Professional Standards

Each AG® Professional agrees to:

• conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner at all times
• never cause or permit any action that could harm ICAPGen™, ICAPGen™ members, the reputation of ICAPGen™, the goodwill associated with the marks and/or with ICAPGen™, or the business or other interests of ICAPGen™
• never engage in illegal, deceptive, misleading, or unethical practices; or advertise or otherwise represent their services or accreditation status in a misleading or deceptive manner
• reply promptly to all communications that concern their work and/or conduct as an AG® Professional
• clearly inform his patrons of their fee schedule, the use of others in the discharge of their work, methods of reporting their progress and findings, their areas of accreditation, and their status as an AG® professional
• make regular written reports to their clients
• establish and maintain an accounting system to protect and segregate funds deposited by their clients until they have performed services corresponding to the amount on deposit
• adhere to ICAPGen™ Code of Ethics
• hold ICAPGen™ and its representatives harmless from any and all claims, suits, causes of action, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, charges, and expenses arising from or related to: (i) their exercise of any of their rights and/or obligations under the terms of this agreement; (ii) any actions performed or neglected to be performed by any third parties under his direction and/or control; and (iii) any breach of this agreement by them
• allow ICAPGen™ to inspect and review any materials they have produced that bear any of ICAPGen’s™ marks to ensure these marks are being used properly and to cooperate with ICAPGen™ in implementing any corrective measures that ICAPGen™ may require of them
• maintain the confidentiality of all information provided to them by ICAPGen℠ including, but not limited to, tests, standards, marks, and business operations, processes, and strategies. They understand that any such material is the sole property of ICAPGen™ and agrees to never disclose any such material to any third party without the express written consent of ICAPGen™. They agree to return all such materials to ICAPGen™ immediately upon request.