Ethiopia National Anti-doping office has an obligation to promote Doping free sport nationwide and provide a mechanism to assist in the implementation of its establishment Regulation. As such, it is mandated with planning and implementation of the doping control process part of which entails intelligence gathering, analysis of information, investigations and safe storage of the acquired information. Therefore, this information sharing and privacy guideline has been produced to undertake the proper information sharing and protection of privacy.

The Guide line provides the basis for how to collect, store, use and disclose personal information. It, in particular, requires Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel to furnish a significant amount of Personal Information to ETH-NADO. As a result, it is essential that ETH-NADO appropriately protect the confidential and secured information that it Processes both to meet legal standards and to ensure the continued confidence and trust of those involved in organized sport.

The information sharing and privacy Guide line provides directions relating to the protection of Personal Information by ETH-NADO and other concerned stakeholders, Consistent with other International Standards that have been developed and implemented. The Guide line sets forth a minimum, common set of rules to which ETH-NADO must conform when collecting and handling Personal Information pursuant to the Code. In some cases, ETH-NADO may be required by applicable laws to apply rules or standards that exceed those set forth in this Standard.

This Guide line is composed of the main objective, scope, classification of information, information handling and its standards, privacy protection, disclosure of information and ETH-NADO Role on the Process of Doping Control Information Clearinghouse.