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2. Cash Compensation. The Company pay you a salary al Ihe rare ol
_per year. payable accordance wuh rhe Company": standard payroll
schedule, and subjecl [0 all and deducllons as requlred by law. Your salary
be Subjecl to adjustmem pursuant lo the Company '5 employee compensaunn polleles
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pamcipale in a number of benems, medrenl and denml. ln
addruon, we provlde a 401(k) renremeru plan.

 

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5. Proerielarv Information and Inventions Agreement.

  

6. Employment Relationship. Employmenl the Company ts tor no specific pertod of
tune Your employment tlte Company be "at meantng that etther you or
the Company may termlnate your employment at any [true and for any reason, or
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superseded by this letter agreement. This is tlte lull and complete agreement between you
and the Company on this term. your job dunes. utle, compensatton and
benefits: as well as the Company personnel policies and procedures may change from
tune to time, the "at Will" nature ofyoul' employment may only be changed tn an express
written agreement sigtted by yott and a duly authorized onicer of the Company (other
thall you).

 

X. Comeanv Policies. You understand that by accepting employment With the Company
you be expected to conduct yourself in a protessional manner and in accordance 

the Company '5 policies at all ttmes Such poltctes tnclude, but are not Inntted to_ the

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Companys policy, Guidelines for Inappropriate Conducr policyl Code
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10.

Withholding Taxes. All forms of Compensation referred to in this letter agreement are
subjecr ro reduction to retlecr applicable withholding and payroll taxes and other
deductions required by law or authorized by you for your participarion in employee
benefir programs.

Arbitration. In the evenr of any dispure or claim relating to or arising our of our
employment relationship borh you and the Company agree ro submit such claim to
binding arbiiration under ihe auspices of the American Arbiiration in
accordance with its then current Employlnent Arbitraiion Rules and medicaiion
procedures (a printed copy of which may be obtained from Human Resources at any
iime. or which may be viewed online at Arbitraiion shall be conducted in
rhe State and County where you rendered services for the Company. The Company and
you hereby agree that a judgment upon an award rendered by the arbirrator may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction over the parties. The Company shall pay all costs
uniquely aitributable to arbiirationl including the administraiive fees and costs of the
arbitraiorl Orherwlse, each pany shall pay that party's own costs and attorney fees lt'any.
unless the arbitrator rules otherwise based on applicable law. The arbitrator shall apply
rhe same standards a coun would apply to award any damages attorney fees or costs
allowed by law. This arbiiration provision includes all contraciual, commonrlaw and
staturory claims, including all claims that rhe Company may have against you, as well as
all Claims that you may have against the Company {including the Companys amliates
officers, directors and employees). Excluded from rhis mandatory arbitrarion provision
are: claims within the jurisdiciional limitation of small claims couris of the siate where
the claim is submitted for resolution, (ll) claims for workers. compensation benefits; 
claims for unemploymenr insurance compensation benefiis: and (iv) to rhe extent
required by law adminisrrative claims or charges before applicable federal and srate
administrative agencies {such as California's Department of Fair Employment and
Housing, the Equal Employment Opportuniry Commission or, and any unfair labor
charge which is to be broughi under the National Labor Relaiions Act). Further, the
panles agree that claims lnust be brought in each pany's personal capacity and not as a
representative in any class proceeding. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE

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Tel (212) 431 7464

111 E. 18th St. New York, NY 10003
Fax (212) 431 7461 buzzfeed.com

THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO SUBMIT DISPUTES TO COURT
FOR RESOLUTION.
11. Entire Agreement. This letter agreement, the PIIA and Conflict of Interest Policy
supersede and replace any prior agreements, representations or understandings (whether
written, oral, implied or otherwise) between you and the Company and constitute the
complete agreement between you and the Company regarding the subject matter set forth
herein. This letter agreement may not be amended or modified, except by an express
written agreement signed by both you and a duly authorized officer of the Company,
provided that if any part of the letter agreement is deemed unenforceable, the offending
provision or part thereof shall be deemed severed or reformed so as to make the balance
of this agreement enforceable.
*****

