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62 BlackBerry Code of Business Standards and Principles Contents
• Cash and cash equivalents. In addition to cash, this
includes anything that can be readily converted
to or used in the same manner as cash, including
money orders, traveler’s checks, paper checks,
investment securities, negotiable instruments,
loans, stocks or stock options, and stored value
products such as debit cards, gift certificates and
gift cards.
• Competition laws. Laws designed to prohibit
agreements or practices that restrict free trade and
competition between businesses. Also known as
antitrust, anti-monopoly or cartel laws, these often
target practices such as price fixing, bid-rigging or
other collusive tendering or procurement activities,
market allocation, exclusion of competitors from
markets or other eorts to control, monopolize or
improperly divide markets.
• Confidential and proprietary information.
Non-public information that is not approved for
dissemination outside BlackBerry (other than
pursuant to a duly executed non-disclosure
agreement). See also BlackBerry assets.
• Conflict of interest. A situation where an
individual’s personal, financial or other interests
or relationships might reasonably be seen as
interfering with an obligation the individual owes
to act in the best interest of another, such as
their employer.
• Corporate opportunity. A business or investment
opportunity that could benefit BlackBerry.
• Anti-boycott laws. Laws that prohibit U.S. persons
and companies from furthering or supporting
boycotts that are not sanctioned by the United
States government (currently limited to the
boycott of Israel sponsored by the Arab League,
and certain other countries).
• Anticorruption laws. Laws designed to prohibit
the use of corrupt payments or other improper
inducements in order to gain or maintain
business or some other competitive advantage.
Anticorruption laws may target ocial bribery
(i.e., the bribery of government ocials), commercial
bribery (i.e., the bribery of non-governmental
commercial parties) or both. They may also target
the maintenance of accurate books and records,
and of eective internal control environments.
• Anything of value. Nearly any form of benefit,
including but not limited to:
• cash or cash equivalents, loans, gifts or prizes
• employment oers or promises of future
employment (to an individual or any of
their relatives)
• favorable terms on a product or service or
product discounts
• entertainment or hospitality (payment of
travel, hotel or restaurant bills, living expenses
or costs of trips or resort stays)
• use of vehicles or vacation homes
• discounted or free tickets to events
• services, personal favors or home improvements
• political or charitable contributions
Glossary of Defined Terms
• BlackBerry assets. In addition to tangible assets
such as cash, equipment, facilities, inventory and
supplies, this includes intangible assets such as
intellectual property, business strategies and plans,
financial data, technology, other trade secrets
and other forms of confidential and proprietary
information. See also Confidential and proprietary
information.
• Bribe. Promising, oering or giving anything of value
to any person, where it is intended to improperly
influence the recipient to misuse their position or to
otherwise obtain an improper business advantage.
See also Improper payment.
• Business courtesy. Gifts, travel, meals or other
forms of entertainment provided or received in the
course of business activities to or from a business
partner or counterparty. So long as reasonable in
nature, supported by a bona fide business purpose,
consistent with relevant business customs and
cultural traditions, and consistent with the BS&P
and other BlackBerry policies and procedures,
these are usually acceptable. See also Bribe; gifts
or entertainment.
• Business partner. Any number of third parties with
which BlackBerry might work, including but not
limited to agents, alliance partners, consortium
partners, consultants, contractors, dealers,
distributors, joint venture partners, promoters,
resellers, retailers, sales representatives, service
providers, subcontractors, suppliers or vendors.
See also Third party.