(a) Except as required by law, or to prevent the commission of a crime, or to prevent a person from committing serious harm to self or others, all information provided to or gathered by WVJLAP, and actions taken by WVJLAP, shall be privileged and held in strictest confidence and shall not be disclosed, subject to discovery, subpoena or required to be disclosed to any person or entity outside of WVJLAP, unless such disclosure is authorized by both WVJLAP and the Member to whom it relates, or as provided in Rule 6.
(b) The executive director, board members, employees, and agents, including volunteers recruited and covered under Rule 4, shall be deemed to be agents of WVJLAP for purposes of the privilege and confidentiality provisions of this Rule.