Respecting the confidential information of others

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Principles

We protect the confidential information we hold, including data from customers, suppliers, joint ventures and other partners. We only share and use it internally to the extent that we are permitted to, and we never share it externally without authorisation.
We never use illegal or dishonest methods to get information.
We do not try to find or use the information of other people or organisations, including competitors, that we know is confidential or restricted.

We will

Keep all documents, or any form of information we’ve been given in confidence secure, in line with business procedures and any appropriate laws;
Not try to find or accept confidential information about other organisations or people without their permission;
Not try to get access to classified information if it is not required for legitimate business purposes or if we are not authorised to have it; and
Not share confidential information belonging to an external person or organisation without that person or organisation’s permission. This includes sharing the information internally.

What happens when…

I was negotiating with a customer on a recent sales visit, and he gave me a copy of our competitor’s price list to persuade me to lower our price. This could be useful information for us, can I use it?

No. Competitor pricing information which is not publicly available is not ours to use, regardless of whether a customer gave it to you. Do not use it and contact your Sector Ethics and Compliance Officer as soon as possible. It may be necessary to tell the competitor we have their information, remove you from any sales activity or even to withdraw Rolls-Royce from the process entirely.

I am managing a supplier tender process and am under pressure to cut costs. I have chosen a preferred supplier who I know is also used by one of our joint ventures. Can I benchmark their price by checking what our joint venture is paying?

No. The supplier’s agreed pricing with the joint venture is confidential. Although Rolls‑Royce owns part of the joint venture, this information belongs to the supplier and the joint venture company and not Rolls-Royce.

Group Policies

If need more information having reviewed our principles, these policy documents could help:

Confidential Information Policy

Additional Guidance

Having reviewed our principles and policies another potential source of information might be:

Some of these are internal links and only available if accessing from a Rolls-Royce GAD network asset.

Competition and Anti-Trust Law Compliance Policy

Contacts

Still not clear, then contact the relevant Subject Matter Experts:

Some of these are internal links and only available if accessing from a Rolls-Royce GAD network asset.

Ethics and Compliance Team

If need more information having reviewed our principles, these policy documents could help:

Confidential Information Policy

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