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This document constitutes the Agreement which is made between the University of Essex and every employee of the University of Essex who works at the UK Data Archive, and other individuals who are given access to the Archive or its systems, regarding non-disclosure of any classified information he...

There is a misconception in the research community that the use of secondary data does not entail legal considerations. Secondary data is an intellectual property of the data owner, so any use of that data may require the data owner’s permission or may be subject to certain terms and conditions....

The ethical and legal issues relating to research process in social sciences involving human participants had raised the concerns of policymakers, lawyers and scientists for many years. This topic especially came to the spotlight as the new GDPR entered into force in 2018. Anne-Mette Somby presen...

This presentation focuses on legal and ethical issues in Data Management with a particular focus on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It provides advice on researchers working with personal data on how to comply with GDPR across different phases of the life cycle. Responsible Open S...

As part of the 2019 SERISS train-the-trainer workshop, Libby Bishop discusses ethical and legal issues for data.

Data science technology promises to improve people's lives, accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, and bring about positive societal change. Yet, if not used responsibly, this same technology can reinforce inequity, limit accountability, and infringe on the privacy of individuals. In thi...

Rules of good scientific practice as outlined by GESIS.

Conditions of use of the data files provided by CSDA

Guides and support materials for researchers and project coordinators related with legal issues; copyright, licensing and research data; general data protection regulation and how to deal with sensitive data