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Taking Action
Business Conduct
The way we do business worldwide
July 2011
15
Your Obligation to Take Action
Always apply Apple
’s principles of business conduct, follow Apple policies, and comply with
laws and regulations. When you are unsure, take the initiative to investigate the right course
of action. Check with your manager, Human Resources, Legal, Internal Audit, or Finance,
and review our policies on AppleWeb. If you would like to talk with someone outside your
immediate area, consider contacting the Business Conduct Helpline.
If you know about a possible violation of Apple’s Business Conduct Policy or legal or
regulatory requirements, you are required to notify your manager (provided your manager is
not involved in the violation), Human Resources, Legal, Internal Audit, Finance, or the
Business Conduct Helpline. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.
Employees must cooperate fully in any Apple investigation and must keep their knowledge
and participation confidential to help safeguard the integrity of the investigation.
Business Conduct Helpline
The Business Conduct Helpline is available 24/7 to all employees worldwide to help answer
your questions on business conduct issues, policies, regulations, and compliance with legal
requirements. It also allows you to advise Apple of situations that may require investigation or
management attention.
The Business Conduct Helpline is committed to keeping your issues and identity confidential.
If you would be more comfortable doing so, you may contact the Helpline anonymously. Your
information will be shared only with those who have a need to know, such as those involved
in answering your questions or investigating and correcting issues you raise. Note that if your
information involves accounting, finance, or auditing, the law may require that necessary
information be shared with the Audit and Finance Committee of Apple’s Board of Directors.
Due to legal restrictions, anonymous use of the Business Conduct Helpline is not encouraged
in certain countries (e.g., France).
Apple will not retaliate
—and will not tolerate retaliation—against any individual for their good-
faith use of the Business Conduct Helpline.
Information on contacting the Business Conduct Helpline—including via email, toll-free
telephone, and web access
—
is available on AppleWeb.