Carolinas Conversations Collection
   
Carolinas Conversations Collection

Security

The data in the Collection is doubly firewalled on protected servers. This is to protect the identities of vulnerable persons and their guardians who have agreed to share their voices with you. You will need to sign the form below as part of your access to the Collection.

 

RESTRICTED DATA USE AGREEMENT

Restricted Data Use Agreement

between the

Medical University of South Carolina Library

Carolinas Conversations Collection

Charleston, South Carolina

and

 

 

(Restricted Data Investigator’s Name- Please print or type)

 

_________________________________________________________

(Receiving Organization/Current Department)

 

 

This agreement is entered into by the Medical University of South Carolina Library and the Carolinas Conversations Collection  archive and ____________________________, the Restricted Data Investigator, patterned after and consistent with the requirements of Section 28 of the Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 22 (http://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/confidentiality.pdf) as applied to the Protection of Human Subjects by the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee Recommendations on Confidentiality and Research Data Protections (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/nhrpac/documents/nhrpac14.pdf),

 

 IRB Study Number ____________

 

for the research proposed in the Restricted Data Investigator’s proposal submitted with this agreement and no other purposes.

 

The research proposal should address the topics and methods of the proposed research, why the restricted data are required instead of publicly available data, and the procedures to be used to protect the confidentiality of research subjects and the security of the transferred data. 

 

The Restricted Data Investigator and the Receiving Organization/Department understand that the data to be transferred are not to be used to identify persons or organizations and/or the cases of persons or organizations within the meaning of Section 28 of the Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 22 and the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee Recommendations on Confidentiality and Research Data Protections.

 

The Restricted Data Investigator and the Receiving Organization agree to the following terms and conditions:

 

 

 

Definition of Terms:

 

1.     “Restricted Data” refers to the original restricted data in all its forms (audio, video and transcription) provided by the Carolinas Conversations Collection archive and any fields or variables derived from these data, on whatever media they shall exist. (Aggregated statistical summaries of dat and analyses, such as tables, factor analyses and regression statisticsa are not considered “derived” for the purposes of this agreement.

 

2. "Restricted Data Investigator" refers to the investigator who serves as the primary point

of contact for all communications involving this Agreement. The Restricted Data

Investigator assumes all responsibility for compliance with all terms of this Agreement by

employees of the Receiving Organization.

3. "Principal Investigator(s)" refers to the Restricted Data Investigator and any Co-Principal

Investigators.

4. "Receiving Organization" refers to the organization employing the Restricted Data

Investigator.

5. "Research Staff" refers to any individuals other than the "Restricted Data Investigator(s)"

with access to the restricted data.

6. The "Representative of the Receiving Organization" refers to an individual who has the

authority to represent your organization in agreements of this sort, such as a Vice

President, Dean, Provost, Center Director, or similar official. (Note that a Department

Chair is not acceptable unless specific written delegation of authority exists.)

7.             "CCC" refers to the Carolinas Conversations Collection, a data repository wholly owned by the Medical University of South Carolina Library.

Ownership of Data

8. Ownership of restricted data will be retained by CCC. Permission to use restricted data

by the Restricted Data Investigator(s) and Receiving Organization may be revoked by

CCC at any time, at their discretion. The Restricted Data Investigator(s) and Receiving

Organization must return or destroy all originals and copies of the restricted data, on

whatever media it may exist, within 5 days of a written request to do so. Failure to do so will result a

formal complaint to both involved Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and sanctions.

Access to the Restricted Data

9. Access to the restricted data will be limited solely to the individuals signing this

agreement and the Restricted Data Investigator’s research staff on a “need to know” only

basis. The data may not be "loaned" or otherwise conveyed to anyone other than the

signatories to this agreement.  The data cannot be posted on any public venue or shared in any social

media.

10. Copies of the restricted data or any subsequent variables or data files derived from the

restricted data will not be provided to any other individual or organization without the

prior written consent of the CCC.

Uses of the Restricted Data

11. The restricted data will be used solely for the purpose of scientific and public policy

research, and not for any administrative, proprietary, or law enforcement purposes or in any forum

that allows public access out of the listed research team (i.e. social media).

12. The restricted data will be used to generate only statistical summary information  or qualitative

description that does not allow any individual, family, household, business, or organization to be

identified.

