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A Interior Designer shall undertake to perform professional services only when he/she, together with his/her consultants, is qualified by education, training or experience to perform the services required. A Interior Designer should not work outside their specific area of expertise.
Before accepting an assignment, a Interior Designer shall reasonably inform the client of the scope and nature of the project involved, the interior design services to be performed, and the method of remuneration for those services. A Interior Designer shall not materially change the scope of a project without the client's consent.
When accepting an assignment, a Interior Designer should always have a contract, or letter of agreement, with the client that clearly spells out the scope of the work, the fees or costs associated with that scope of work, how and when those fees are to be paid by the client, when the work is expected to be completed, and a clause for legal remedies in the case of a dispute between the client and the Interior Designer utilizing binding arbitration or other suitable forms of dispute resolution.
A Interior Designer shall disclose, in writing, to his/her employers and clients prior to the engagement, any direct or indirect financial interest that he/she may have that could affect his/her impartiality in specifying project-related goods or services, and shall not knowingly assume or accept any p osition in which his/her personal interests conflict with his/her professional duty. If the employer or client objects to such financial or other interest, the Interior Designer shall either terminate such interest, or withdraw from such engagement.
A Interior Designer shall not reveal any information about a client, a client's intention(s), or a client's production methods) which he/she has been asked to maintain in confidence, or which he/she should reasonably recognize as likely, if disclosed, to affect the interests of his/her client adversely. Notwithstanding the above, however, a Interior Designer may reveal such information to the extent he/she reasonably believes is necessary to stop any act which creates a significant risk to public health and safety and which the Interior Designer is unable to prevent in any other manner, or to prevent any violation of applicable law or this Code of Ethics.
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