{"id":2141,"date":"2025-05-23T09:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.formatsoftware.de\/code-of-conduct\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:16:50","slug":"code-of-conduct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.formatsoftware.de\/en\/code-of-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Code of Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"hero hero--noimage  dark\" \n                style=\"background-color: ; \">\n         <div class=\"container-fluid hero__container\">\n            <div class=\"grid__row hero__row\">\n                <div class=\"grid__item col-12 col-md-6\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__item col-12 col-md-6\">\n                    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__header title title--bold\">\n                            Code of Conduct                                                    <\/h1>\n                        \n                                                   \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n        <\/section>    \n\t\t[vc_section element_spacing=&#8221;space&#8211;large&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Together at FORMAT, we have developed our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formatsoftware.de\/en\/company\/#philosophy\">company philosophy<\/a> \u2013 it expresses what our company stands for today and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Specific rules and regulations for situations and matters in the professional environment are defined in the relevant work and organisational instructions (AO) and are valid and binding for all employees at FORMAT. Any employee who does not comply with these instructions and the generally applicable practices within the company must expect appropriate consequences in accordance with operational and legal provisions.<\/p>\n<p>Building on this, the Code of Conduct summarises the essential principles and rules that guide our actions and behaviour.[\/vc_column_text]        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formatsoftware.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CoC-FORMAT-en.pdf\"\n            title=\"Code of Conduct herunterladen\"\n            target=\"_blank\">\n                <button class=\"button button--spacing button--invert \">\n                    Code of Conduct herunterladen                                    <\/button>\n            <\/a>\n        \n        \n\t\t[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Guideline on the Acceptance of Gifts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"stChatMessage st-emotion-cache-4oy321 eeusbqq4\" data-testid=\"stChatMessage\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-1flajlm eeusbqq3\" data-testid=\"stChatMessageContent\" aria-label=\"Chat message from assistant\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-0 e1f1d6gn0\" data-testid=\"stVerticalBlockBorderWrapper\" data-test-scroll-behavior=\"normal\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-1wmy9hl e1f1d6gn1\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-xvb7ql e1f1d6gn2\" data-testid=\"stVerticalBlock\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-0 e1f1d6gn0\" data-testid=\"stVerticalBlockBorderWrapper\" data-test-scroll-behavior=\"normal\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-1wmy9hl e1f1d6gn1\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-xvb7ql e1f1d6gn2\" data-testid=\"stVerticalBlock\">\n<div class=\"element-container st-emotion-cache-9y0klh e1f1d6gn4\" data-stale=\"false\" data-testid=\"element-container\">\n<div class=\"stMarkdown\" data-testid=\"stMarkdown\">\n<div class=\"st-emotion-cache-uzeiqp e1nzilvr4\" data-testid=\"stMarkdownContainer\">\n<p>Our Code of Conduct stipulates, among other things, that FORMAT Software Service GmbH does not tolerate bribery or corruption in any form. 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