Security & custody
Your approval defines the boundary.
Before access, agree what is included, what is excluded, and which uses are permitted.
A controlled process.
Required approvals
A written scope comes before access. Only approved sources may be accessed read-only. Buyers receive redacted samples under NDA and with the owner’s approval.
Planned safeguards
A vetted third-party specialist is contemplated for de-identification. Encryption in transit and at rest is the target. An approximately one-week raw-file hold followed by deletion is intended. Provider, access, retention, and deletion arrangements must be agreed and technically ready before work begins.
Contractual controls
Off-limits lists are binding. The owner retains the underlying data. Use, duration, retention, payment, and any exclusivity are defined in writing. Exclusivity is never perpetual.
Remaining risks
De-identification reduces risk but cannot eliminate re-identification or confidentiality risk. Rights review may prevent a record from being licensed.
A de-identification example
Dispatch exception
- Reported by
- Jordan Leedispatcher 104
- Customer contact
- orders@example.comcustomer contact 219
- Delivery address
- 14 Harbor Laneservice location 032
The working record The first route was rejected because the pallet count was incorrect. Dispatch checked the load sheet, corrected the count, and verified that the revised route met capacity and timing requirements.
Original: sample identifiers are visible.