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Update Data_Management to add a section about data protection
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Follow the guidance on that page for how to encrypt the form when sending it to them. The form needs
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to be signed by the head of department/division and the UCL data protection officer
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## Other Data Protection Concerns
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None of our filesystems are encrypted at rest or certified for the storage of special category
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data (as categorised by GDPR legislation). If you need to store or process this kind of data, our services
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are not suitable, and using them this way must be reported as an incident to
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[UCL's Data Protection Office](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/data-protection/).
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There are more secure services available for this kind of work: please see ARC and ISD's documentation on
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[Sensitive Data and Trusted Research Environments](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/advanced-research-computing/sensitive-data-and-trusted-research-environments),
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and the [assurance process for gaining access](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/data-safe-haven-arc-trusted-research-environment-assurance).
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Special category data includes:
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> - personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin;
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> - personal data revealing political opinions;
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> - personal data revealing religious or philosophical beliefs;
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> - personal data revealing trade union membership;
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> - [personal] genetic data;
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> - biometric data (where used for identification purposes);
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> - data concerning health;
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> - data concerning a person’s sex life; and
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> - data concerning a person’s sexual orientation.
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(Source: [UK Information Commissioner's Office - What is Special Category Data?](https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/special-category-data/what-is-special-category-data/))
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[UCL's Data Protection Office](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/data-protection/) should also be able
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to provide more advice in this area.
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