To maintain the integrity of the CAIAA examinations, each Candidate (“Individual”) shall fully comply with this Examination Misconduct and Confidentiality Policy.
Each Individual shall not, directly, or indirectly:
- Misrepresent such Individual’s identity to CAIAA—its directors, officers, employees, representatives, or agents.
- Take part in an act of impersonation or any other form of cheating.
- Receive or make any unauthorized communication during any exam.
- Bring unauthorized materials (e.g., unapproved calculators, books, papers of any kind, or other aids) into any testing area.
- Use any unauthorized materials (electronic or otherwise) during any exam.
- Use a recording or transmission device (sound, image, or other) during any exam.
- Use cellular (mobile) phone, a laptop, a small computer, a PDA, a camera, a USB storage device, or any other device that transmits, stores, or can transmit or store information during any exam.
- Remove or attempt to copy or remove examination content, by any means whatsoever, including but not limited to memorization, note-taking, digital capture, or electronic transmission.
- Reproduce, transmit, or otherwise disclose any examination content to any third party.
- Create a disturbance before, during, or after the exam.
- Engage in any other conduct that could be considered by CAIAA, in its sole discretion, to compromise or attempt to compromise the reputation, integrity, validity, or security of the CAIAA Exams or CAIAA.
Each Individual shall, as applicable:
- Comply with CAIAA policies regarding exam procedures, including but not limited to the CAIAA examination policies.
- Report any suspicious activity relating to any exam or exam questions or other potential violations of this Examination Misconduct and Confidentiality Policy by emailing misconduct@caia.org. The names of individuals reporting such information will be kept confidential.
- Immediately notify CAIAA if the Individual obtains access, either intentionally or accidentally, to any examination questions outside of any exam.
In addition to the confidentiality obligations set forth in the CAIAA Examination Policies, at each exam appointment, each Individual will be required to agree to a Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) before being able to begin the exam. An Individual will only be permitted to access the exam after agreeing to the NDA. If an Individual does not agree to the NDA, the exam appointment will be terminated, and they will not be eligible for a refund. If you would like to review a copy of this NDA in advance of the exam appointment, please check the CAIAA Examination Non-Disclosure Agreement policy.
Confidentiality of Examination Questions: CAIAA’s examination questions are owned by CAIAA, and any unauthorized dissemination of the questions, in whole or in part, is an infringement of CAIAA’s intellectual property rights. CAIAA does not make any examination questions public nor has CAIAA authorized the publication or dissemination of any examination questions. CAIAA considers all past, present, in-development, or future examination questions to be CAIAA’s confidential information and trade secrets (collectively, the “Protected Information”), and CAIAA is only disclosing the Protected Information to the Individual for the purpose of completing each exam.
Each Individual shall not, directly, or indirectly, ask for, receive, use, publish, disseminate, or otherwise disclose any Protected Information at any time before, during, or after the exam. This includes but is not limited to discussing or disclosing any Protected Information verbally, in writing, or via e-mail, chat room or closed group, message board, social or professional networking service, or any other forum. Each Individual will promptly notify CAIAA of any attempt by a third party to compel the Individual to disclose Protected Information.
The Individual’s obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the Protected Information shall survive until such Protected Information is no longer considered a trade secret by CAIAA. Each Individual recognizes the irreparable injury that might result to the business of CAIAA if the Individual should breach this Examination Misconduct and Confidentiality Policy. Each Individual further recognizes that monetary damages will be inadequate for such Individual’s breach of this policy. In addition to any legal remedies CAIAA may have, CAIAA shall be entitled to injunctive relief and such other equitable remedies as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem appropriate, without the requirement to post any bond in connection therewith.
Ownership and Use of Exam-Related Materials: CAIAA is the copyright owner of CAIA core curriculum materials, CAIA Curriculum Companions (including learning outcome statements), CAIA workbooks, and CAIA sample exams (collectively, the “Exam-Related Materials”). Upon registration for a CAIA examination, Candidates have a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferrable license to use these Exam-Related Materials for their own examination preparation only. Candidates may not copy, alter, distribute, display, perform, share, email, or post these Exam-Related Materials without prior written permission from CAIAA. Violators may be subject to legal and/or disciplinary action.