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Villanova University
Research Policy/Regulatory Non-compliance
	Conflict of Interest	Violations of or behavior not in keeping with the University's Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Policy. Concerns related to violations of conflict of interest policies governing researchers.
	Data/Information Privacy & Security	Violations of or behavior not in keeping with the technical, contractual, administrative and physical steps taken by the University to protect against unauthorized access to and disclosure of personally identifiable data of students, faculty and other third parties that the University possesses. Includes the theft of, and intentional or inadvertent loss of, such data.
	Environmental and Safety Matters	Failure to meet the requirements of any applicable University policy, law, rule, or regulation relating to the environment, working conditions, or workplace safety, including, without limitation, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and similar agencies in other jurisdictions. Includes a failure to inform supervisors of the failure to meet pertinent requirements.
	Export Controls	Failure to comply with export control laws and or pertinent University policies.
	Fraud	The intentional misrepresentation or concealment of information in order to deceive, mislead, or acquire something of value.
	Human or Animal Research	Inappropriate use of humans or animals involved in research. Violations of pertinent University policies, laws, regulations, rules, or requirements.
	Intellectual Property (IP) Infringement, Misappropriation or Disclosure	Unauthorized or inappropriate use, misappropriation or disclosure of confidential information (in any form) or IP belonging to the University or any University customer, supplier or business partner, including, without limitation, any IP protected under any U.S. or other laws relating to copyrights, patents, or trade secrets.
	Research Grant Misconduct or Misappropriation of Costs	Unallowable or questionable expenditures or cost transfers to government grants, contracts or other agreements. Any expenditures or cost transfers that may be in violation of OMB Circular A-21.
	Scientific Misconduct	Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research.
	Other Research Policy, Requirement, or Regulatory Matters	Other violations or behaviors not in keeping with Villanova's Research-related policies, or pertinent regulations, requirements, or laws.