‍1. PURPOSE

1.1 Histrionic Productions is committed to the practice of responsible corporate behaviour.

1.2 Through its business practices Histrionic Productions seeks to protect and promote the human rights and basic freedoms of all its employees and agents.

1.3 Further Histrionic Productions is committed to protecting the rights of all of those whose work contributes to the success of the company, including those employees and agents of suppliers to the company.

1.4 Histrionic Productions is also committed to eliminating bribery and corruption. It is essential that all employees and persons associated with Histrionic Productions adhere to this policy and abstain from giving or receiving bribes of any form.

1.5 This policy is non-exhaustive, and all aspects of Histrionic Productions’ business should be considered in the spirit of this policy.

2. HUMAN RIGHTS

2.1 Histrionic Productions is vehemently opposed to the use of slavery in all forms; cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments; and any attempt to control or reduce freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

2.2 Histrionic Productions will ensure that all of its employees, agents and contractors are entitled to their human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998.

2.3 Histrionic Productions will not enter into any business arrangement with any person, company or organisation which fails to uphold the human rights of its workers or who breach the human rights of those affected by the organisation’s activities.

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3. WORKERS' RIGHTS

3.1 Histrionic Productions is committed to complying with all relevant employment legislation and regulations. Histrionic Productions regards such regulations and legislation as the minimum rather than the recommended standard.

3.2 No worker should be discriminated against on the basis of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion or beliefs, gender reassignment, marital status or pregnancy. All workers should be treated equally. Workers with the same experience and qualifications should receive equal pay for equal work.

3.3 No worker should be prevented from joining or forming a staff association or trade union, nor should any worker suffer any detriment as a result of joining, or failing to join, any such organisation.

3.4 Workers should be aware of the terms and conditions of their employment or engagement from the outset. In particular workers must be made aware of the wage that they receive, when and how it is to be paid, the hours that they must work and any legal limit which exists for their protection and any overtime provisions. Workers should also be allowed such annual leave, sick leave, maternity / paternity leave and such other leave as is granted by legislation as a minimum.

3.5 Histrionic Productions does not accept any corporal punishment, harassment in any form, or bullying in any form.

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4. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

4.1 Histrionic Productions is committed to keeping the environmental impact of its activities to a minimum.

4.2 As an absolute minimum, Histrionic Productions will ensure that it meets all applicable environmental laws in whichever jurisdiction it may be operating.

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5. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

‍5.1 Histrionic Productions holds as fundamental to its success the trust and confidence of those with whom it deals, including clients, suppliers and employees. Conflicts of interest potentially undermine the relationship of Histrionic Productions with its partners.

5.2 In order to help preserve and strengthen these relationships Histrionic Productions has developed a Corporate Hospitality and Gifts Policy, which provide rules and guidelines concerning the conduct of its officers and employees aimed at minimising the possibility of conflicts of interest and at avoiding risks associated with bribery and corruption. Copies of the Corporate Hospitality and Gifts Policy are available here.

5.3 All officers, employees and representatives of Histrionic Productions are expected to act honestly and within the law.

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6. INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

‍6.1. Information received by employees, contractors or agents of Histrionic Productions will not be used for any personal gain, nor will it be used for any purpose beyond that for which it was given.

6.2 Histrionic Productions will at all times ensure that it complies with all applicable requirements of the Data Protection Legislation. “Data Protection Legislation” means (1) unless and until General Data Protection Regulation(Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) is no longer directly applicable in the UK, the GDPR and any national implementing laws, regulations, and secondary legislation (as amended from time to time) in the UK and subsequently (2) any legislation which succeeds the GDPR.

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7. SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTORS

‍Histrionic Productions, its officers, employees and representatives are committed to ensuring that no act or omission which is within their power, and which would have the effect of deliberately, negligently or recklessly misleading the shareholders, creditors or other investors in the company occurs.]

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8. SUPPLIES AND PARTNERS

‍8.1 Histrionic Productions expects all suppliers and partners to work towards and uphold similar ethical and moral standards.

8.2 Histrionic Productions will investigate the ethical record of potential new suppliers before entering into any agreement. Further, Histrionic Productions reserves the right to request information from suppliers regarding the production and sources of goods supplied.

8.3 Histrionic Productions reserves the right to withdraw from any agreement or other arrangement with any supplier or partner who is found to have acted in contravention of the spirit or principles of this Ethical Policy.

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9. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

‍9.1 Histrionic Productions is fundamentally opposed to any acts of bribery and to the making of facilitation payments as defined by the Bribery Act 2010.

9.2 Employees and any other persons associated with Histrionic Productions such as agents, subsidiaries and business partners are not permitted to either offeror receive any type of bribe and/or facilitation payment.

9.3 All employees are encouraged to report any suspicion of corruption or bribery within Histrionic Productions in accordance with the Whistleblowing Policy available here.

9.4 Should any employee or associated person be in doubt when receiving or issuing gifts and hospitality, he/she must refer to the Gift and Hospitality Policy available here.

9.5 Histrionic Productions uses its reasonable endeavours to implement the guidance principles on bribery management that are published, from time to time, by Secretary of State in accordance with Section 9 of the Bribery Act2010.

9.6 If an employee or associated person is found guilty of giving or receiving a bribe, he/she will be personally criminally liable and may be subject to disciplinary action.

9.7 Anyone found guilty of bribery, will be responsible for bearing any related remedial costs such as losses, court fees or expenses.

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