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Violations of data protection and/or privacy, rights of data subjects under the GDPR, and impermissible interference with protected privacy.

Bribery and corruptibility as well as granting and accepting advantages, such as accepting or granting gifts, invitations to events, discounts or other advantages or favours for personal gain.

Unlawful taking and appropriation of objects or money, such as keeping objects that have been provided, taking objects belonging to others, taking money from petty cash.

Deception for the purpose of damaging the assets of another person or entity, enriching oneself, abuse of authority of disposal or a relationship of trust to the financial detriment of another person or entity, such as obtaining payments or services by fraud, padding invoices, etc.

Violations against the free market economy and/or fair competition and harm to consumers, especially through illegal price fixing.

Risks of violations or actual violations of human rights within an organization’s own field of business or through suppliers within an organization’s supply chain (including but not limited to child labor, forced labor, slavery, unequal treatment in employment, disregard for freedom of association, occupational safety, inadequate pay, eviction, commissioning of private or public security forces, if there is a risk of human rights violations)

Risks of violations or actual violations of obligations to protect the environment within an organization’s own field of business or through suppliers within an organization’s supply chain (including but not limited to violations of prohibitions on mercury, persistent organic pollutants, and/or exports of hazardous waste, and harmful soil, water, and/or air pollution)

Channeling money of illegal origin into financial circulation through means such as making payments or granting loans with funds obtained from profits made in the drug or arms trade, etc., even where funds transfers are made to humanitarian (or seemingly humanitarian) organizations.

Violations of proper rules of accounting, including specifications for bookkeeping, accounting, auditing of financial statements, or internal controls, rendering of accounts, or internal financial auditing, where such violations result in inaccurate figures.

Violations of rules and regulations aimed at ensuring health and safety in the workplace and preventing health risks and occupational accidents.

Violations of the requirement of equal treatment and the prohibition of discrimination based on origin, religion, sex or gender, personal orientations, etc., along with invasions of privacy, including bullying by peers or supervisors.

Violations of the German Ordinance on the Manufacture of Medicinal Products and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (AMWHV), the German Medicinal Products Act (AMG), rules of good manufacturing practice (GMP), or internal rules and specifications aimed at product safety.

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