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Standards of Business Conduct for Employees

McDonald's is committed to conducting business ethically and in compliance with the letter and spirit of the law. This commitment is reflected in McDonald's Values. Inherent in each value is our commitment to be ethical, truthful and dependable and this is reflected through our Standards of Business Conduct which serves as a guide to making good decisions and conducting business ethically.

Each year McDonald's employees certify that they have read and will abide by our Standards of Business Conduct. Employees also complete regular training on the Standards and various laws, regulations and company-specific policies. The international versions of the Standards contain a supplement detailing McDonald's policy on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Employees in McDonald's international offices certify compliance with their local version of the Standards containing the FCPA supplement. In addition, McDonald's Global Compliance Office monitors and enforces the company's policies prohibiting money laundering, bribery and doing business with terrorist groups, as directed by the US Patriot Act, the FCPA and Executive Order 13224.

Standards of Business Conduct can be downloaded and opened as Adobe® Acrobat® PDF files. If you do not already have the Adobe® Reader®, you'll need to download it.