Victaulic Code of Conduct

Protecting Company AssetsProtecting company assets against loss, theft and misuseis the responsibility of every employee. Victaulic assetsconsist of both tangible and intangible assets.Tangible Assets:• Facilities• Money• Equipment• Information SystemsIntangible Assets:• Intellectual property• Invention disclosure• Manufacturing know-how• Trade secrets• Computer programsThese assets must be used properly and as authorized bymanagement. Any suspected theft, fraud or inappropriateuse of the company’s assets should be reported to anemployee’s manager or your regional compliance officer.Assets should not be used for personal gain. However,we trust our employees with reasonable and permissibleactivities like calling home to check on a sick child,emailing a spouse to stop at the bank on the way home orprinting a simple grocery list on a company printer. Theseare reasonable and permissible because they are donewithin limits and work goals can still be accomplished.It becomes a problem when employees abuse companyassets for their personal use or gain. Taken too far, it caneven be considered theft or fraud.Use good judgment and ask your manager if you arenot sure.Computers and Data SecurityOnly Victaulic employees canaccess company systems.Third parties can accesssystems only if Victaulic IThas provided approval.Company supplied computers,telephones and mobile devicesare property of Victaulic. Alle-mail, voice mail and filesstored on Victaulic systems arecompany property.There should be no expectationof personal privacy inconnection with informationstored on company computersand systems.The company reserves theright and where permitted bylaw will monitor and review allinformation sent or receivedusing company resources.Use of company computers,networks, email or internetresources to access, view,transmit archive or distributeracist, sexist, threateningor otherwise objectionableor illegal material is strictlyprohibited.Using company resources toviolate laws or regulations ofany nation is prohibited.An Example of Improper Use of Company Assets:Ron, a manufacturing manager, is on the board of alocal charity that is conducting a fundraising drive.He has asked his administrative assistant to organizethe event and to solicit companies in the area to makecontributions to support the organization.Victaulic awareness lineRefer to the ‘Our Company’section of Victaulic.com forspecific contact information.www.victaulic.com[ 5 ]