The Code of Professional Ethics

I recognise the badge of my profession as a symbol of public confidence, that I receive from the Chamber of Detectives of the Republic of Slovenia into my guardianship. I will protect it for the entire period of my loyalty to the ethics of the detective activity. I will always strive to meet this objective and the ideals of my chosen profession and to be a respectable.

I DECLARE:

  • I will perform all professional duties of a detective in accordance with the highest moral and ethical standards and I will never do anything wilfully, what could tarnish the reputation of detective profession or the Chamber of the Detectives of the Republic of Slovenia which honoured me with granting of a detective licence
  • I, as a detective will not judge the work of other detectives and shall not in any way do anything what could tarnish the reputation of other detectives and detective companies
  • I will inform my clients prior to entering a contract about my possibilities and restrictions that I have as a detective, and I will not promise a success to my client, if I knew that the success is questionable or may not be achieved.
  • I will do all and any inquiries within the frames of order, legitimacy, morality and detective professional ethics
  • I will respect mutual agreements as if they were written
  • I will not advice my clients to take any illegal or unethical procedures or actions
  • I will respect the privacy of my clients, I will not betray their trust and I will keep their secrets as if they were my own
  • My guidelines for achieving success shall be the truth, expert knowledge, conscientiousness and deliberateness
  • I will report to my clients about the findings (data, information and results of the investigation) with regards to the case I have accepted
  • I will inform my clients of favourable and unpleasant facts
  • I will convey my clients the latest and as accurate information as possible and within the financial frames and time set out by the client
  • My reports shall be correct, truthful, accurate and as complete as possible
  • I will not convey the data and information to any other detective, if the nature of information is such, that giving the information could harm the interests of my client, with which I have or have had a business relationship
  • I will make a realistic evaluation /quantity and pretentiousness/ of my business and the costs relating to my work in a single case and shall, due to the difficult situation of my client, not seek the advantage for me, that would exceed the value of my work and (justified) expenses
  • I will all the time try to improve my professional skills, my general knowledge and my education
  • I recognize the Arbitration Board of Honour of the Chamber of Detectives of the Republic of Slovenia as the arbiter in my above stated actions and procedures