
Data protection, rights and access
Ethical and privacy issues
• Are there ethical and privacy issues?
• If so, how will these be resolved?
• Confidentiality.
• Is the data ‘personal data’ in terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA)?
• What have you done to comply with your obligations under the DPA?
IPR (Intellectual Property Rights)
• Is the dataset covered by copyright or the Database Right? If so, who owns the copyright and other intellectual property?
• How will the dataset be licensed if rights exist?