Part of the application process includes describing how the data will be securely stored and accessed, and/or transferred. Applications must also include a copy of the SPARCS Security Guidelines signed by the organization’s Chief Information Security Officer or lead IT Administrator.
You will be required to take all necessary precautions to prevent unwarranted invasions of personal privacy resulting from any data analysis or release. This includes agreeing to the condition that you will not release any information that could be used, alone or in combination with other reasonably available information, to identify an individual who is the subject of the information. As the data requestor, you will bear full responsibility for breaches or unauthorized disclosures of personal information resulting from the use of SPARCS data.