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Title:	Use of Privileged Information
Publication date:	2/9/2021
Effective date:	2/9/2021

BRIEF

Policy Summary

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) prohibits employees from using privileged or official information for personal financial gain.

Who Should Read This Policy

This policy applies to all Berkeley Lab employees.

To Read the Full Policy, Go To:

The POLICY tab on this wiki page

Contact Information

Research Integrity Office
[email protected]

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label	Policy

Title:	Use of Privileged Information
Publication date:	2/9/2021
Effective date:	2/9/2021

POLICY

A. Purpose

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) prohibits conflicts of interest arising from use of privileged or official information for personal financial gain.

B. Persons Affected

This policy applies to all Berkeley Lab employees.

C. Exceptions

Not applicable

D. Policy Statement

Berkeley Lab prohibits the use of privileged or official information for personal financial gain. Privileged or official information is information known to an individual because of his or her connection with the Laboratory but not available to the public. In this context, the term "privileged information" includes but is not limited to:
1. Unpublished Information Relating to Technological and Scientific Developments. Publications Management and the Intellectual Property Office review all technical and scientific papers and related materials for oral or other presentation before publication. See RPM policies on Scientific and Technical Publication Requirements and Patents – Publication Clearance Policy (document number

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{dojo-tabs:theme=tundra} {dojo-tab:title=Brief|selected=true} |Title:|Use of Privileged Information| |Publication date:|9/14/2012| |Effective date:|7/29/2009| h2.BRIEF h3.Policy Summary Berkeley Lab prohibits employees from using privileged or official information for personal financial gain. h3.Who Should Read This Policy This policy applies to all Berkeley Lab employees. h3.To Read the Full Policy, Go To: The POLICY tab on this wiki page h3.Contact Information [Research and Institutional Integrity Office|http://www.lbl.gov/Workplace/RIIO/] [[email protected]|mailto:[email protected]] {dojo-tab} {dojo-tab:title=Policy} |Title: |Use of Privileged Information| |Publication date: |9/14/2012| |Effective date: |7/29/2009| h2.POLICY h3.A. Purpose Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) prohibits conflicts of interest arising from use of privileged or official information for personal financial gain. h3.B. Persons Affected This policy applies to all Berkeley Lab employees. h3.C. Exceptions Not applicable h3.D. Policy Statement # Berkeley Lab prohibits the use of privileged or official information for personal financial gain. Privileged or official information is information known to an individual because of his or her connection with the Laboratory but is not available to the public. In this context, the term "privileged information" includes but is not limited to: ## *Unpublished Information Relating to Technological and Scientific Developments.* Report Coordination and Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management review all technical and scientific papers and related materials for oral or other presentation before publication. See RPM policies _Patent and Copyright Review_ (document number 10.04.004.000) and _Patents – Publication Clearance Policy_ (document number

1. 10.04.002.000).

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2. Medical,

1. Personnel,

1. Patent,

1. Salary,

1. or

1. Security

1. Clearance

1. Records

1. of

1. Individuals.

*

1. Individual

1. employees

1. have

1. a

1. right

1. to

1. access

1. their

1. own

1. records

1. except

1. as

1. limited

1. by

1. law.

1. See

1. the

1. RPM

policies on _

1. Employee

1. Records

_

1. and

_

1. Intellectual

Property{_}. Access to the records of other employees is normally limited to legitimate

1. Property Acknowledgment policies. Access to the records of other employees is normally limited to legitimate need-to-know

1. situations

1. except

1. as

1. specifically

1. noted

1. in

1. the

1. RPM

1. sections

1. cited

1. and

1. in

1. applicable

1. laws.

## *

2. Anticipated

1. Materials

1. Requirements

1. or

1. Pricing

1. Actions

1. –

* *

1. Knowledge

1. of

1. Selected

1. Contractors

1. or

1. Subcontractors

1. Before

1. Official

1. Announcements.

*

1. In

1. certain

1. situations,

1. an

1. employee,

1. by

1. virtue

1. of

1. his

1. or

1. her

1. position,

1. may

1. have

1. access

1. to

1. information

1. concerning

1. anticipated

1. materials

1. requirements

1. or

1. pricing

1. actions.

1. Examples

1. include

1. Laboratory

1. construction

1. projects

1. and

1. system

1. acquisitions.

1. Improper

1. dissemination

1. of

1. such

1. information

1. could

1. produce

1. unfair

1. competitive

1. advantage

1. for

1. vendors

1. as

1. well

1. as

1. constitute

1. a

1. conflict

1. of

1. interest

1. for

1. the

1. employee.

## *

2. Possible

1. New

1. Sites

1. for

1. University

1. of

1. California

1. or

1. DOE

1. Program

1. Operations.

*

1. The

1. prohibitions

1. surrounding

1. this

1. area

1. are

1. the

1. same

1. as

1. those

1. concerning

1. Section

1. D.1.c,

_

1. "Anticipated

1. Materials

1. Requirements

1. or

1. Pricing

1. Actions

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1. Selected

1. Contractors

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1. Subcontractors

1. Before

1. Official

1. Announcements

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#

An

employee

who

misuses

privileged

or

official

information

may

be

subject

to

discipline

by

the

Laboratory

and

prosecution

under

state

and

federal

law.

