Disclose early
Report actual, potential, and reasonably perceived conflicts before participating in a material decision.
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Members may maintain outside work, teams, businesses, communities, and relationships—but must disclose interests that could distort an Element Esports decision.
View all resources →01 / PURPOSE & SCOPE
A focused rule with a defined boundary.
This policy protects organizational decisions from undisclosed personal, financial, family, romantic, competitive, or outside-role influence. A conflict is not automatically misconduct; concealment, misuse of authority, or participation without safeguards may be.
It applies to ownership, management, leads, staff, players, creators, volunteers, reviewers, selectors, moderators, and anyone making or influencing decisions for Element Esports.
02 / CORE STANDARDS
The operating baseline.
Recuse when needed
Do not investigate, select, discipline, hire, negotiate with, or approve benefits for a close connection without independent review.
No self-dealing
Do not redirect organizational opportunities, money, equipment, access, clients, applicants, or partner benefits for personal gain.
Gifts and favors
Never accept a gift, discount, loan, travel benefit, or favor intended to influence judgment or secure special treatment.
Outside roles
Outside teams, employment, businesses, creator deals, and communities are generally allowed if they do not misuse confidential information or create incompatible duties.
Document safeguards
Record disclosure, reviewer, recusal, approval conditions, and later changes for material conflicts.
03 / PROCESS
Disclosure before decision.
- IdentifyRecognize the interest, relationship, benefit, outside duty, or prior involvement.
- DiscloseTell the appropriate uninvolved leader enough to evaluate the risk.
- PauseAvoid influencing the matter while the disclosure is assessed.
- AssessConsider authority, financial or personal benefit, access, appearance, alternatives, and risk to fairness.
- ControlUse recusal, independent review, limited access, divestment, reassignment, written conditions, or prohibition.
- Record and revisitDocument the decision and reassess if facts or responsibilities change.
04 / AUTHORITY & LIMITS
Transparency protects both the member and the organization.
- Close family, household, romantic, financial, business, and reporting relationships normally require disclosure when relevant.
- Nominal promotional items may be accepted when lawful, infrequent, transparent, and not tied to a pending decision; cash and cash equivalents are prohibited unless formally authorized compensation.
- Members may not bet on, trade inside information about, or privately profit from Element Esports competitive activity.
- Only authorized leadership may approve related-party purchases, partner deals, reimbursements, or organizational use of a member-owned business.
- Failure to disclose may be treated more seriously than a disclosed conflict that is responsibly managed.
05 / ACCOUNTABILITY
Document, correct, and improve.
No one should be disadvantaged merely for disclosing a manageable conflict. Leadership may publish or retain a proportionate conflict record when transparency is necessary for trust or compliance.
Competition-specific conflicts also follow Competitive Integrity; report and review conflicts also follow Discipline & Appeals.
Discipline & Appeals
Protective actions, findings, corrective measures, notice, and appeals follow the organization-wide process.
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Good-faith concerns may be reported without retaliation. Preserve relevant evidence and avoid public escalation that could increase harm.
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