Christian Governance

Holy Scripture is the supreme and final religious authority governing Hilachem Ventures LLC.

These standards are not confined to a statement of belief. They inform how the company evaluates opportunities, stewards what it owns, conducts its commercial affairs, and treats its customers, partners, and the people who work with it. They also set the boundaries of what the company will and will not do.

Where commercial advantage and these standards conflict, the standards govern.

The moral law governs the Company's conduct in commerce as well as its internal decisions. Hilachem Ventures LLC therefore seeks to deal truthfully and faithfully, honor its lawful agreements, give each person what is justly due, protect property entrusted to it, make restitution when it wrongfully causes loss, and reject fraud, oppression, dishonest dealing, and unjust enrichment. These duties apply reciprocally. Christian governance does not require the Company to surrender property or contractual rights that are justly its own, honor fraudulent claims, tolerate abuse, or decline lawful means of protecting the Company and the businesses it operates.

When disputes arise, Hilachem Ventures LLC seeks first to resolve them directly, truthfully, and peaceably. Where a dispute cannot be resolved directly, the Company favors Christian conciliation, including mediation and, where necessary, binding Christian arbitration, rather than immediately resorting to adversarial civil litigation. The Company's use of Christian conciliation does not deny the lawful authority of civil government or civil courts. Civil courts may still be used where necessary to enforce an arbitration award, obtain legally necessary or emergency relief, protect rights that cannot reasonably await arbitration, or address matters that applicable law does not permit to be resolved through arbitration. The Company's customer-facing businesses may adopt more specific Christian dispute-resolution provisions in their own terms.