Last Updated: October 10, 2020


Code of Conduct

NTARGET.US codes of conduct include Statement of Ethics, Sexual or Personal Harassment Policy and Conflict of Interest.

Statement of Ethics

NTARGET.US commits itself to promoting the highest standard of professional ethical norms and values for its members (Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, Suppliers). Norms are established standards of conduct that are expected and maintained by society and/or professional organizations. Values represent the collective conception of what communities find desirable, important and morally proper. Values also serve as the criteria for evaluating our own personal actions and the actions of others. As a Customer Acquisition Technology Agency, we recognize that we not only serve our organizations but also act as stewards of society in creating, facilitating and executing the transactions that are part of the greater economy. In this role, Customer Acquisition Technology Agency are expected to embrace the highest professional ethical norms and the ethical values implied by our responsibility toward multiple stakeholders (Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, Suppliers).


Ethical Norms

As Customer Acquisition Technology Agency, we must:

  • Do no harm. This means consciously avoiding harmful actions or omissions by embodying high ethical standards and adhering to all applicable laws and regulations in the choices we make.


  • Foster trust in the Customer Acquisition Technology system. This means striving for good faith and fair dealing so as to contribute toward the efficacy of the exchange process as well as avoiding deception in product design, pricing, communication, and delivery of distribution.


  • Embrace ethical values. This means building relationships and enhancing consumer confidence in the integrity of marketing by affirming these core values: honesty, responsibility, fairness, respect, transparency and citizenship.

Ethical Values

Honesty – to be forthright in dealings with customers and stakeholders. To this end, we will:

  • Strive to be truthful in all situations and at all times.


  • Offer products of value that do what we claim in our communications.


  • Stand behind our products if they fail to deliver their claimed benefits.


  • Honor our explicit and implicit commitments and promises.

Fairness – to balance justly the needs of the buyer with the interests of the seller. To this end, we will:

  • Represent products in a clear way in selling, advertising and other forms of communication; this includes the avoidance of false, misleading and deceptive promotion.


  • Reject manipulations and sales tactics that harm customer trust.


  • Refuse to engage in price fixing, predatory pricing, price gouging or “bait-and-switch” tactics.


  • Avoid knowing participation in conflicts of interest


  • Seek to protect the private information of Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, Suppliers.

Respect – to acknowledge the basic human dignity of all stakeholders. To this end, we will:

  • Value individual differences and avoid stereotyping customers or depicting demographic groups (e.g., gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion) in a negative or dehumanizing way.


  • Listen to the needs of customers and make all reasonable efforts to monitor and improve their satisfaction on an ongoing basis.


  • Make every effort to understand and respectfully treat Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, and Suppliers from all cultures.


  • Acknowledge the contributions of others, such as Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, and Suppliers, to Customer Acquisition Technology Agency endeavors.


  • Treat everyone, including our competitors, as we would wish to be treated.

Transparency – to create a spirit of openness in customer acquisition operations. To this end, we will:

  • Strive to communicate clearly with all stakeholders.


  • Accept constructive criticism from customers and other stakeholders.


  • Make every effort to understand and respectfully treat Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, and Suppliers from all cultures.


  • Acknowledge the contributions of others, such as Staff, Partners, Associates, Customers, Vendors, and Suppliers, to Customer Acquisition Technology Agency endeavors.


  • Treat everyone, including our competitors, as we would wish to be treated.

Citizenship – to fulfill the economic, legal, philanthropic and societal responsibilities that serve stakeholders. To this end, we will:

  • Strive to protect the ecological environment in the execution of digital customer acquisition campaigns.


  • Give back to the community through volunteerism and charitable donations.


  • Contribute to the overall betterment of digital customer acquisition and its reputation.


  • Urge supply chain members to ensure that trade is fair for all participants, including producers in developing countries.

