Minnesota Chapter - ASID MN

Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct4.2 Members shall not initiate or participate in any discussion or activity that might result in any unjustinjury to another interior designer’s reputation or business relationships.4.3 Members may, when requested and when it does not present a conflict of interest, render a secondopinion to a client, or serve as an expert witness in a judicial or arbitration proceeding.4.4 Members shall not endorse the application for ASID Memberships and/or certifications, registration orlicensing of an individual known to be unqualified with respect to education, training, experience orcharacter, nor shall a member knowingly misrepresent the experience, professional expertise or moralcharacter of that individual.4.5 Members shall only take credit for work that has actually been created by that member or the member’sfirm and under the member’s supervision.4.6 Members should respect the confidentiality of sensitive information obtained in the course of theirprofessional activities.5.0 RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PROFESSION5.1 Members agree to maintain standards of professional and personal conduct that will reflect in aresponsible manner on the Society and the profession.5.2 Members shall seek to continually upgrade their professional knowledge and competency with respect tothe interior design profession.5.3 Members agree, whenever possible, to encourage and contribute to the sharing of knowledge andinformation between interior designers and other allied professional disciplines, industry and the public.6.0 RESPONSIBILITY TO THE EMPLOYER6.1 Members leaving an employer’s service shall not take drawings, designs, data, reports, notes, client listsor other materials relating to work performed in the employer’s service except with permission of theemployer.6.2 A member shall not unreasonably withhold permission from departing employees to take copies ofmaterial relating to their work while an employee of the member’s firm, which are not proprietary andconfidential in nature.6.3 Members shall not divulge any confidential information obtained during the course of their employmentabout the client or the client’s project or utilize photographs or specifications of the project without theexpress permission of both client and employer.7.0 ENFORCEMENT7.1 The Society shall follow standard procedures for the enforcement of this code as approved by theSociety’s board of directors.7.2 Members having reasonable belief, based upon substantial information, that another member has actedin violation of this code shall report such information in accordance with accepted procedures.7.3 Any deviation from this code or any action taken by a member that is detrimental to the Society and theprofession as a whole shall be deemed unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the Society’sboard of directors.ASID Minnesota Chapter 2009 Membership Directory 23