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 SAAbuse of authority: 37, 41Acceptable Use policy: 10-12, 23Accuracy of Books, Records and Public Reports: 12-14Advertising: 14Age discrimination: 37Alcohol: 38Antitrust and competition law: 14, 16Assets, protection of: 10-12Auditor: 13BBlackout periods: 33,34Books and records: 12, 13, 14Bribery: 16, 28, 29Business information, reporting: 12-14CCertification, annual compliance: 44Director – Compliance: 50Civil and criminal penalties: 33Close personal relationships: 24-25Company assets: 10-12Company property: 10-12, 21Competing honestly and fairly in the workplace: 14, 15Competitive intelligence: 14, 28Competitor information: 28Competitor, work for/investing in: 24-27Compliance Helpline: 6-7Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations: 16, 17Confidentiality: 17-19, 21-22, 28Conflicts of interest: 23 - 27Contacts for compliance issues: 50Contributions to political campaigns/parties: 36-37Copyrights: 17, 19Core Values: 4, 5Criminal and civil penalties: 33DData privacy: 14-16, 18Defined terms: 41-43,Disability/ies: 37Disciplinary action: 6-8Discrimination: 37-38Drugs: 38EE-mail: 10-12, 21Employment outside of company: 24-25Entertainment: 29-32Equal Opportunity/treatment: 37Ethnic origin: 37Expense reports: 13FFair dealing: 14-15False reporting of violations: 7, 16Family members; doing business with/hiring: 24-25Financial analysts, communications with: 35Financial interests in competitors or suppliers: 24-26Financial statements: 12-14Funds, company: 13Fundraising, political: 36-37GGender: 37General Counsel: 50Gifts: 29-32Gratuities: 29-32GIS team: 50Global Service Desk: 50HHarassment: 37-39Health and safety: 37Help with compliance questions: 6, 50Hiring practices: 37IIllegal drugs: 38Information, requests for: 35Information systems, appropriate use: 10, 21Inquiries, outside: 35Inside information: 33, 34Insider trading: 33, 34Intellectual Property: 4, 10, 1Intimidation: 37Investigation process: 6-7Investments, personal: 23-26Investor inquiries: 3546