Members will strive to be on time for any meetings held in geospace or cyberspace for which they have committed their presence. They are authorized to act as representatives of the Guild as specifically indicated in their assignments or volunteer job descriptions; otherwise, they may freely state that they are members of and support the Guild.

Prior to taking any actions or making statements that would appear to or subsequently obligate the Guild in any way, members must obtain clearance from Guild administration. Members recognize that their service is strictly voluntary, at the sole discretion of the Guild and membership may be terminated by the Guild, for any reason at any time.

When performing karaoke in a public venue or before a private group, members agree to abide by the Guild's Karaoke Commandments .

Members are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all proprietary or privileged information to which they are exposed while serving as an American Karaoke Guild Volunteer, whether said information involves a fellow member or industry representative at large. Failure to maintain confidentiality may result in corrective action or immediate termination of the member's relationship with the Guild.

Members are expected to follow the Rules of Netiquette in all online communication venues where they are representing the Guild or community members could conceive them to be representing the Guild in any way. Volunteers must not knowingly disseminate false or misleading information. They agree to correct promptly upon discovery any errors in communications for which they are directly responsible and to notify Guild administration immediately of communication errors made by others so that appropriate corrective action can be taken post haste.

Volunteers agree to avoid making extravagant claims, unfair comparisons, or taking credit for ideas or words originating from others. In all communications on behalf of the Guild, volunteers will strive to give credit where due and to get appropriate permission to use any ideas or words contributed by others prior to use.

At any point in performing services in conjunction with the Guild a volunteer receives e-mail communications considered offensive or inappropriate for any reason, the volunteer is encouraged and responsible for forwarding the communication in question and any pertinent details to Guild administration for appropriate follow-up.

The Guild is a literary and artistic undertaking. Its success is highly dependent on maintaining a cooperative spirit among members. As such, it is the responsibility of each volunteer to share knowledge and ideas with focus on opportunities and challenges of issues, not people, particularly not specific individuals or private enterprises.

Unless otherwise agreed separately to in writing with the Guild, any content produced by volunteers for this program, including but not limited to graphic design elements or concepts, narrative works, research findings and compilations, instructional materials, becomes the joint property of the Volunteer and the Guild publisher upon submission. The Guild will strive to give all content contributors appropriate credit for any work published on this Web site and affiliated Web sites or where released for publication in any other medium. It is the Volunteer's sole responsibility to apprise the Guild administration when appropriate attribution has not been realized.

Your privacy and safety are of utmost concern to the Guild. While all Volunteers are screened prior to acceptance in this project and pertinent contact information is provided to the Guild administration, the only information required of volunteers to share with each other and any member of the public is the e-mail address used for their communications on behalf of this Guild. Volunteers are cautioned about sharing personal information on online communication forums and are individually responsible for maintaining the safety and security of their personal information. Neither the Guild nor fellow volunteers will be held liable for any personal information shared by you with them or the public.