13. The restricted data will be used solely for the research project described in the research

proposal attached to this Agreement.

14. No attempt will be made to identify any individual person, family, household, business,

or organization. If an individual person, family, household, business, or organization is

inadvertently identified, or if a technique for doing so is discovered, the identification or

discovery will be immediately reported to CCC, and the identification or discovery will

not be revealed to any other person who is not a signatory to this agreement.

15. No attempt will be made to link this restricted data with any other dataset, including

other datasets provided by CCC, unless specifically identified in the approved research

proposal attached to this Agreement.

 

16. Use of the restricted data will be consistent with the receiving organization's policies

regarding scientific integrity and human subjects research.

Data Confidentiality Procedures

17. If the Receiving Organization requires a review of research proposed in this Agreement by

an Institutional Review Board/Human Subjects Review Committee or equivalent body,

the Research Data Investigator certifies that the review has taken place and all approvals

have been granted prior to this application for use of the restricted data.

18. The Receiving Organization will treat allegations, by CCC or other parties, of violations

of this agreement as allegations of violations of its policies and procedures on scientific

integrity and misconduct. If the allegations are confirmed, the Receiving Organization will

treat the violations as it would violations of the explicit terms of its policies on scientific

integrity and misconduct.

19. The Restricted Data Investigator certifies that all aspects of the plan for protecting the

confidentiality of the data provided under this Agreement, as detailed in the attached

research proposal, will be followed until which time all copies of the restricted data are

destroyed.

 

Destruction of Data Upon Completion of Research Project

20. The Restricted Data Investigator will certify to CCC that all originals and copies of the

restricted data, on whatever media, will be destroyed at the completion of the research

project described in the research proposal attached to this Agreement, or within 5 days of

written request from the CCC.  The IRB protocol must stipulate in what time period the original data

will be destroyed.

Duration of This Agreement

21. This Agreement will go into effect upon approval of the Agreement by CCC, and will

remain in effect until the completion of the research project, or 24 months from the date

this Agreement is accepted by CCC, whichever comes first. If, at the end of 24 months,

access to the restricted data is still desired, the Restricted Data Investigator must contact

CCC in writing requesting such continued access. If continued access is denied by

CCC, or if the Restricted Data Investigator neglects to contact the CCC prior to the

end of the 24-month period, all originals and copies of the restricted data, on whatever

media they exist, must be destroyed by the Restricted Data Investigator.

Post-Approval Modifications to Submitted Materials

22. If changes in research plans or computer environment will alter the information originally

submitted as part of this Agreement, the Restricted Data Investigator shall provide the

CCC with a copy of the revised materials and a memorandum describing the changes in

advance of the revisions. These revisions will be considered amendments to this

Agreement and may not be implemented until written approval is received from CCC.

23. A change in the employer of the Restricted Data Investigator requires the execution of a

new Restricted Data Use Agreement, including an updated research proposal that details

the plans for the protection of the confidentiality and security of the data. These

materials must be approved by CCC before restricted data may be accessed at the new

place of employment.

 

24. When research staff join the project (either at its beginning or while in progress), they

shall be informed of the necessary procedures to protect the confidentiality and security

of the restricted data and shall agree in writing to abide by those procedures. A form for

these staff agreements is provided at the end of this agreement and was derived from:

            http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/access/restricted/supplemental.jsp

The Restricted Data

Investigator shall maintain these signed agreements until the restricted data have been

destroyed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Violation of This Agreement

25. If CCC determines that the Agreement may have been violated, CCC will inform the

Restricted Data Investigator(s) of the allegations in writing and will provide them with an

opportunity to respond in writing within 10 days. CCC may also, at that time, require

immediate return or destruction of all copies of the restricted data in possession of the

investigators. Failure to do so will be determined to be a material breach of this

Agreement and, among other legal remedies, may be subject to injunctive relief by a court

of competent jurisdiction. If CCC deems the allegations unfounded or incorrect, the

data may be returned to the Restricted Data Investigator under the terms of the original

agreement. If CCC deems the allegations in any part to be correct, CCC will

determine and apply the appropriate sanction(s).

26. If CCC determines that any aspect of this agreement has been violated, CCC may

invoke these sanctions as it deems appropriate:

1.     Denial of all future access to restricted data files.

 

2.       Report of the violation to the Receiving Organization’s office responsible for

scientific integrity and misconduct, with a request that the institution's sanctions

for misconduct be imposed.

