Compliance with Applicable Laws,
Rules, and Regulations
Our Commitment
data.world is committed to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct. We gain credibility by adhering to our commitments, displaying honesty and integrity, and reaching company goals solely through honorable conduct. data.world’s commitment to integrity begins with complying with laws, rules, and regulations applicable to our business.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are expected to adhere to and have its workforce adhere to the following standards:
Understand and comply with all policies, laws, rules, and regulations that apply to that party and its workforce’s specific roles and responsibilities.
Comply with all antitrust laws applicable to its business. A party must be aware that substantial damages can arise from an antitrust violation and convictions under antitrust laws can result in jail terms. Discussions with competitors relating to past, present, or future pricing policies, rates, bids, discounts, promotions, profits, costs, terms or conditions of sales, choice of customers, territorial markets, production capacities, or plans may be prohibited by antitrust laws. Discussing such items at trade association meetings may also give rise to antitrust law violations.
Bribery and Anti-Corruption
Our Commitment
data.world does not tolerate bribery or corruption in any form. data.world expects everyone it works with to comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to combat bribery and corruption, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, as well as any local or territory anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are expected to adhere to and have its workforce adhere to the following standards:
Not offer, promise, authorize, recommend, provide, solicit, give, or receive directly or indirectly, anything of value to any person or entity if it is intended, or could reasonably appear as intended, to influence improper action, obtain or retain business, or secure an improper business advantage for or from data.world. This prohibition extends not only to data.world personnel, representatives, and agents, but also to public officials (including candidates for office, employees or officers of state-owned/controlled enterprises), employees or officers of counterparties, customers or suppliers (as well as their relatives, friends, agents and associates).
“Anything of value” includes improper payments, such as cash bribes or kickbacks, and may also include other direct or indirect inducements, benefits, fees, commissions, and advantages, including inappropriate gifts, meals, travel, entertainment, charitable and political contributions, and offers of employment or internships.
Understand that facilitation payments are a form of bribery that are made for the purpose of expediting or facilitating the performance of a public official for a routine governmental action, and not to obtain or retain business or any improper business advantage. data.world does not tolerate facilitation payments of any kind.
Gifts and Hospitality
Our Commitment
data.world does not support the offering, giving, or accepting of any gift or hospitality.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are prohibited from offering, giving, or accepting any gift:
Which could be regarded as illegal or improper.
To/from any public employee or government officials or representatives, politicians, or political parties.
Which exceeds $100 in value for each individual gift or $500 in value for each hospitality event (not to exceed a total value of $1000 in any financial year), unless approved in writing.
Privacy and Data Protection
Our Commitment
data.world is committed to complying with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations surrounding the protection of personal information (this includes all similar terms defined under applicable data protection or privacy laws).
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are expected to have adopted and to maintain processes and security measures to ensure protections for personal, proprietary, and confidential information and the integrity of such information and to prevent the unauthorized use, disclosure, or access to such information.
If a party who work with data.world is requested or required to disclose any personal or confidential information under a subpoena, court order, statute, law, rule, regulation, regulatory request, or other similar requirement, the third party must, to the extent not precluded by law, provide prompt notice of such request to data.world’s Legal department at legal@data.world.
Grievance Mechanism
Our Commitment
data.world maintains a whistleblower process through which workers can raise workplace concerns without fear of retaliation.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are expected to adhere to the following standards:
Maintain a whistleblower process, which includes mechanisms to report information about actual or potential improprieties in material company operations or employment practices and provide a process to report on violations of the applicable codes of conduct or suspected violations of law or regulations.
Notify us if there are any reports received by such party on violations of or suspected violations of policies, codes, laws, or regulations that could impact data.world and/or any of its customers
Social
Human Rights
Our Commitment
data.world supports the protection of human rights around the world. Our policies, procedures, and actions reflect our commitment to human rights in the countries that we do business. data.world practices transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery and human trafficking.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
data.world expects those individuals and organizations it does business with to adhere to the following principles:
Demonstrate corporate commitment to compliance with all applicable current and future labor, human, and social rights laws, regulations, and standards.
Recognize that modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labor, and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. Under no circumstances, can a person use, or in any way benefit from, forced, bonded, or indentured labor. All employees, contractors, and agents must be free to terminate their employment with reasonable notice.
Take sufficient and reasonable steps to prohibit practices that are well known to contribute to the risk or proliferation of modern slavery such as:
Charging workers recruitment fees or effectively paying for the opportunity for employment.
Retaining worker’s identity documentation such as passports.
Requiring workers to provide deposits or bonds.
Contract substitution (where the contract with the employer does not match the contract the worker signed with the agent in their home country).
No use any child labor. Countries having a minimum age for employment must be respected, and employment should not be allowed before the age for completing compulsory education.
Not require employees to work in excess of the relevant legal limits on working hours, overtime hours, or number of working days per week. Employees must be compensated at least the minimum wage required by applicable laws and regulations and provided all required benefits. Employees should be compensated at a minimum in line with local laws for overtime hours worked.
Not hinder the development of alternative means for informing/consulting with employees in places where the right of freedom of association and collective bargaining is restricted under law.
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Our Commitment
data.world values diversity and seeks to attract and retain people from many backgrounds and perspectives.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
data.world expects those individuals and organizations it does business with to adhere to the following principles:
Avoid discrimination including, but not limited to, discrimination based on race, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, social or ethnic origin, marital status, pregnancy, disability, HIV status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other status or characteristic that is not related to the individual’s ability or performance or the inherent requirements of the job.
Actively demonstrate a commitment to workplace inclusion by documenting a diversity and inclusion approach.
Respect for the Individual
& Non-Discrimination
Our Commitment
data.world is committed to creating a work environment where all people are treated with dignity and respect. data.world is an equal opportunity employer that creates a workplace free from discrimination and abusive, offensive, or harassing behaviors.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are expected to support an inclusive workplace by adhering to the following conduct standards:
Treat others with dignity and respect always.
Address and report inappropriate behavior and comments that are discriminatory, harassing, abusive, offensive, or unwelcome through appropriate channels.
Foster teamwork and employee participation, encouraging representation of different employee perspectives.
Seek out insights from employees with different experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Avoid slang or idioms that might not translate across cultures.
Confront the decisions or behaviors of others that are based on conscious or unconscious biases.
Listen when given constructive feedback regarding others’ perception of your conduct.
Health & Safety
Our Commitment
data.world is dedicated to maintaining a safe and healthy environment, free of violence.
How does this apply to the third parties with which we do business?
All parties who work with data.world are expected to support the health and safety of its workforce by adhering to the following standards:
Act in a manner that ensures compliance with all applicable governmental and private health, safety, and environmental requirements, including contributing to a drug-free workplace.
Not tolerate any act or threat of violence in any form.