Funding is usually earmarked for a specific purpose. If funding is used improperly, i.e. for other purposes, or even misappropriated, you can report it here. 

 Procurement 

If tenders are not awarded to the best bidder, serious economic damage can result. In many cases, incorrect procurement decisions not only lead to unlawful discrimination of bidding companies, but also inflict direct economic damage on the procuring organisation.

Concerns breaches of regulations on the protection of personal data such as the GDPR, breaches of regulations on the protection of trade and business secrets as well as lack of data and system security. This includes, in particular, cases involving a large number of data or sensitive personal data. For example: 

Should you have information about practices that lead to the endangerment of public health, you can report them to us here. Often such information will be related to disease prevention.

Compliance with safety requirements for products is also an essential need of the general public, so that basic safety expectations for goods are protected. In the context of unsafe products, further information may emerge, particularly in organisations involved in their manufacture and distribution, about possible improper or illegal manufacturing, import or distribution practices. 

Here you can report violations against animal welfare as well as environmental offences and other environmental damage. For example: 

Damage to and unjust enrichment of the organisation's assets can be reported here, especially property offences such as theft, embezzlement or misappropriation. For example: 

In conflicts of interest, there is a risk that individuals/organisations are motivated by interests that run counter to their duties, so that decision-making processes are corrupted. Thus, personal interests of employees that appear incompatible with the organisation's interest in unbiased decision-making take on particular importance. 

This refers in particular to infringements of applicable accounting regulations or the principles of proper accounting, that lead to an inaccurate presentation in the organisation's financial reporting. For example: improper preparation or falsification of invoices, credit notes, financial statements, audit reports, etc.  

Violations of antitrust and competition law regulations adversely affect effective competition and thus the functioning of markets. An anti-competitive situation exists, for example, in the case of secret agreements or an exchange of competition-relevant information between a company and its competitors. 

The correct application of scientific methods is indispensable for scientific activity. In order to maintain trust in the honesty of academic work, universities, as important sites of science, must point out malpractices and consistently prevent negative developments. 

Violations of the principles of conduct at the workplace that result in unacceptable, undue working conditions can be reported here, e.g. improper behaviour such as: 

Of course, deficiencies in other subject areas also run counter to the interests of the organisation. Should you have sufficient reason to believe that such irregularities exist, you can report them here.