NSPE-Code-Section-III-4
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/149#NSPE-Code-Section-III-4
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers – Section III.4 (Professional Obligation: Non-Disclosure of Confidential Client Information)
Importance
high
Used by
Board of Ethical Review in analyzing the confidentiality-safety tension
Used in context
Cited as the competing duty of non-disclosure that must be weighed against the paramount public safety obligation; the Board uses it to frame the tension between confidentiality and public welfare
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
this basic duty has frequently intersected with the duty of engineers not to disclose confidential information concerning the business affairs, etc., of clients (Section III.4.)
Text references
this basic duty has frequently intersected with the duty of engineers not to disclose confidential information concerning the business affairs, etc., of clients (Section III.4.)
TTL
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
149
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T12:14:57.000605+00:00
First case
149
Generated
2026-03-01T12:14:57.000605+00:00
Attributed to
Case 149 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T12:35:30.884873
Generated by
ProEthica Case 149 Extraction