1.0. PREAMBLE

Companies and organizations participating as an ASID Industry Partner are required to conduct their business in a manner that will command the respect and confidence of interior designers, fellow Industry Partner members and the general public. It is the responsibility of every Industry Partner to uphold this code and to maintain standards of business and financial conduct that will reflect in a responsible manner on the Society, the profession and the industry.

 

2.0

RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC

2.1. An Industry Partner shall conform to existing laws,
regulations, and codes governing business procedures
and practices as established by the state or other jurisdiction
in which the company conducts business.

2.2. An Industry Partner shall at all times consider the
health, safety and welfare of the consumer and
the general public as it relates to the products and
services they provide.

2.3. An Industry Partner shall act with fiscal responsibility
and maintain sound business relationships to ensure
products and services that meet industry standards.

2.4. An Industry Partner shall not engage in any form
of false or misleading advertising or promotional
activities and shall not imply through advertising
or other means that staff members or employees of
their company are qualified interior designers unless
such be the fact.

2.5. An Industry Partner shall not assist or abet improper
or illegal conduct of anyone in connection with his or
her products and/or services.

 

3.0

RESPONSIBILITY TO THE DESIGNER

3.1. An Industry Partner will be accurate and honest in
the representation of its products and services.

3.2. An Industry Partner shall be candid and truthful
in all of its professional communication.

3.3. An Industry Partner shall not imply through
advertising or other means that its staff or its
employees are members of the Society unless they
do have that status.

3.4. An Industry Partner shall not initiate any discussion
or activity which might result in an injury to an ASID
member’s reputation or business relationship.

 

4.0

RESPONSIBILITY TO OTHER INDUSTRY PARTNERS

4.1. An Industry Partner representative shall not initiate
any discussion or activity which might result in
an unjust injury to another company’s reputation or
business relationship.

 

5.0

RESPONSIBILITY TO THE SOCIETY AND THE PROFESSION

5.1. An Industry Partner agrees to maintain standards of
professional conduct that will reflect in a responsible
manner on the Society and the profession.

5.2. An Industry Partner shall encourage and contribute
to the sharing of ideas and information among the
industry, interior designers, other allied professional
disciplines and the general public.

5.3. An Industry Partner shall offer support, encouragement
and information to students of interior design.

5.4. An Industry Partner shall encourage its personnel to
fully comply with this code

5.5. An Industry Partner is encouraged to become
involved in community projects that enhance and
improve the quality of life for all people.

 

6.0

ENFORCEMENT

6.1. The right to terminate Industry Partner membership
at the end of the calendar year is reserved for the
ASID Industry Advisory Council (IAC), which will
determine that the company has ceased to comply
with applicable membership criteria during such
year, provided that the concerned company is afforded
the opportunity to present its position in writing
to the IAC before the decision is made and provided
further the decision is made and provided further
that any adverse decision is approved by the Society’s
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