Standards Eight: Relationships: Employee/employer client/former client

A member has a duty of loyalty and allegiance to his or her client/employer so long as such does not result in the breach of the Code of Ethics of the International Webmasters Association.

Interpretation:

1. A member shall always act within the scope of his or her employment.

2. Disclosure of confidential information obtained during the course of his(her) employment may be controlled by employment contracts, covenants not to compete as part of the sale of a business and/or the subsequent publication of previously confidential information. The member shall always use the utmost discretion when disclosing previously confidential information to a third person.

3. A member shall disclose all dual employment which may cause a conflict with the member's primary employment or when the member's employer requires such disclosure.

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