The objective is to have a uniform WBF policy which is applied to all WBF events. It is not intended that this should over-ride Alerting Policies developed by the Zone or NCBOs. Players who participate in WBF events are expected to protect themselves to a large extent. They are also expected to observe the spirit of the Laws as well as the letter.
Full disclosure is vital.
The Policy has been made as simple as possible. Players, however, are expected to alert whenever there is doubt. Conventional bids should be alerted, non-conventional bids should not. Those bids which have special meanings or which are based on or lead to special understandings between the partners. All bids, with the exception of conventional opening suit bids, at the four level or higher.