument experiences servicing a clientin a public forum using actual names,dates, facts and figures without appropriatepermission19