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Tel (212) 431 7464

111 E. 18th St. New York, NY 10003
Fax (212) 431 7461 buzzfeed.com

We hope that you will accept our offer to join the Company. You may indicate your agreement
with these terms and accept this offer by signing this Agreement, the PIIA and Conflict of
Interest Policy. This offer expires on August 3, 2017. As required by law, your employment
with the Company is contingent upon your providing legal proof of your identity and
authorization to work in the United States. Employment is also contingent on satisfactory
completion of a background check, as well as upon your starting work with the Company on
August 21, 2017 or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by you and the Company.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
BuzzFeed, Inc.

By: _______________________
Title: ______________________
I have read and accept this employment offer:
{{CANDIDATE_SIGNATURE}}
Dated: {{SIGNATURE_DATE}}

Attachments
Exhibit A: Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement
Exhibit B: Conflict of Interest Policy

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PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT
Effective as of the first date of your employment, the following confirms an agreement between the
undersigned (“you”) and BuzzFeed, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Signing and
complying with this Agreement is a material condition of your employment by the Company. In
exchange for the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

a. Proprietary Information Defined. For purposes hereof, the term “Proprietary Information” shall
be given its broadest possible interpretation, and shall mean and include, without limitation, all
nonpublic information pertaining to with whom or how the Company, its Affiliates and/or Business
Partners (as such terms are defined below) conduct business. Examples of such information include,
but are not limited to: (i) information related to existing or potential projects, such as research,
development, stories, sources, scripts, plots, story lines, treatments; (ii) information related to
Inventions (as defined below), technical information, intellectual property, trade secrets, know-how,
formulas or specifications; (iii) information related to finances, business plans, operations,
purchasing, marketing, sales, negotiations, contract terms, legal disputes, personnel (including
information regarding special skills and compensation), budgets or costs; (iv) non-public papers,
data, records, memoranda, methods, works of authorship, compilations, or documents; (v)
information disclosed in private meetings or events; and (vi) any other confidential information,
written, oral or electronic, whether existing now or at some time in the future, which you develop,
learn or obtain during your employment or that are received by or for the Company in confidence.
b.
Non-Disclosure Obligations. You will hold in strict confidence and not disclose or, except
as expressly authorized by an appropriate officer of the Company within the scope of your
employment, use, any Proprietary Information, and will not provide such Proprietary Information to
anyone outside of the Company except as authorized by the Company and after execution of a
confidentiality agreement by the third party with whom Proprietary Information will be shared. You
agree not to copy any documents, records, files, media, or other resources containing any Proprietary
Information, or to remove any such documents, records, files, media, or other resources from the
premises or control of the Company. You understand and acknowledge that your obligations under
this Agreement regarding any particular Proprietary Information begin from the time you receive
Proprietary Information, regardless of whether you received such content prior to employment, and
shall continue during and after your employment until the Proprietary Information has become public
knowledge other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure.
c. Permitted Disclosures; Destruction of Proprietary Information. Proprietary Information will
not include information that is or becomes readily publicly available without restriction through no
unauthorized act of you or any other party, or that you have discovered independently outside the
scope of your employment, or if applicable, through your reporting duties. Upon termination of your
employment, you will promptly return to the Company all items containing or embodying

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Proprietary Information (including all copies), except that you may keep your personal copies of (a)
your compensation records, (b) materials distributed to shareholders generally and (c) this
Agreement. You also recognize and agree that you have no expectation of privacy with respect to
the Company's networks, telecommunications systems or information processing systems (including,
without limitation, stored computer files, electronic mail or messaging applications, and voice
messages), and that your activity and any files or messages on or using any of those systems may be
monitored at any time without notice.
d.
Notice of Immunity Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), 18 U.S.C. §
1833(b). Notwithstanding the obligations listed above, you are aware that you shall not be held
criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade
secret that is made: (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly
or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected
violation of law; or (2) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if
such filing is made under seal.
2.

