Except by order of a court, or as deemed necessary to further the objective of our investigative
    assignment, we will guard client data and case information in the strictest of confidence.

    We will not accept a case assignment that we do not believe we can complete in a competent
    manner.  Instead, we will either decline said case assignment, or defer it to another more qualified
    than us.

    We will not knowingly employ or sub-contract investigative services to those who are unlicensed
    to engage in the practice of investigation.

    We will not engage in activities, marketing practices, make oral statements or otherwise advertise
    in such a manner so as to deliberately deceive, mislead or defraud current or potential clientele.  

    We will not implement policies, procedures, or billing practices intended to prevent the prompt
    and full return of unused retainer balances due.

    In an effort to continue to provide competent services to our clientele, we will continue to educate
    ourselves through formal education, seminars, classes and personal instruction to ever changing
    laws, trends and methodology affecting the private detective and protective agent industry.

    Notwithstanding our professional obligation to achieving our client’s stated objectives through the
    aggressive use of technology and resources, we agree to conduct our investigations in a
    reasonable and unobtrusive manner.  We will not deliberately violate another’s legal right to
    privacy, intentionally inflict emotional distress, harass, intimidate or frighten a subject of an
    investigation.  Furthermore, we will avoid trespass, vandalism, entrapment, “peeping” activities,
    and the unlawful intercept of oral or written communication.

    We will remain active in our profession, and will strive to be a role model to others therein, by
    providing our support to a state or national association intended to further the interests and
    professionalism of the industry.

    To protect our clients and their interests, we will counsel against knowingly illegal or unethical
    courses of action.

    We will not attempt to circumvent our ethical and professional obligations by knowingly engaging
    others to violate them on our behalf.

                                                      
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