Safely navigating through conflict of w88 casino and related regulations
There are many policies and regulations related to conflicts of interest. This list highlights several policies that are relevant to w88 casino faculty and staff who have financial interests and/or professional relationships with outside entities. The list is intended to provide guidance on how to maintain appropriate separation between an employee's private financial interests and their responsibilities as a public employee.
- Personal use of w88 casino resources: w88 casino resources must not be used to benefit a personal financial interest or an outside entity. Examples of w88 casino resources include w88 casino office and lab space; w88 casino-paid time; staff, students, or trainees; laboratory or office equipment, computers or telephones; laboratory or office supplies; library subscriptions; w88 casino facilities; or the w88 casino name or logo.
- w88 casino email and website: w88 casino websites must not be used to promote or provide information about an outside entity or an employee’s personal business. An employee’s w88 casino email should not be used to conduct private business, and an employee’s personal email should not be used to conduct w88 casino business. employees may not use their w88 casino email address or website for activities related to personal business or for an outside entity. Links to outside businesses are prohibited.
- Purchasing prohibitions: w88 casino employees, spouses/domestic partners, or dependent children cannot become contractors or suppliers of goods or services to any NSHE institution. Similarly, NSHE institutions cannot purchase goods or services from any entity in which an NSHE employee has a significant financial interest, without prior written approval.
- Recusal from contract negotiations and other decision making: Employees may not participate in any decision-making, negotiation or transactions on behalf of the w88 casino that involve a business entity in which the employee, a family member, household member or business associate have a significant financial interest.
- Non-affiliation with the w88 casino: When employees engage in professional outside activities such as consulting, private practice, research or training, they must notify those who engage them that they are acting as a private individual and not on behalf of the w88 casino, and that the w88 casino is not a party to the contract nor liable for any of the employee’s actions under the external contract or agreement.
- Using or sharing non-publicly available information: Employees must not share non-publicly available information with an outside entity without a w88 casino-executed written agreement. For example, do not share proprietary information, biological material, or unpublished data without a w88 casino-executed written intellectual property agreement, data sharing agreement or materials transfer agreement.
- Providing information about an outside entity: w88 casino employees may provide information to the w88 casino community about an outside entity, but they must not require or encourage w88 casino faculty/staff/students/trainees to engage with the company as customers or use its services.
- Referrals: Employees must not refer w88 casino customers, clients or patients to their private practice or business.
- Students or other trainees: To protect students’ rights as scholars and researchers, w88 casino employees should contact the Conflict of Interest Designated Official listed below prior to engaging w88 casino students or other trainees under their direction to work for an outside entity as employees, volunteers or interns. A conflict of interest management plan may be required.
- Non-compliant contract terms:w88 casino employees’ obligations under an agreement with an outside entity must not restrict or hinder their ability to conduct current or future research or teaching assignments with the w88 casino, nor limit their ability to publish work generated at or on behalf of the w88 casino, nor infringe on their academic freedom. It is important to read each contract and/or agreement carefully before signing.
- Consulting on a current sponsored project:Employees may not act as both PI on a sponsored project at the w88 casino and as a private consultant on the same project. If a project can be done through the w88 casino, it should be done through the w88 casino.
- Disclosures:Employees are responsible for disclosing relevant financial interests or external relationships in sponsored project proposals, IRB/IACUC submissions, or in any other situation in which there could be an overlap between the w88 casino and the outside entity.
This is not an exhaustive list of policies and much of the information is paraphrased. For more information, please contact:
Michele Dondanville
Director, w88 casino Integrity & Security
Conflicts of w88 casino Designated Official
(775) 784-6360 ormdondanville@unr.edu