INVENTIONS.

a. Definitions. “Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all patent rights, copyright rights,
trade secret rights, sui generis database rights and all other intellectual property rights of any sort
throughout the world (including any application therefor). “Invention” means any idea, concept,
discovery, invention, development, technology, work of authorship, trade secret, software, firmware,
tool, process, technique, know-how, improvement, data, plan, device, apparatus, specification,
design, circuit, layout, mask work, algorithm, program, code, documentation or other material or
information, tangible or intangible, whether or not it may be patented, copyrighted or otherwise
protected (including all versions, modifications, enhancements and derivative works thereof).
b. Ownership and Assignment. The Company or its assignee shall own all right, title and interest
in and to all Inventions (including all Intellectual Property Rights therein or related thereto) that are
made, conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by you during the term of your
employment with the Company and which arise out of research or other activity conducted by, for or
under the direction of the Company (whether or not conducted at the Company's facilities, during
working hours or using Company assets), or which are useful with or relate directly or indirectly to
any “Company Interest” (meaning any product, service, other Invention or Intellectual Property
Right that is sold, leased, used or under consideration or development by the Company). You
acknowledge that all Inventions shall be deemed and considered “Works for Hire” under the
copyright laws of the United States; and moreover, that all right, title and interest therein, including
all rights of copyright, patent or otherwise, in the United States and in all foreign countries, in any
form or medium and in all fields of use now known or hereafter existing, shall belong exclusively to
Company or its assignee. You will promptly disclose and provide all of the foregoing Inventions to
the Company. You hereby make and agree to make all assignments to the Company necessary to

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accomplish the foregoing ownership.1 You acknowledge that all unpatented inventions, discoveries,
improvements, or works of authorship which were owned and controlled by you on the initial date of
your performance of services for Company have been listed on Exhibit A. (If none, please write
“NONE” on Exhibit A).
c. Assurances. You will further assist the Company, at its expense, to evidence, record and perfect
such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend any rights specified to be so
owned or assigned. You hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Company as your agent and
attorney-in-fact to act for and on your behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other
lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect
as if executed by you.
d.
Moral Rights. To the extent allowed by applicable law, the terms of this Section 2 include
all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as
or referred to as moral rights, artist's rights, droit moral or the like (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To
the extent you retain any such Moral Rights under applicable law, you hereby ratify and consent to
any action that may be taken with respect to such Moral Rights by or authorized by the Company and
agree not to assert any Moral Rights with respect thereto. You will confirm any such ratification,
consent or agreement from time to time as requested by the Company.
3. APPEARANCE RELEASE. You agree that Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates, business
partners, agents, consultants or employees may record, photograph and/or film you in connection
with a Company project and may use your name, voice and/or likeness or the like in any of the multimedia projects of Company, in connection with its business, products and services, and may allow
others to do the same. To the extent your participation includes any acting, singing, dancing, voice,
modeling, posing or similar activity, Company also may and is hereby authorized to (and to allow
others to) use, reproduce, disseminate, alter, edit, dub, modify, distort, add to, subtract from, and
otherwise exploit any results and proceeds of such activity (including, without limitation, any manner
in which such activity may be recorded or remembered or modified) or derivatives or extensions or
imitations thereof in any manner that Company sees fit, in any medium or technology now known or
hereinafter invented, throughout the universe in perpetuity.
4.
YOUR REPRESENTATIONS. You represent and warrant that you are not a party to any
agreement which is inconsistent with your obligations to the Company. You represent and warrant
that you will not use, disclose, or induce the Company to use or disclose, any proprietary information
or trade secrets of any former employer or other person or entity. Further, you will not bring onto the
1

If you are an Illinois resident during employment, this covenant of assignment shall not apply to any
invention which qualifies fully under the provisions of Section 765 of the Illinois Labor Code. Pursuant to
765 Illinois Compiled Statutes 1060/2, the invention assignment provisions do not apply to: an invention
for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the employer was used and
which was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) to the
business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

