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 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.