Whistleblowing
SIMTEL TEAM S.A., a Romanian legal entity, with its registered office at Splaiul Independenței no. 319L, Bruxelles Building (Block B), Entrance A, Ground Floor, Bucharest, District 6, registered with the Trade Registry under no. J40/564/2010, VAT ID 26414626, fiscal attribute RO, phone: +40 21 308 00 20, e-mail: office@simtel.ro, hereinafter referred to as (“the Company”, “We”), aims to provide both employees and business partners with a highly trustworthy working environment, with zero tolerance for any violation of legal provisions that could negatively impact the Company’s reputation, image, or credibility.
Whistleblowing policy – Public interest Whistleblowers
This policy establishes the principles and framework through which SIMTEL TEAM S.A. receives, assesses, and investigates both anonymous and non-anonymous reports regarding irregularities, omissions, or offenses that have come to the attention of its staff, clients, or suppliers.
The policy is drafted in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 361/2022 on the protection of whistleblowers in the public interest (“Law no. 361”), which transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (“Applicable Legislation”), and sets forth the principles and procedure for reporting legal violations.
A whistleblower has several channels available for submitting a report, which they are free to choose from:
- By e-mail: compliance@simtel.ro
- By phone: +40 756 666 941
- By post: to the Company’s headquarters at Splaiul Independenței no. 319L, Bruxelles Building (Block B), Entrance A, Ground Floor, Bucharest, District 6, to the attention of the Legal Department, with the mention “Whistleblower Report”
- In person: at the Company’s headquarters, by prior appointment at the phone number mentioned above under point (b).
External reporting channels
A whistleblower may also use an external reporting channel, either after using internal channels to make a report, or by directly resorting to external reporting channels if they consider them more appropriate.
In Romania, the National Integrity Agency is the competent authority responsible for receiving external reports for the financial sector. More details can be found on the website below.