Implementation


We expect NTARGET.US (Staff, Associates, Partners, Vendors, Customers, Clients) to be courageous and proactive in leading and/or aiding their organizations in the fulfillment of the explicit and implicit promises made to those stakeholders. We recognize that every industry sector and marketing sub-discipline (e.g., Legal, IT, online marketing research, e-commerce, Internet selling, direct marketing, and advertising) has its own specific ethical issues that require policies and commentary. Consistent with the principle of subsidiarity (solving issues at the level where the expertise resides), we encourage all such groups to develop and/or refine their industry and discipline-specific codes of ethics to supplement these guiding ethical norms and values.

Sexual or Personal Harassment Policy

Implementation


We expect NTARGET.US (Staff, Associates, Partners, Vendors, Customers, Clients) to be courageous and proactive in leading and/or aiding their organizations in the fulfillment of the explicit and implicit promises made to those stakeholders. We recognize that every industry sector and marketing sub-discipline (e.g., Legal, IT, online marketing research, e-commerce, Internet selling, direct marketing, and advertising) has its own specific ethical issues that require policies and commentary. Consistent with the principle of subsidiarity (solving issues at the level where the expertise resides), we encourage all such groups to develop and/or refine their industry and discipline-specific codes of ethics to supplement these guiding ethical norms and values.

Conflict of Interest Policy

ARTICLE 1


Purpose:


IThe purpose of the Conflict of Interest Policy is to protect the interests of NTARGET.US (the “Corporation”) when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of an officer or director of the Corporation or might result in a possible excess benefit transaction. This policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state and federal laws governing conflict of interest applicable to non-profit and charitable organizations.


ARTICLE 2


Definitions:


1. Interested Person.


Any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined below, is an interested person.


2. Financial Interest.

A person has a financial interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through business, investment, or family:


  • An ownership or investment interest in any entity with which the Corporation has a transaction or arrangement;


  • A compensation arrangement with the Corporation or with any entity or individual with which the Corporation has a transaction or arrangement; or


  • A potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, any entity or individual with which the Corporation is negotiating a transaction or arrangement.


Compensation includes direct and indirect remuneration as well as gifts or favors that are not insubstantial.



A financial interest is not necessarily a Conflict of Interest. Under Article 3, Section 2, a person who has a financial interest may have a conflict of interest only if the appropriate governing Board or Committee decides that a conflict of interest exists.

ARTICLE 3


Procedures:

1. Duty to Disclose.

In connection with any actual or possible Conflict of Interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and employees of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement.


2. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists.

After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.


3. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest.

  • An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest.


  • The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement.


  • After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the Corporation can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest.


  • If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Corporation’s best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.


4. Violations of the Conflict of Interest Policy.

  • If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe an employee has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall inform the employee of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose.


  • If, after hearing the employee’s response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.


ARTICLE 4


Records of Proceedings:

The minutes of the governing board and all committees with board delegated powers shall contain:

  1. The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the governing board’s or committee’s decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed.


  1. The names of the persons who were present, in person or participating remotely, for discussions and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection with the proceedings.


ARTICLE 5


Compensation:

Unless exempt from Chairman/CEO, a voting employee of the governing board who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that employee’s compensation.


Unless exempt from Chairman/CEO, a voting member of any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that member’s compensation.


No voting member of the governing board or any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation, either individually or collectively, is prohibited from providing information to any committee regarding compensation.

ARTICLE 6


Annual Statements:

The Chairman/CEO, shall assign and approve the governing board delegates powers committed. These associates/partners/employees shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person.

  1. Has received a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy;
  2. Has read and understands the Conflict of Interest Policy;
  3. Has agreed to comply with the Conflict of Interest Policy; and
  4. Understands the Corporation is for-profit and it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-for profit purposes.


ARTICLE 7


Periodic Reviews:

To ensure the Corporation operates in a manner consistent with for-profit purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-for profit status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects:

  1. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information and the result of arm’s length bargaining; and


  1. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the Corporation’s written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further for-profit purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.

ARTICLE 8


Use of Outside Experts:

When conducting the periodic reviews as provided for in Article 7, the Corporation may, but need not, use outside advisors. If outside experts are used, their use shall not relieve the governing board of its responsibility for ensuring that periodic reviews are conducted.​​​​

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