Seagate Policy Statement on Conflict-Free Minerals As part of its commitment to global social responsibility and in accordance with Section of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of the 2010 United States Congress, Seagate prohibits using in its products tin, tungsten, tantalum, or gold from any source whose supply chain, back to the mines of origin of the minerals used to produce these metals, contributes to human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries.