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OVC Marketing | About / Our Code Of Ethics

At OVC Marketing we recognise the privilege professional practice imposes obligations of morality, responsibility as well as professional knowledge. Each Consultant agrees to be guided by the highest standards of personal honour and professional conduct.

Our Commitment to Fiscal Integrity

• We will agree in advance with a client on the basis for fees and expenses and will charge fees that are reasonable and commensurate with the services delivered and the responsibility accepted.
  
  
• We will not accept commissions, remuneration, or other benefits from a third party in connection with the recommendations to a client without that client's prior knowledge and consent, and will disclose in advance any financial interests in goods or services that form part of such recommendations.

Consultants and the Public

• A consultant shall avoid and discourage sensational, exaggerated, and / or unwarranted statements that might induce participating in unsound enterprises.

• A consultant shall not knowingly permit the publication of reports or other documents for any unsound or illegitimate undertaking.

• A consultant shall not give professional opinion or make a recommendation without being as thoroughly informed as might reasonably be expected considering the purpose for which the opinion or recommendation is desired; and the degree of completeness of information upon which it is based should be made clear.

• A consultant may publish dignified business / professional, announcement cards, but shall not advertise work or accomplishments in a self-laudatory, exaggerated, or unduly conspicuous manner.

• A consultant shall not issue a false statement or false information even though directed to do so by his/her employer or a client.

Dealing with the Employer and Client

• A consultant shall protect, to the fullest extent possible, the employer's and client's interest insofar as such interest is consistent with the law and the consultant's professional obligations.

• A consultant who finds that obligations to an employer or client conflict with his/her professional obligation or the law should have such objectionable conditions corrected or resign.

• A consultant shall not use, directly or indirectly, any employer's or client's information in any way which would violate the confidence of the employer or client.

• A consultant shall not share or sell confidential data in an inappropriate manner.

• A consultant shall not divulge information received in confidence.

• A consultant shall engage, or advise his employer or clients to engage, and cooperate with, other experts and specialists whenever the employer's or client's interests would be best served by such service.

• A consultant shall not accept a concealed fee for referring a client to another professional service or product.

• A consultant shall act fairly and justly toward vendors and contractors, recommending products and/or services on the basis of merit and value.

• A consultant shall not attempt to gain or convey competitive advantage over his / her employer by subrogating personal business interests over the employer's or soliciting business from clients of the employer.

Relationship of consultants to each other

• A consultant shall not attempt to injure the reputation of another.

• A consultant will respect the rights of consulting colleagues and consulting firms and will not use their proprietary information or methodologies without permission.

• A consultant shall endeavour to cooperate with others in the profession and encourage the ethical dissemination of technical knowledge.