Company: YEXT
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001614178-25-000030
Chunk: 69

Company: Yext, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 69
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 Perceptions Index by Transparency International, and increase our use of third-party business partners such as sales agents, distributors, resellers, or consultants, our risks under these laws may increase. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of our employees, representatives, contractors, business partners, resellers, agents and third-party intermediaries, even if we do not explicitly authorize, control or have actual knowledge of such activities. While we have policies and procedures in this area, we cannot guarantee that none of our employees, agents, representatives, business partners or third-party intermediaries will take actions in violation of our policies and applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. Any allegations concerning or violations of these laws could subject us to investigations, sanctions, settlements, prosecution, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, significant fines, damages, other civil and criminal penalties or injunctions, suspension or debarment from government 

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contracting, the loss of export privileges, whistleblower complaints, reputational harm, adverse media coverage, and other collateral consequences, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, prospects and financial condition. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a materially significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and significant defense and compliance costs and other professional fees.

We are subject to governmental export and import controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations that could impair our ability to compete in international markets and subject us to liability if we are not in full compliance with applicable laws.

Our business activities are subject to various restrictions under U.S. export and import controls and trade and economic sanctions laws and regulations, including U.S. customs regulations, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations and economic and trade sanctions regulations maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. U.S. export control and U.S. economic sanctions laws and regulations include prohibitions on the sale or supply of certain products and services to U.S. embargoed or sanctioned countries, their governments, and prohibited or restricted persons and entities and also require authorization for the export of certain items including encryption items. In addition, various countries regulate the import of certain encryption technology, including through import permitting and licensing requirements, and have enacted laws and regulations that could limit our ability to distribute our services or could limit our customers’ ability to implement our services in those countries. Although we take precautions to prevent our platform from being provided in violation of such laws, our platform may have been in the past