We welcome you to the ethical channel (hereinafter, the “Ethical Channel“) that Softonic provides you with to facilitate the confidential and agile communication of any conduct contrary to the internal regulations and the legally applicable regulations with the aim of preventing, detecting and giving an appropriate response to these behaviors and with the desire to manage the company with the highest ethical standards of action.

This Ethical Channel complies with the technical and procedural requirements of the applicable regulations on the protection of persons reporting breaches of regulations and the fight against corruption, as well as with the applicable provisions on the protection of personal data.

The information provided through the Ethical Channel is received and managed by a team of professionals external and independent of the entity, as well as by the person or persons in charge of the information system at Softonic so that, where appropriate, the corresponding measures can be adopted.

What can you report?

Through this Ethical Channel you can report any irregularity, legal breach or reprehensible conduct contrary to Softonic’ s ethical standards, as set out in our internal regulations and in the applicable laws, regulations. This shall includes, and is not limited to:

• Bribery
• Corruption
• Conflicts of interest
• Competition law infringement
• Discrimination of any kind
• Fraud(s) of any kind
• Harassment
• Money laundering
• Any other unethical or unlawful behavior

Confidentiality and protection

This Ethical Channel guarantees the confidentiality of the informant, the formalization of communications in a completely anonymous way, thus preventing any member of the organization from knowing the identity of the informant unless he/she reveals it, as well as the prohibition of retaliation.

How to report

You can access the Ethical Channel through the following link below:

Last update: 11 January 2024