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Communication, Misrepresentation, Discipline, Confidentiality, and Other Prohibited Behavior.
               For further information, contact the Human Resources Department.

               7.1 Outside Employment
               Employees are permitted to engage in outside work or hold other jobs, subject to the restrictions
               outlined below and only if approved in writing by both their Supervisor and Human Resources
               before commencing outside employment or business activities.

               Employment and business activities outside of nou Systems employment must not compete with,
               conflict with, or compromise the Company interests or adversely affect job performance and the
               ability to fulfill all job responsibilities. Employees are prohibited from performing any services for
               Customers on nonworking time that are normally performed by nou Systems. This prohibition
               also extends to the unauthorized use of any Company tools or equipment and the unauthorized
               use or application of any confidential information. Please refer to the nou Systems Proprietary
               Information and Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Avoidance  Agreement  for  further
               details.

               Employees are not to  solicit or conduct  any  outside business  during paid  working time.
               Employees are cautioned to carefully consider the demands that additional work activity will
               create before accepting outside employment. Outside employment will not be considered an
               excuse for  poor  job  performance, absenteeism, tardiness, leaving early, refusal to  travel,  or
               refusal to work overtime or different hours. If nou Systems determines that an employee outside
               work interferes  with performance,  the  employee may be asked to  terminate the  outside
               employment.

               7.2 Employment of Relatives and Personal Relationships
               Nepotism  and favoritism  may jeopardize  nou Systems  operations and success.  Therefore,
               employees are prohibited from supervising or reporting to their relatives or persons holding close
               personal relationships  outside of their employment  with  nou Systems. "Relatives" include
               spouses, children, adopted children, domestic partners, parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles,
               aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, step relatives, brother- and sisters-in-law, mother- and fathers-
               in-law, and relatives of domestic partners. "Close personal relationships" includes relationships
               with persons with whom you share a household, date, or have personally known for an extended
               period of time outside of your employment with nou Systems.

               In order to safeguard  nou Systems  interests, employees must disclose any relatives or close
               personal relationships that exist or may exist with other nou Systems employees, contractors,
               consultants, clients, Customers, or suppliers. You should also disclose this fact if, during your
               employment, you become a relative or in a close personal relationship with another employee,
               contractor, consultant, client, Customer, or supplier, for instance, through marriage or dating.

               nou Systems may refuse to hire a job applicant who is in a close personal relationship with a
               current employee if  the applicant  would  be in  a supervisory or subordinate position to the



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