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Below is a brief excerpt from the preface of Google's Code of Conduct. The complete Google Code of Conduct can be found on the Google investor relations web site, located here:

"...Preface

Our informal corporate motto is "Don't be evil." We Googlers generally relate those words to the way we serve our users—as well we should. But being "a different kind of company" encompasses more than the products we make and the business we're building; it means making sure that our core values inform our conduct in all aspects of our lives as Google employees.

The Google Code of Conduct is the code by which we put those values into practice. This document is meant for public consumption, but its most important audience is within our own walls. This code isn't merely a set of rules for specific circumstances but an intentionally expansive statement of principles meant to inform all our actions; we expect all our employees, temporary workers, consultants, contractors, officers, and directors to study these principles and apply them to any and all circumstances which may arise.

The core message is simple: Being a Googler means holding yourself to the highest possible standard of ethical business conduct. This is a matter as much practical as ethical; we hire great people who work hard to build great products, but our most important asset by far is our reputation as a company that warrants our users' faith and trust. That trust is the foundation upon which our success and prosperity rests, and it must be re-earned every day, in every way, by every one of us.

So please do read this code, then read it again, and remember that as our company evolves, the Google Code of Conduct will evolve as well. Our core principles won't change, but the specifics might, so a year from now, please read it for a third time. And always bear in mind that each of us has a personal responsibility to incorporate, and to encourage other Googlers to incorporate, these principles into our work and our lives..."