employees should contact Government Affairs or the Legal Department to ensure compliance with applicable laws .
Fraudulent Conduct
Williams is committed to conducting its business dealings in an honest and non-fraudulent manner . We will not intentionally deceive to gain an advantage over or injure another party . All Company information provided to any person or entity must be free from deliberate misrepresentation . For example , when dealing with a business associate , we must not make representations we know are false or lack the proper authority .
FERC Standards of Conduct
Williams is committed to treating every customer fairly and equitably , and as an energy company , is committed to compliance with all Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) rules and regulations . The FERC Standards of Conduct expressly prohibit Williams ’ interstate natural gas pipelines ( Williams ’ pipelines ) from giving marketing function employees , through a tariff provision or otherwise , undue preference over non-affiliate customers to ensure that transportation services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis . This prohibition includes the improper exchange of information between Williams ’ pipelines and marketing function employees as to nonpublic transmission function information or non-affiliate shipper information .
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