Does Guideline 3 of https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution: Guidelines_on_potential_conflicts_of_interest include questions from the community?

Is it ever appropriate to try to negotiate limits to answers to such questions in private communications?

"Best solutions to avoid conflict of interests is communicating about them openly and being transparent."

-- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014 /Documentation/12