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Company’s premises or transfer onto the Company’s technology systems any unpublished document,
proprietary information, or trade secrets belonging to any such employer, person or entity unless
consented to in writing by both the Company and such employer, person or entity. To the full extent
permitted by law, you agree to indemnify the Company if any of the foregoing representations are
breached.
5. RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES. For the purposes of this Section 5, the term Company includes
the Company and all other persons or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common
control with the Company (“Affiliates”).
a.
Definitions. “Any Capacity” includes, without limitation, to (i) be an owner, founder,
shareholder, partner, member, advisor, director, consultant, contractor, agent, employee, affiliate or
co-venturer, (ii) otherwise invest, engage or participate in, (iii) be compensated by or (iv) prepare to
be or do any of the foregoing or assist any third party to do so; provided, any Capacity will not
include being a holder of less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity of a public company.
“Business Partner” means any past, present or prospective customer, vendor, supplier, distributor or
other business partner of the Company with which you have (or had) contact during your
employment. “Cause” means to recruit or otherwise solicit, induce or influence (or to attempt to do
so). “Solicit” means to (i) solicit the business or patronage of any Business Partner for yourself or
any other person or entity, (ii) divert, entice or otherwise take away from the Company the business
or patronage of any Business Partner, or to attempt to do so, or (iii) to solicit, induce or encourage
any Business Partner to terminate or reduce its relationship with the Company.
b.
As an Employee. During your employment with the Company, you will not directly or
indirectly: (i) Cause any person to leave their employment with the Company (other than terminating
subordinate employees in the course of your duties for the Company); (ii) solicit any Business
Partner; or (iii) act in Any Capacity in or with respect to any commercial activity which competes or
is reasonably likely to compete with any business that the Company conducts, or demonstrably
anticipates conducting.
c.
After Termination. For the period of one year immediately following termination of your
employment with the Company (for any or no reason, whether voluntary or involuntary), you will not
directly or indirectly: (i) Cause any person to leave their employment with the Company; or (ii)
Solicit any Business Partner; or (iii) engage in any activity that involves the use or disclosure of
Proprietary Information. In addition, following any termination of your employment with the
Company (for any or no reason, whether voluntary or involuntary), you will not make, or cause to be
made, any statements of fact or communicate any information (whether oral or written), that defames
or is likely in any way to harm the reputation of the Company, its customers, users and/or business
partners except that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit you from
exercising your rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, or other protected rights
to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement. Furthermore, this Section does not
prohibit you from testifying truthfully under oath pursuant to any lawful court order or subpoena or
otherwise responding to or providing disclosures required by law.

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d.
Enforcement. You understand that the restrictions set forth in this Section 5 are intended to
protect the Company's interest in its Proprietary Information and established relationships and
goodwill with employees and Business Partners, and you agree that such restrictions are reasonable
and appropriate for this purpose. If at any time any of the provisions of this Section 5 are deemed
invalid or unenforceable or are prohibited by the laws of the state or place where they are to be
performed or enforced, by reason of being vague or unreasonable as to duration or geographic scope
or scope of activities restricted, or for any other reason, such provisions shall be considered divisible
and shall become and be immediately amended to include only such restrictions and to such extent as
shall be deemed to be reasonable and enforceable by the body having jurisdiction over this
Agreement. The Company and you agree that the provisions of this Section 5, as so amended, shall
be valid and binding as though any invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included.
6. EMPLOYMENT AT WILL. You agree that this Agreement is not an employment contract for
any particular term. You have the right to resign and the Company has the right to terminate your
employment at will, at any time, for any or no reason, with or without cause. This Agreement does
not purport to set forth all of the terms and conditions of your employment, and as an employee of
the Company, you have obligations to the Company which are not described in this Agreement.
However, the terms of this Agreement govern over any such terms that are inconsistent with this
Agreement, and supersede the terms of any similar form that you may have previously signed. This
Agreement can only be changed by a subsequent written agreement signed by an authorized person at
the Company.
7. SURVIVAL. You agree that your obligations under this Agreement (with the exception of
Section 5(b)) shall continue in effect after termination of your employment, regardless of the reason,
and whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary, and that the Company is entitled to
communicate your obligations under this Agreement to any of your potential or future employers.
Such obligations shall further be binding upon your heirs, executors, assigns and administrators (as
applicable), and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its Affiliates, successors and assigns. This
Agreement may be freely assigned by the Company to any third party. You may not assign this
Agreement or any part hereof. Any purported assignment by you shall be null and void from the
initial date of purported assignment.
8.
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE. This Agreement, for all purposes,
shall be construed in accordance with the laws of New York without regard to conflicts-of-law
principles. Any action or proceeding by either party to enforce this Agreement shall be brought in
binding arbitration, and if any action is needed to compel the matter into arbitration or enforce an
arbitrator’s award, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
located in the state of New York, County of New York. The Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive the defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance
of any such action or proceeding in such venue.
9.
REMEDIES. You acknowledge that money damages may be both incalculable and an
insufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, you agree that in the event of any

