Victaulic Code of Conduct

Intellectual Property – Patents, Trademarks,Copyrights and Trade SecretsDO NOT:• Accept confidential informationbelonging to a third party withoutfirst consulting with thelegal department• Execute any document relatingto confidential informationor continuing non-disclosureagreements or provisions withoutprior approval• Discuss confidential informationwith customers or suppliers• Use a third party to developnew products without a writtenagreement approved by the legaldepartment• Disclose information concerninga new product before a patentapplication is filed or othersafeguards have been considered• Create or use a new trademarkbefore it is approved by thelegal and marketing andcommunications departments• Employ a new professionalperson without first signing anon-compete, confidentialityagreement and/or non-solicitationagreement as appropriate for yourjurisdictionVictaulic awareness lineRefer to the ‘Our Company’section of Victaulic.com forspecific contact information.[ 6 ] www.victaulic.comVictaulic is the world leader in the design, manufacture anddistribution of mechanical piping products and has a longstanding commitment to the development of innovativeproducts. Some of the most valuable Victaulic assets areits intellectual property including patents, trademarks,copyrights, trade secrets and confidential information.Victaulic has an active international program for registeringnew patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Questionspertaining to patents, trademarks and copyrights, includingquestions related to infringement, should be directed toVictaulic’s legal department. Consult with the legal departmentconcerning licensing of all patents, trademarks, trade secretsor confidential information before soliciting, accepting orusing a third party’s intellectual property and before disclosingVictaulic’s intellectual property to third parties.Victaulic trade secrets include new products or servicesunder development, product designs and drawings,engineering procedures and instructions, manufacturingprocesses and formulas, names and addresses ofcustomers, customer lists, pricing, project margins,budgets, as well as research and business strategies.Disclosure of this information can result in Victaulic losingits rights to these trade secrets. Disclosure is prohibitedunless controlled by a confidentiality or license agreementapproved by Victaulic’s legal department.Confidentiality AgreementsAll employees, consultants, and contractors are requiredto sign a confidentiality agreement prior to the beginning ofemployment or engagement. If any customer, distributor,vendor or supplier asks you to execute a confidentialagreement, please contact the legal department.Use of Copyright and/orTrademark InformationEmployees should be respectful of copyright or trademarkinformation and images when creating written and/or oralcommunications, presentations and collateral to be viewedand consumed either internally or externally. It is importantto understand and abide by any copyright rules or laws thatapply to information or photography that is being sourcedfrom an external resource.