Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement

This Statement is published voluntarily by Your Company in line with the principles of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act 2010, the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018, and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (2024/1760). It describes the steps we take to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in our operations and supply chain.

1. Our Business

Your Company operates an online suite of free and paid web tools at Baaed FREE SEO Suite. We are a small, software-only operation with no manufacturing, no physical-goods supply chain, and no recruitment of workers in high-risk sectors. Our service is delivered through cloud infrastructure providers and a small set of professional sub-processors listed on our Sub-processors page.

2. Our Position

We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, forced labour, child labour, debt bondage, human trafficking, and any form of involuntary servitude. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in our supply chain.

3. Our Supply Chain

Because our service is delivered as software through major cloud providers, our supply chain is shallow and consists primarily of:

• Cloud infrastructure providers (Cloudflare, AWS).
• Payment processors (Stripe, PayPal).
• Email-delivery providers (SendGrid).
• AI model providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter).
• Software vendors and open-source maintainers (commercial relationships, where applicable).
• Professional service providers (legal, accounting, banking).

Each of these providers is itself subject to applicable modern-slavery laws and publishes its own anti-slavery policies and statements where required.

4. Risk Assessment

We assess the risk of modern slavery in our operations and supply chain as low, on the basis of:

• The fully-remote, knowledge-worker nature of our operations.
• The professional, regulated, and large-corporate character of our key suppliers.
• The absence of physical goods, raw materials, or labour-intensive manufacturing in our value chain.
• The geographic concentration of suppliers in jurisdictions with strong rule-of-law and regulatory oversight.

5. Policies

The following policies support our anti-slavery position:

• Anti-slavery and human trafficking policy: this Statement, supplemented by internal HR and procurement standards.
• Acceptable Use Policy (https://baaed.com/acceptable-use) — explicitly prohibits use of the Service to facilitate human trafficking or to host child sexual abuse material, with mandatory reporting to NCMEC and law enforcement.
• Whistleblowing channel: info@baaed.com with subject "Whistleblower — confidential".
• Supplier expectations: we expect every supplier with which we have a written agreement to comply with applicable anti-slavery laws and to maintain equivalent policies in their own operations.

6. Due Diligence

For new material suppliers we:

• Review the supplier's published modern-slavery, ethics, and human-rights statements (where required by law to be published).
• Prefer suppliers headquartered in jurisdictions with strong regulatory oversight and active enforcement.
• Decline business with suppliers who have been credibly accused of modern-slavery violations and have not demonstrated remediation.

7. Training and Awareness

Given the size and nature of our operations, formal training is currently delivered through (a) this published Statement, (b) inclusion of anti-slavery requirements in standard supplier and contractor agreements, and (c) periodic review of supplier statements and credible third-party reporting. Training will scale with the team as we grow.

8. Reporting

Anyone with concerns about modern slavery, forced labour, or human trafficking in our operations or supply chain can report them confidentially to:

All reports are reviewed by senior management. We do not retaliate against any person who in good faith raises a concern.

9. Effectiveness

We track effectiveness of our anti-slavery measures through (a) the absence of reports of concern through the channels above, (b) annual review of supplier statements, and (c) annual review of this Statement.

10. Approval and Review

This Statement is approved by the senior management of Your Company and is reviewed at least annually. Changes are published on this page with an updated date.

11. Statutory Status

This Statement is published voluntarily. Your Company is currently below the financial thresholds that compel publication under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (£36 million annual turnover), the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 (AUD 100 million), and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (USD 100 million worldwide gross receipts). We publish the Statement nonetheless because we believe transparency is important and because it sets the tone for how we expect our suppliers and contractors to conduct themselves.