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Act with honesty and integrity and in an ethical manner, avoiding actual or apparent conflicts of interest in personal and professional relationships.
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Promptly disclose to the company, through the General Counsel, Chief Accounting Officer, or Audit Committee, any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest between personal and professional relationships.
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Provide full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the company files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the company.
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Provide constituents with information that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely, and understandable.
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Comply with applicable rules and regulations of federal, state, and local governments and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.
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Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing my independent judgment to be subordinated.
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Use good business judgment in the processing and recording of all financial transactions.
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Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of the company’s business, except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose such information, and not use confidential information acquired in the course of work for personal advantage.
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Share knowledge and maintain skills important and relevant to his or her constituents’ needs.
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Promote ethical behavior among constituents in the work environment.
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Achieve responsible use of and control over all assets and resources employed or entrusted to him or her.
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Comply with generally accepted accounting standards and practices, rules, regulations and controls.
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Ensure that accounting entries are promptly and accurately recorded and properly documented and that no accounting entry intentionally distorts or disguises the true nature of any business transaction.
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Maintain books and records that fairly and accurately reflect the company’s business transactions.
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Sign only those documents that he or she believes to be accurate and truthful.
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Devise, implement, and maintain sufficient internal controls to assure that financial record keeping objectives are met.
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Prohibit the establishment of any undisclosed or unrecorded funds or assets for any purpose and provide for the proper and prompt recording of all disbursements of funds and all receipts.
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Not knowingly be a party to any illegal activity or engage in acts that are discreditable to my profession or the company.
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Respect and contribute to the legitimate and ethical objects of the company.
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Engage in only those services for which he or she has the necessary knowledge, skill, and expertise.
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Not make, or tolerate to be made, false or artificial statements or entries for any purpose in the books and records of the company or in any internal or external correspondence, memoranda, or communication of any type, including telephone or wire communications.
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Report to the company, through the General Counsel, Chief Accounting Officer, or Audit Committee any situation where the Code of Ethics, the company’s standards, or the laws are being violated.
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