impropriety. Conservancy Persons serve the public interest and are to have

a clear understanding of Conservancy's charitable mission. All decisions

made by Conservancy Persons are to be made solely on the basis of a desire

to promote the best interests of Conservancy and the public good.

=== Defining a Conflict of Interest for a Conservancy Person

In general, Conservancy Persons should avoid making decisions on matters

where their personal interests are at odds with the Conservancy's

interests. In particular, the following scenarios are to be identified as

conflicts of interest:

* A Conservancy Person (or his or her family member) is a party to a

contract, or involved in a transaction with Conservancy for goods

or services. 

* A Conservancy Person (or his or her family member) is a director,

officer, agent, partner, associate, employee, trustee, personal

representative, receiver, guardian, custodian, legal representative or in

some other way has a fiduciary duty to an entity involved in a transaction

with Conservancy.

* A Conservancy Person (or his or her family member) is engaged in some

that competes with Conservancy or a Conservancy Project. 

* A Conservancy Person (or his or her family member) has a material

financial interest in, or fiduciary duty to an entity Conservancy

has engaged in a free software license compliance effort, enforcement

effort, or related litigation on behalf of a Conservancy project. 

* A Conservancy Person (or his or her family member) has a material

financial interest in or fiduciary duty to the competitor of an entity

Conservancy has engaged in a free software license compliance effort,

enforcement effort, or related litigation on behalf of a Conservancy

project. 

Conservancy acknowledges that other situations may create the appearance

of a conflict, or present a duality of interests. All such circumstances

should be disclosed to the Board, as appropriate, and the Board shall make

a decision as to what (if any) course of action Conservancy or relevant

Conservancy Persons should take so that Conservancy's best interests are

not compromised by personal interests.

=== General Policies for Conservancy Persons

* *No Personal Profit or Gain.* No Conservancy Person (or family

=== Defining a Conflict of Interest for a PLC Person

In general, PLC Persons should avoid making technical decisions on

matters where his or her personal and/or professional interests are

at odds with his or her Project's interests. In particular, the following

scenarios are to be identified as conflicts of interest: 

* A PLC Person (or his or her family member) is a party to a contract,

or involved in a transaction with Conservancy for goods or services

relating to his or her Project. 

* A PLC Person (or his or her family member) is an employee, owner,

or otherwise has a financial interest in an entity involved in a transaction

with Conservancy relating to his or her Project. 

* A PLC Person (or his or her family member) is a director, officer,

agent, partner, associate, trustee, receiver, guardian, personal representative,

custodian, legal representative or in some way has a fiduciary duty

to an entity involved in a transaction with Conservancy relating to

his or her Project. 

* A PLC Person (or his or her family member) is engaged in some capacity

competes with his or her Project. 

* A PLC Person (or his or her family member) is the owner of copyrights

that are the subject of a Conservancy-led compliance effort, enforcement

effort, or related litigation -- and the PLC Person (or a family member)

has a material financial interest in or fiduciary duty to an entity

adverse to this effort. 

Conservancy further notes that a scenario may arise where a PLC Person

(or his or her family member) works for, owns, or otherwise has a

financial interest in an entity that competes with a second entity

involved in a transaction with Conservancy regarding the Project in

question. This may or may not result in a conflict of interest, depending

on the specific facts. Should this scenario arise, Conservancy requests

that the circumstances be disclosed to Conservancy's Executive Director

and to the PLC. 

Conservancy acknowledges that other situations may create the appearance

of a conflict, or present a duality of interests. All such circumstances

should be disclosed to Conservancy's Executive Director and to the

PLC, as appropriate, and the PLC shall make a decision as to what

(if any) course of action the PLC or relevant PLC Persons should take

so that the Project's best interests are not compromised by personal

interests.