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|Title=The impact of the GDPR on your scientific data
 
|Title=The impact of the GDPR on your scientific data
|Is About=On May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force in Europe. The GDPR sets out the new rules researchers must adhere to when processing personal data (1). Personal data is any data with which a person can be directly or indirectly identified. Researchers should conform to the GDPR principles of data protection to protect the privacy rights of their study participants and avoid legal issues.
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|Is About=On May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force in Europe. The GDPR sets out the new rules researchers must adhere to when processing personal data. <ref>EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (2018). Available online at: https://gdpr-info.eu/</ref> Personal data is any data with which a person can be directly or indirectly identified. Researchers should conform to the GDPR principles of data protection to protect the privacy rights of their study participants and avoid legal issues.
 
|Important Because=Research data often contains personal characteristics, such as a name, location data, or physical, physiological, genetic or cultural features of a person. For these, the GDPR provides the following principles in [https://gdpr-info.eu/art-5-gdpr/ article 5]:
 
|Important Because=Research data often contains personal characteristics, such as a name, location data, or physical, physiological, genetic or cultural features of a person. For these, the GDPR provides the following principles in [https://gdpr-info.eu/art-5-gdpr/ article 5]:
  
* "Data should be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner."
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*"Data should be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner."
* "Data should be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and is not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes."
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*"Data should be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and is not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes."
* "Data should be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed."
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*"Data should be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed."
* "Data should be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed. For scientific data, it is often recommended to use pseudonymization as a technique to further protect subject privacy. Long-term archiving for scientific purposes is allowed when in accordance to Article 89 of the GDPR."
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*"Data should be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed. For scientific data, it is often recommended to use pseudonymization as a technique to further protect subject privacy. Long-term archiving for scientific purposes is allowed when in accordance to Article 89 of the GDPR."
* "Data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss."
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*"Data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss."
 
|Important For=phd students
 
|Important For=phd students
 
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The impact of the GDPR on your scientific data

What is this about?

On May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force in Europe. The GDPR sets out the new rules researchers must adhere to when processing personal data. [1] Personal data is any data with which a person can be directly or indirectly identified. Researchers should conform to the GDPR principles of data protection to protect the privacy rights of their study participants and avoid legal issues.

Why is this important?

Research data often contains personal characteristics, such as a name, location data, or physical, physiological, genetic or cultural features of a person. For these, the GDPR provides the following principles in article 5:

  • "Data should be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner."
  • "Data should be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and is not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes."
  • "Data should be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed."
  • "Data should be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed. For scientific data, it is often recommended to use pseudonymization as a technique to further protect subject privacy. Long-term archiving for scientific purposes is allowed when in accordance to Article 89 of the GDPR."
  • "Data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss."

For whom is this important?

Other information

  1. EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (2018). Available online at: https://gdpr-info.eu/
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