Storage and Disposal of Data
Data will be encrypted and password-protected. Any paper printouts will be stored in a locked cabinet or secured space. Key codes will be used to separate personal information from raw data whenever possible. Anonymized digital data will be created under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license to ensure ongoing access is available for public good and may be kept in a secured Canadian data repository. This is indefinite to support federal initiatives to create open data sharing for knowledge development.
Please be advised that this research study includes additional data storage outside of Canada (e.g., the U.S.A.). For example, during the data collection and analysis phase, various tools hosted outside of Canada will be used, such as SurveyMonkey for survey data, Zoom, or other participant-preferred video tools for online interviews or focus groups, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365 for collaborative access to files, Dedoose, NVivo, and similar tools for analysis, and YouTube, Wordpress, or similar tools for dissemination. As such, there is a possibility that anonymized information about you that is gathered for this research study may be accessed without your knowledge or consent by the U.S. government, in compliance with the U.S. Freedom Act. Please note that we will only upload anonymized data we collect unless you request otherwise.
Contacts
If you have any questions about this study, you may contact Dr. Valerie Irvine, Director, Technology Integration and Evaluation Research Lab, at 250-721-7778 or virvine@uvic.ca. In addition, you may verify the ethical approval of this study (citing ethics protocol number 19-0074), or raise any concerns you might have, by contacting the Human Research Ethics Office at the University of Victoria (250-472-4545 or ethics@uvic.ca).