The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Statement
Makers of America, LLC, d/b/a artPOP! (“Company”) is committed to conducting business in a lawful, ethical and socially responsible manner. The Company strongly objects to the use of slavery, child labor and human trafficking. The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (the “Act”), requires certain retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose efforts eradicate human trafficking and slavery from their direct supply chains.
As a company doing business in California, Makers of America provides the following disclosures regarding the Act:
Verification of Compliance and Certification.
The Company expects its suppliers to comply with all applicable laws and conduct business in an ethical and fair manner. This means that suppliers cannot make products for sale by the Company using slavery, child labor, human trafficking, or any form of forced labor.
When we enter into contracts with our suppliers, we require them to agree to comply with applicable laws, including laws prohibiting the use of slavery, child labor and human trafficking. We do not currently specifically require that our direct suppliers certify that materials incorporated into their products comply with the laws regarding slavery, child labor, human trafficking or any form of forced labor of the country or countries in which they do business.
At this time, we do not currently use third parties to conduct formal risk assessments or perform verifications of our supply chains. Instead, we rely upon internal processes and personnel to verify our suppliers’ compliance with the Law. We also have an employee based outside of the United States who performs factory visits for certain of our suppliers. That employee’s job duties and responsibilities include verification of our product supply chains to evaluate and address risks related to the use of slavery, child labor, human trafficking or forced labor by our direct suppliers.
Audits.
We reserve the right in our contracts with our suppliers to audit their compliance with our contractual requirements and the Law, including the right to conduct on-site audits. Where appropriate, we may perform on-site audits of our suppliers using internal personnel, including an employee based outside the United States who performs in-person supplier audits. These audits include an evaluation of whether the supplier is in compliance with the Company standards for trafficking and slavery in supply chains and under the Act. We may announce our audits before arrival at a supplier facility depending upon the situation. We do not currently use third parties to perform such audits.
The Company will investigate claims brought to its attention regarding the alleged use of slavery, child labor or human trafficking by its suppliers and will take appropriate actions to discontinue use of a supplier that uses such illegal and unethical business practices.
Training and Internal Accountability.
We require our employees and suppliers to engage in ethical business conduct. In addition, the Company has documented policies and procedures relating to grievances, disciplinary issues and whistleblowing. These policies and procedures are a fundamental basis for our relationships with our employees. These policies and procedures both allow and encourage any employee with relevant information regarding violations of law or regulations to come forward without retaliation so that the Company may immediately take all necessary corrective action.
We provide regular training, including training for our employees with supply chain responsibility, regarding these ethical business practices. In that training, we advise our employees how to look for signs that a supplier is using slavery, child labor, human trafficking or forced labor in their operations. We also train employees on ways to mitigate the risk that a supplier might be violating the Law.
Last Updated: 03/02/2026