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CSX Corporation Code of EthicsDrug and Alcohol UseDrug and alcohol abuse jeopardizes safety and negatively impacts work performance.As a general rule, you should not possess, use, or be under the influence of illegal drugs,alcoholic beverages, or other intoxicantswhile on duty. Employees should referto the specific rules and restrictions fortheir particular CSX company for furtherguidance.References:• CSXT’s Safe Way Rules• CSXT’s Operating Rules• Drug Free Workplace Policies• Operation RedBlock ProgramEmployee Personal InformationCSX respects the confidentiality of employees’ personal information. CSX only uses employeerecords for business needs and as otherwise approved by senior management. Consistentwith applicable laws, the Company limitsaccess to these records to Companypersonnel and other parties who areauthorized to view them and have a businessneed for the information. If you have accessto employee personal information, includingcertain payroll and medical records, youhave an obligation to treat it confidentially.References:• Privacy Policy for Employee Personal Information• Guidelines for Protecting Confidential Employee Information• Records and Information Management Policy• HIPAA Notice of Privacy PracticesThe Right Way with Our Business PartnersHow we deal with our customers, suppliers, other business partners, and competitors impacts thesuccess we achieve. We are fair and respectful in all our dealings with business partners.Fair Competition and AntitrustCSX is committed to free and fair competition,competing ethically and complying withantitrust laws. In general, these laws prohibitany agreement or understanding betweenor among a company and its customers,suppliers, or competitors that unreasonably limits competition. Not adhering to these lawscan lead to severe penalties for both the Company and the responsible employees.CSX Ethics Information Hotline 1-800-737-166313
To help CSX meet this commitment, you must:• Not talk or agree with a competitor about prices, except for joint line rates(sometimes called “through rates” or “interline rates”). This prohibition includesagreements about matters affecting prices, such as demurrage terms, credit terms,and other “price-like” commercial terms.• Not discuss or agree with a competitor about dividing customers, sales territories, orlines of business between the two companies.• Not discuss or agree with a competitor to “rig” bids or refuse to bid to reducecompetition.• Not unfairly disparage a CSX competitor or its services.• Not encourage a customer to break a contract with a competitor.• Not pay a bribe to help CSX or to hurt a competitor.• Not condition the offering of one product or service on a requirement that thecustomer also purchase another, different product or service, without Law Departmentapproval.Reference:• Purchasing & Materials Policies – Antitrust ComplianceGathering and Using Competitive InformationAt CSX, we are committed to avoiding eventhe appearance of gathering competitorinformation improperly, so we must knowthe acceptable and unacceptable ways togather this information. You may only gatherinformation through lawful and ethicalmeans.Legitimate sources of competitive information include:• Newspapers, press accounts, and other public information.• Discussions with customers (but not to obtain competitors’ confidential information).• A competitor’s proposal, but only if it is not confidential. If it is a government bid orproposal, always consult with the Law Department first.• Information publicly available on the Internet.• Industry surveys prepared by reputable consultants according to fair competitionlaws.Never use:• A competitor’s confidential or proprietary information, or similar informationbelonging to anyone else—if confidential or proprietary information shows up onyour desk, seek the Law Department’s advice.• Confidential or proprietary information in any form (such as papers or computerrecords) that new employees bring from previous employers.14CSX Ethics Information Hotline 1-800-737-1663
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