3. Report of the violation to appropriate Federal and private agencies or foundations

that fund scientific and public policy research, with a recommendation that all

current research funds be terminated, that future funding be denied to the

investigator(s) and to all other persons involved in the violation, and that access to

ther restricted data be denied in the future.

4. Such other remedies that may be available to CCC under law or equity, including injunctive relief.

Restricted Data

Investigator                         _________________________________________________             Date___________

(Signature)

 

Name                                     _________________________________________

(Please print or type name and information below)

 

Address                         _________________________________________

 

_________________________________________

 

City/ST/Zip                         _________________________________________

 

Telephone                         _________________________________________

 

E-mail address             _________________________________________

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Receiving Organization

By                                     _________________________________________ Date___________

(Signature)

 

Name                                     _________________________________________

(Please print or type name and information below)

 

Title/Position                         _________________________________________

 

Address                         _________________________________________

 

_________________________________________

 

City/State/Zip                         _________________________________________

 

Telephone                         _________________________________________

 

E-mail address             _________________________________________

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For the Archive             _______________________________________            (Signature) Date___________

 

__________________________________________(Name)

Director:            Charlene  Pope, PhD

Approved [ ] Modifications required [ ] Declined [ ]

 

 

Restricted Data Use Agreement:

Supplemental Agreement With Research Staff

INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit an original-signature copy of this agreement. (It will be

countersigned and a copy returned to you.) Use additional copies of this page if

necessary.

 

The undersigned staff, in consideration of their use of this restricted data certify the

following:

 

1. That they have read the associated Policy and Data Transfer Agreement, and the Data

Protection Plan incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

 

2. That they are "Research Staff" within the meaning of the Agreement (any research

staff other than the Restricted Data Investigator).

 

3. That they will fully comply with the terms of the Agreement, including the Data

Protection Plan incorporated by reference into it.

 

4. That they will not attempt to access this restricted data until approved to do so by

CCC.

5. They will be subject to all penalties as the Restricted Data Use Investigator.

 

Study Title ___________________________________________________________

 

1) Signature:____________________________________________________________

Date:_____________________

 

Typed Name:___________________________________________________________

 

 

Title/Formal Affiliation with Research Project:________________________________

 

2) Signature:____________________________________________________________

Date:_______________________

 

Typed Name:____________________________________________________________

 

Title/Formal Affiliation with Research Project:_________________________________

 

 

The above Research Staff are hereby granted approval to access this restricted data:

 

____________________________________________________________

Carolinas Conversations Collection of the Medical University of South Carolina

 

 

** Adapted from the Restricted Data Use Agreement of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/access/restricted/restricted.jsp

E-mail address             _________________________________________

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For the Archive             _______________________________________            (Signature) Date___________

 

__________________________________________(Name)

Director, Medical Library, MUSC

 

 

Approved [ ] Modifications required [ ] Declined [ ]

 

 

Restricted Data Use Agreement:

Supplemental Agreement With Research Staff

INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit an original-signature copy of this agreement. (It will be

countersigned and a copy returned to you.) Use additional copies of this page if

necessary.

 

The undersigned staff, in consideration of their use of this restricted data certify the

following:

 

1. That they have read the associated Policy and Data Transfer Agreement, and the Data

Protection Plan incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

 

2. That they are "Research Staff" within the meaning of the Agreement (any research

staff other than the Restricted Data Investigator).

 

3. That they will fully comply with the terms of the Agreement, including the Data

Protection Plan incorporated by reference into it.

 

4. That they will not attempt to access this restricted data until approved to do so by

CCC.

 

Study Title ___________________________________________________________

 

1) Signature:____________________________________________________________

Date:_____________________

 

Typed Name:___________________________________________________________

 

 

Title/Formal Affiliation with Research Project:________________________________

 

2) Signature:____________________________________________________________

Date:_______________________

 

Typed Name:____________________________________________________________

 

Title/Formal Affiliation with Research Project:_________________________________

 

 

The above Research Staff are hereby granted approval to access this restricted data:

 

____________________________________________________________

 

 

 

** Adapted from the Restricted Data Use Agreement of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

http://www.ICPSR.umich.edu/NACJD/private/private.pdf

 

Carolinas Conversations Collection