Engineer Confidentiality and Loyalty Obligation Standard
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineerConfidentialityandLoyaltyObligationStandard
Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing an engineer's duty to protect confidential and proprietary information obtained from a client or employer, including the duration of that duty after the professional relationship ends, the prohibition on using such information to benefit a competing party, and the obligation to maintain trust and loyalty to former clients even when no current professional relationship exists.
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Professional norms and ethical obligations governing an engineer's duty to protect confidential and proprietary information obtained from a client or employer, including the duration of that duty after the professional relationship ends, the prohibition on using such information to benefit a competing party, and the obligation to maintain trust and loyalty to former clients even when no current professional relationship exists.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] Professional norms and ethical obligations governing an engineer's duty to disclose and manage conflicts of interest when providing services in adversarial legal proceedings, including the limits of loyalty to former clients, the prohibition on representing adverse interests without consent, and the obligation to protect confidential information gained in prior engagements
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engineers have an obligation not to disclose (without consent) confidential information concerning the business affairs or the technical processes of any present or former client or employer, or public body on which they serve
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Ontology
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Content Hash
cef67ad101ff9948...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
106
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-28T00:40:58.979534+00:00
First Discovered In Case
106
Generated
2026-02-28T00:40:58.979534+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 106 Extraction