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breach or threatened breach, in addition to any other remedies which may be available, the Company
may seek and obtain injunctive relief without proof of actual damages and without the posting of a
bond or other security. All entities associated with the Company shall be deemed third party
beneficiaries of this Agreement, and shall have the right to enforce it. You also agree that any breach
of this agreement may result in immediate termination of your employment or other disciplinary
action. In the event of any dispute alleging a breach of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees according to proof.
YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND
ACCEPT THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH IT IMPOSES UPON YOU WITHOUT RESERVATION.
NO PROMISES OR REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOU TO INDUCE YOU TO
SIGN THIS AGREEMENT.
Date: __________________________

BUZZFEED, INC.

Employee

By: _____________________________

{{CANDIDATE_SIGNATURE}}

Name: ________________________

Title: ___________________________

Email: davey.alba@gmail.com

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EXHIBIT A
PRIOR MATTERS

[WRITE: NONE IF NOT APPLICABLE; OTHERWISE PLEASE LIST OUT]

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Conflict of Interest Policy
BuzzFeed, Inc. (“BuzzFeed”) board members and employees must never allow themselves to be
placed in a position where their personal interests are in conflict (or could be in conflict) with the
interests or business of BuzzFeed. This Conflict of Interest Policy outlines BuzzFeed’s position
on actual and/or potential conflicts and how to resolve them.
A conflict may arise any time competing loyalties could cause you to pursue a personal benefit
for yourself, your friends, your family, or others, at the expense of BuzzFeed or BuzzFeed’s
customers, readers or viewers. Sometimes a situation that previously did not present a conflict of
interest may develop into one. For that reason it is important to remain consistently aware of
BuzzFeed’s standards and expectations relative to conflicts of interest.
There are numerous activities and situations which might create an actual, perceived or potential
conflict of interest, all of which must be avoided. Examples include, but are not limited to, doing
any of the following without full disclosure to and authorization from BuzzFeed’s Chief People
Officer and/or General Counsel:
● Committing BuzzFeed to purchase services or goods from a relative or friend (or a
company affiliated with a relative or friend), or to otherwise conduct business with
relatives or friends on behalf of BuzzFeed;
● Accepting, directly or indirectly, gifts, loans, services or entertainment of more than
nominal value from a competitor, customer, supplier, or someone doing or seeking to do
business with BuzzFeed;
● Performing services for a competitor, supplier, customer or someone doing or seeking to
do business with BuzzFeed outside the scope of your job description;
● Using proprietary or confidential business information for personal gain or to BuzzFeed’s
detriment;
● Owning a material or financial interest in a business that competes with, is doing business
with, or is seeking to do business with BuzzFeed, other than nominal ownership interest
in publicly-traded securities and corporations;
● Acquiring an interest or asset of any kind for the purpose of selling or leasing it to
BuzzFeed;
● Committing BuzzFeed to give its financial or other support to any outside activity or
organization;
● Representation of BuzzFeed in any transaction in which a personal interest exists;