Laboratory

employees

are

required

to

inform

the

Laboratory

whenever

they

are

notified

that

they

are

the

target

of

an

investigation

by

a

federal

or

state

agency

that

has

as

its

subject

the

improper

use

of

information

obtained

or

actions

taken

for

personal

use

by

the

employee

in

the

course

of

his

or

her

employment.

h3.

E. Roles

and

Responsibilities

Managers,

supervisors,

and

employees

have

the

responsibility

to

adhere

to

the

provisions

of

this

policy.

h3.

F. Definitions/Acronyms

None h3.

None

G. Recordkeeping

Requirements

None

h3.

H. Implementing

Documents

None h3.

None

I. Contact

Information

Research Integrity Office
[email protected]

J. Revision History

Date

Revision

By Whom

Revision Description

Section(s)

Affected

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Change

Type*| |

Type
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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Title:	Use of Privileged Information
Document number	05.07.002.000

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Revision

number

	1.1
Publication date:	2/9/2021
Effective date:	2/9/2021
Next review date:	2/9/2026
Policy Area:	Conflict of Interest – General
RPM Section (home)	Conflict of Interest
RPM Section (cross-reference)

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none

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Functional

Division

|

Operations

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Prior

reference

information

(optional)

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RPM

Chapter

10.14

| h3.

Source

Requirements

Documents

Contract

31,

Clause

I.

78

122,

_

Contractor's

Organization

_

48

CFR

970.0371-5,

_

Use

of

Privileged

Information

_ h3.

Implementing

Documents

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Title:	Use of Privileged Information
Document number	05.07.002.000

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Revision

number

	1.1
Publication date:	2/9/2021
Effective date:	2/9/2021
Next review date:	2/9/2026
Policy Area:	Conflict of Interest
RPM Section (home)	Conflict of Interest
RPM Section (cross-reference)

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none

| |

Functional

Division

|Operations| |Author

	Operations
Author name/contact

info

|

M.

Stoufer

Revision 0 publication date	1/2/2012

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Retirement

date

|

n/a

| |

Prior

reference

information

(optional)

|

RPM

Chapter

10.14

| | | | |Inputs from more than one Functional Area?|No| |List additional Functional Areas & contacts| | | | | |Inputs from more than one Policy Area?|No| |List additional Policy Areas & contacts| | | | | |30-day notification needed?|No| |30-day start date|n/a| |30-day end date|n/a| | | | |LDAP protected?|No| | | | |Need TABL reminders?|No| |Frequency|n/a| |Brief reminder text:|n/a| | | | |Approval Sheet for this revision received (date) \\ \[Note: author is responsible\}| | h3.Key labels/tags: * Conflict of Interest, Privileged Information, Unpublished Information h3.New terms that need to be added to Glossary/Acronym list: * (list items not found and context (Policy Area name) – full definition would be included in Policy) h3.Implementing Documents restricted to department/functional use (optional – these will be used for tracing between requirements and associated documents) |Document number|Title| | | | | | | \\ \\ *Side bars:* Side bar 1 location (cite by Policy Section # - for example: Section D.2.a) Sidebar 1 text: \\ Sidebar 2 location Sidebar 2 text: \\ Sidebar 3 location Sidebar 3 text: {dojo-tab} {builder-show} {dojo-tabs}



Inputs from more than one Functional Area?	No
List additional Functional Areas & contacts

Inputs from more than one Policy Area?	No
List additional Policy Areas & contacts

30-day notification needed?	No
30-day start date	n/a
30-day end date	n/a

LDAP protected?	No

Need TABL reminders?	No
Frequency	n/a
Brief reminder text:	n/a

Approval Sheet for this revision received (date) [Note: author is responsible}

Key labels/tags:

Conflict of Interest, Privileged Information, Unpublished Information

New terms that need to be added to Glossary/Acronym list:

(list items not found and context (Policy Area name) – full definition would be included in Policy)

Implementing Documents restricted to department/functional use

(optional – these will be used for tracing between requirements and associated documents)

Document number	Title

Side bars:

Side bar 1 location (cite by Policy Section # - for example: Section D.2.a)

Sidebar 1 text:

Sidebar 2 location

Sidebar 2 text:

Sidebar 3 location

Sidebar 3 text:

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Key

BRIEF

Policy Summary

Who Should Read This Policy

To Read the Full Policy, Go To:

Contact Information

POLICY

A. Purpose

B. Persons Affected

C. Exceptions

D. Policy Statement

E.

Roles

and

Responsibilities

Managers,

F.

Definitions/Acronyms

None

G.

Recordkeeping

Requirements

None

H.

Implementing

Documents

None

I.

Contact

Information

Research Integrity Office[email protected]

J. Revision History

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Source

Requirements

Documents

Contract

Implementing

Documents

None

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key labels/tags:

New terms that need to be added to Glossary/Acronym list:

Implementing Documents restricted to department/functional use

Research Integrity Office
[email protected]