The scientific integrity of our research is of the utmost importance to the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. To avoid actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest associated with the receipt of financial support, we adhere to the policies set forth below. Our policies mirror those of Harvard University but go beyond university policies in several important respects.

1. The Center does not accept any conditions from donors concerning how unrestricted gift funds are spent.
2. The Center will on occasion accept restricted gift funds targeted to educational purposes such as support of post-doctoral fellows, research seminars, and workshops. Any financial support accepted for these educational purposes will be publicly acknowledged and reported.
3. Restricted, project-specific grants and awards to the Center adhere to all applicable university rules, including the freedom of investigators to design projects and publish results without restraint by sponsors. When merited, additional procedures such as use of a broad-based, independent peer review group to review study methods and findings are implemented.
4. The Center strives for a diversity of funding sources to assure that no single source is perceived as having undue influence on HCRA's activities.
5. All sources of financial support for the Center's activities are disclosed publicly. Restricted, project-specific grants and awards are acknowledged in all HCRA reports, news releases, or other publications based on the funded research.
6. Faculty and research staff affiliated with the Center at all times are expected to emphasize that they are expressing their personal opinions and not the opinions of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis or of Harvard University.