* *Managing an Officer's Conflict of Interest.* If a Conservancy

Person is an Officer involved in a decision, matter or transaction

in which he or she has a conflict of interest, he or she must immediately

disclose all facts material to the conflict to the Chair of the Board

(or the Chair's designee). The Board must then approve any future

decisions, negotiations, and/or other actions taken by the Officer

regarding the conflicted matter, and include the person's disclosure

of the conflict and the Board's subsequent actions in the minutes

of the next meeting. 

* *Managing a Staff Member's Conflict of Interest.* If a Conservancy

Person is a Staff Member who has been assigned duties that involve

a decision, matter or transaction in which he or she has a conflict

of interest, he or she must immediately disclose all facts material

to the conflict to the President (or the President's designee). The

President (or designee) must then approve any future decisions, negotiations,

and/or other actions taken by the Staff Member regarding the conflicted

matter, and file a written report acknowledging the potential conflict. 

* *Confidentiality of Conflict Disclosures.* Each Conservancy

Person shall exercise care not to disclose confidential information

acquired in connection with disclosures of conflicts of interest or

potential conflicts, which might be adverse to Conservancy's interests. 

== Project Leadership Committees

PLCs are comprised of volunteers, academics, and industry professionals

that represent a Project's community and make decisions about a Project's

technical direction (``PLC Persons''). Conservancy understands and

expects that many PLC Persons exploit professional skills relating

to their Project as individuals by providing developing, consulting,

and/or training services. Nonetheless, each PLC Person has a duty

to act in the best interests of his or her Project when making technical

decisions about the Project.

=== 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.