\section{Conservancy Directors, Officers and Staff}

Directors, Officers and Staff Members of Conservancy (``Conservancy

Interested Persons'') each have a duty to protect Conservancy and

avoid any appearance of impropriety. Conservancy Interested Persons

serve the public interest and are to have a clear understanding of

Conservancy's charitable mission. All decisions made by Conservancy

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

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

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

a transaction with Conservancy. 

\item A Conservancy Interested Person (or a family member of same) is engaged

in some capacity or has a material financial interest in a business

or enterprise that competes with Conservancy or a Conservancy Project. 

\item A Conservancy Interested Person (or a family member of same) has a

has engaged in a free software license compliance effort, enforcement

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

\item A Conservancy Interested Person (or a family member of same) 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

shall disclose to his or her PLC and to Conservancy's Executive Director

any conflict of interest which he or she may have in any matter pending

before the PLC and shall refrain from participation in any decision

on such matter. 

\item \textbf{Multiple Employees from the same Employer on a PLC. }Conservancy

discourages the practice of having multiple employees of the same

of any prospective conflict of interest with the employer on the PLC,

and PLCs will have to exercise greater care to avoid the influence

of the employer's interests. If this situation is unavoidable, PLCs

are encouraged to err on the side of caution in identifying all potential

conflicts of interest relating to the employer. 

\item \textbf{Conservancy is Final Arbiter.} Each Representative acknowledges

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\section{Project Community Members: Participating Corporations and Volunteers}

The work accomplished by Conservancy and its Member Projects would

not be possible without the generous donation of time, funds, and

sponsors, and volunteers alike. Community members are not traditionally

considered to be ``interested persons,'' all decision-making authority

rests with the PLCs and/or Conservancy. 

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\item \textbf{Community Members Cannot Direct Funds.} Community Members

are free to offer suggestions and engage in open dialogue with PLC,