These are cases in which an individual has conflicting interests that could influence his or her decision-making in a corrupt way, thereby harming the interests of the University of Bonn. Also concerned are cases of relevance vis-a-vis the University of Bonn Anti-corruption Policy.

Examples of workplace conduct and human rights violations:

These are illegal acts of any kind which negatively affect property owned by the University. The following are examples of the type of offenses concerned: theft, embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation of University property.

Such cases include coercive acts and blackmail. Examples: coercion of an employee by his/her employer; or one employee coercing another.

Examples of forgery include:

Property damage typically means the damaging/destroying of University property.

Relevant cases concern e.g. violations of the University’s Good Research Practice Policy.

These concern any breach of obligations under civil service law, such as:

Cases involving breach of data protection/privacy laws and/or regulations for the protection of personal data. These include in particular cases of unlawful disclosure of company and business secrets, improper use of data and inadequate protection measures regulating the accessibility of sensitive data.

Environmental protection issues include for example illegal waste dumping, improper handling of harmful substances and water, soil and air pollution.

Please select this category if your concern does not fall into one of the other categories; or if your concern falls into multiple categories.