Anti-Trust and Competition Laws
SAP is committed to observing all applicable antitrust and competition laws and expects the same from all Partners. These laws generally prohibit:
- Agreements or actions that unreasonably restrain trade
- Deceptive or misleading conduct
- Actions that unreasonably reduce competition
- All forms of price fixing among market participants
- Boycotts — agreeing to avoid doing business with, or refusing to supply, any customer, vendor, competitor, or partner
Partners must not accept, read, or use confidential information about competitors' products and plans unless authorized. Partners must also not share SAP internal matters — such as pricing, conditions of sale, or organizational processes — with competitors.
Export Laws
Certain exports require prior authorization and/or licenses from export control authorities or may be completely prohibited. Authorization depends on:
- The product's technical characteristics (dual-use or military-specific)
- The destination country (subject to trade sanctions)
- The end user (block-listed under trade restrictions)
- The end use (e.g., military use in a crisis area)
An export includes any delivery of goods across borders — via DVD, memory stick, email, or internet download. SAP requires full compliance with export laws. Failure can result in criminal fines and loss of export privileges.
Controversial Weapons Policy
SAP has issued a Global Controversial Weapons Commitment Statement, committing to refrain from business with companies involved in the production or distribution of controversial weapons, including anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions, incendiaries (e.g., napalm), and biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. This commitment is relevant for retaining partnership status with SAP.
Securities and Insider Trading Laws
Partners who possess or have access to material non-public information (MNPI) gained through work with SAP must not use that information to trade in SAP securities or the securities of any other company to which the information pertains.
This restriction also applies to family members, friends, and associates. Management must ensure employees do not pass MNPI to others until after full public disclosure.
Material information includes: financial data, merger/acquisition discussions, major contract awards or cancellations, changes in key management, or gain/loss of a substantial customer or partner.
Valid Due Diligence Status
SAP Partners are expected to comply fully with any information requests required for SAP's due diligence checks when joining any SAP partner program, and with subsequent renewal requests. Failure to supply information or meet due diligence requirements may lead to:
- Application rejection
- Delays in order processing and payments
- Contract termination
Partners are also expected to complete all compliance training available based on their partner type.