Teradata Corporation Code of Conduct
discrimination or harassment, or if you become aware of a situation that violates our policies against discrimination or harassment, you should report it immediately using the reporting methods outlined in our Code. Managers who receive complaints of potential misconduct, or who observe possible harassment or discrimination, must escalate the complaint or misconduct immediately to a member of Teradata’s Human Resources Department or the Teradata Ethics & Compliance Office so that an investigation can be conducted and appropriate corrective action taken. Teradata welcomes the opportunity to identify, investigate, and resolve concerns early, before they become serious issues. Teradata strictly prohibits retaliation against anyone who makes a good faith report based on a reasonable belief of discrimination or harassment.
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
We all are dedicated to making Teradata successful. Conflicts of interest can interfere with this success. Conflicts can develop when our personal, family, or financial interests interfere (or even appear to interfere) with our ability to make objective business decisions in the best interests of Teradata. We all must avoid any situation where we feel torn between our loyalty to Teradata and outside interests.
Here are some examples of common conflict situations. If you have a real or potential conflict of interest, disclose it to your manager right away. While a particular potential conflict situation may not rise to the level of a Code violation, failure to report a conflict may.
Doing Business with Family and Friends
A conflict of interest may arise if you (or your spouse, relative, or close friend) have a personal stake in a company that supplies or seeks to supply goods or services to Teradata, is a Teradata customer or prospect, or competes with Teradata. If you find yourself in that situation, you must not use your
position to influence the selection or bidding process or negotiations involving that party. If you are directly involved in vendor selection, and the potential conflict involves a vendor or potential vendor, you must notify your manager immediately and remove yourself from the decision-making process. You should also not be involved in assessing the quality of the goods or service provided if the vendor with whom you have a relationship is selected.
If you have a relative or close friend who works for a competitor, notify your manager, and take extra precautions to avoid giving them access to Teradata confidential information and information systems, and avoid communicating with them about things covered by our competition/antitrust law compliance and insider-trading Code provisions and policies.
A romantic relationship between a representative of a seller and a representative of a buyer also raises conflict of interest issues that must be disclosed and addressed before any transaction including their employers is completed.
Teradata’s policy on employment of family members (Corporate Management Policy (“CMP”) 201) generally prohibits us from hiring, supervising, or otherwise overseeing a family member or a person with whom we have a romantic relationship. If you have or are aware of any such conflict, then you must report it immediately to your manager and Teradata Human Resources representatives so the hiring, supervisory, and/or overseeing relationship between the two involved people can be changed or otherwise addressed.
Outside Employment and Investments
Taking employment outside of Teradata or holding a major stake in a Teradata competitor also may create a conflict of interest for a Teradata associate. If you are a full-time Teradata employee, you may not conduct any non-Teradata business that interferes with the proper performance of your employment with Teradata.
Conflict of Interest Guidance
Zero Tolerance for Racism
Conflict of Interest Guidance
Question: Your uncle owns and runs a business that supplies a certain type of service, and you become aware that Teradata is in the market for that type of service. Can you refer the Teradata people involved in procuring that type of service to your uncle’s business?
Answer: Yes, but, under our Conflict of Interest Policy, you must disclose your relationship when you make the referral. Also, you must not be involved in the decision-making process to select providers for that service; negotiate, implement, or manage that service if it is procured from your uncle’s company; evaluate the quality of the service; or approve payments to your uncle’s company. Disclosure, transparency, and removing yourself from the related decision-making, management, and payment channels are keys to being compliant under these circumstances.
Zero Tolerance for Racism
Telling a racist joke, using a racial epithet, demonstrating behavior that reflects the idea of inherent superiority of one ethnic group over another group, or racial profiling are examples of behavior that is prohibited by Teradata.