aspg-22-3747-1791483650 20261008182050 American Scientific Publishing Group admin@americaspg.com American Scientific Publishing Group International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science IJBES 2571-1075 2025 11 1 Nura ALHallak Building Information Modeling and Management Master Programme, Syrian Virtual University, Damascus, Syria Hassan M. Ali Doctorate student of construction Engineering & Management Dept., Civil Eng. Faculty, Homs University, Syria Mohamed Shaban Professor in the Master's Program in Building Information Modeling and Management at the Syrian Virtual University, Damascus, Syria The rapid advancement of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has revolutionized the construction industry, enabling collaborative workflows among architects, engineers, contractors, and clients. However, it has introduced critical ethical and legal challenges related to data ownership, intellectual property rights, and privacy. This thesis explores these issues by analyzing legal frameworks, contractual agreements, and ethical considerations governing BIM data ownership. It examines stakeholder roles, recurring disputes, and the impact of BIM’s collaborative environment, with a focus on global and regional contractual adequacy. Findings reveal frequent conflicts between engineering teams and clients over intellectual property, highlighting the need for explicit contractual provisions and ethical guidelines addressing privacy, consent, and data control. The study proposes actionable recommendations to establish a robust framework for equitable, transparent, and sustainable data management in the construction sector. 2025 18 24 3747 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 10.54216/IJBES.110103 https://www.americaspg.com/journal/22/article/3747 https://www.americaspg.com/storage/articles/manuscripts/01KYQV31RV470ZF9VE0ZV5MFA9.pdf