Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption “Policy”
A bribe means in simple terms, the offering, promising, giving, authorizing, requesting, or receiving of a financial or non financial advantage or anything of value; if the purpose of the payment is to secure the improper performance of/ misuse of a person’s position.
Prohibition of Bribery No person who is subject to this Policy shall: offer, provide, or authorize, a bribe or anything which may be viewed as a bribe either directly or indirectly or otherwise through any third party; or request or receive a bribe or anything which may be viewed as a bribe either directly or indirectly or otherwise through any third party, or perform their job functions improperly in anticipation, or in consequence, of a bribe.
The prohibition on accepting a bribe from, or giving a bribe to, any person applies to any person acting in the course of a business, as an employee of a business or otherwise on behalf of others about their performance of their duties and to public officials. Any dealings with public officials present a particularly high risk.
Clever Money and the Merchant has a zero-tolerance attitude towards bribery. Even the suggestion of corruption may damage the reputation and affect its ability to do business, as well as the reputation of its employees.
Clever Money and the Merchant are both committed to doing business ethically, even if this means not gaining new business, not using the services of particular agents or business partners, or incurring delays in carrying on our existing business.
