Governance & Ethics Manual
Section 10 · GEM

Common Interest & Collaboration Agreement

The expectations for collaboration among CTCA participants — protecting confidential information, preserving independent business decision-making, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws.

Version 1.0 Execution Required

Confidentiality Protection

Non-public information used solely for CTCA initiatives — never for competitive advantage. Obligations survive five years.

Antitrust Compliance

No coordination on pricing, markets, or competitive strategy. Each participant remains an independent competitor.

No Partnership Created

Participation creates no partnership, joint venture, or obligation to conduct business with other participants.

Agreement Provisions

Seventeen Sections

The Certified Trading Card Association ("CTCA") exists to unite the trading card industry in advancing trust, transparency, integrity, education, consumer protection, and industry-wide best practices.

This Agreement establishes the expectations for collaboration among CTCA participants while protecting confidential information, preserving independent business decision-making, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws.

Acknowledgment

Participant Execution

By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agree to comply with this Common Interest and Collaboration Agreement.

Participant Name

______________________________________

Organization

_______________________________________

Title

_____________________________________________

Signature

____________________________________________

Date

______________________________________________

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