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● Outside employment with a person or entity with whom BuzzFeed conducts business
without BuzzFeed’s knowledge or consent;
● Outside employment which adversely affects your productivity or availability;
● Any activity which furthers the business interest of a competitor;
● Any activity which harms your professional reputation or diminishes your ability to do
your job for BuzzFeed;
● Failing to remove yourself from any decision-making process where a conflict of interest
(actual or potential) exists;
● Any activity which would embarrass BuzzFeed if made public, or would call into
question its objectivity or honesty; or
● Failing to disclose any ethical, legal or financial conflicts of interest between you and
BuzzFeed.
To comply with BuzzFeed’s policy against such real or apparent conflicts, you must regularly
ask yourself whether any of the circumstances listed above exist in your activities, dealings and
interactions with others. If the answer is yes, you are required to make a prompt and thorough
disclosure to your People Team Representative or the General Counsel. Further, you are to
refrain from any activity which may constitute an actual, perceived or potential conflict of
interest until you have been given clearance by the General Counsel or President of BuzzFeed to
engage in such activity.
Even if you believe no conflict of interest exists, you must always disclose any relationship
between you and/or any member of your immediate family or household, on the one hand, and
any business or enterprise that competes or conducts business with BuzzFeed (e.g. purchases or
sells goods or services to or from BuzzFeed), on the other hand. You need not disclose any
passive investment that you may have in any publicly traded entity competing with BuzzFeed so
long as you perform no work for such entity and your total ownership interest is less than 1%.
Additionally, to avoid conflicts of interest, if a family member or someone you are romantically
involved with is being interviewed for employment with BuzzFeed, you must notify either your
People Team representative or the General Counsel of your personal relationship with the
candidate.
Family members may not be employed within the same department without approval by the
People Team that the employment will not result in supervision of one family member over
another. If two employees marry, cohabitate or become otherwise related or romantically
involved, the two employees may not remain in any reporting relationship where one has
influence over the other.

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Always err on the side of avoiding conflicts of interest. If you have any questions, or are unsure
if something would be deemed a conflict, please contact your People Team representative or the
General Counsel.
Upon disclosure of the information described above, BuzzFeed will take appropriate steps to
protect against any actual or potential conflict of interest. Such steps may include:
● Requiring you to refrain from being involved in any decisions made by BuzzFeed
regarding its dealings with identified persons, businesses or enterprises;
● Requiring you to refrain from being involved in any dealings on behalf of BuzzFeed
with identified persons, businesses or enterprises; or
● Requiring you to dispose of your interest in a competing or other business or enterprise if
you wish to remain employed by BuzzFeed.
Finally, we recognize that certain opportunities, such as speaking engagements, may be
enriching both personally and professionally. Because no general rule can cover each of those
opportunities, BuzzFeed will address them on a case-by-case basis.
If you are invited or otherwise presented with the opportunity to speak at a conference, either on
your own or on behalf of BuzzFeed, please notify Public Relations (pr@buzzfeed.com) as soon
as possible. You may not participate on behalf of BuzzFeed without prior written approval.
If you would like to engage in an unpaid or paid opportunity outside of BuzzFeed you must raise
this with Human Resources as soon as possible, by emailing canidothis@buzzfeed.com in the
US, and canidothisworldwide@buzzfeed.com outside of the US. Although BuzzFeed is a full
time commitment, BuzzFeed will only prohibit outside work if it (a) interferes with your ability
to perform your job, or (b) competes or creates an actual or potential conflict of interest with
BuzzFeed.

BY SIGNING BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ
THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE
OBLIGATIONS WHICH IT IMPOSES WITHOUT RESERVATION. NO PROMISES OR
REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOU TO INDUCE YOU TO SIGN THIS
AGREEMENT.

Employee Name: Maria Alba Date: {{SIGNATURE_DATE}}
Employee Signature: {{CANDIDATE_SIGNATURE}}
Email address: davey.alba@gmail.com