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This research data portal points researchers, research staff, and support personnel to the campus offices and resources that can help. Short pieces of guidance offer expertise on topics of data security and data management, and links to detailed information steer researchers and staff alike to data, technologies, tools, and services that can make the research effort a success.

Contributing Organizations D-Lab

D-Lab helps Berkeley faculty, staff, and graduate students move forward with...

Data Use Agreements

If you seek data for research from a third party, the Industry Alliances Office (IAO) will assist you by reviewing and executing your agreement.

A Data Use Agreement (DUA) is an agreement used to transfer research data from a providing party to a receiving party. A Data Access Agreement (DAA) is an agreement used to gain access to another party's secure data site and use the data there; no data transfer takes place.

Data agreements pose restrictions on use, and have intellectual property terms, publication requirements, and...

Data Use Agreements - For Outgoing Data

Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)

If you are seeking to send your data to another party, the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) can assist you in putting together a data use agreement (DUA) to send the data. In order to ensure that the transfer of outgoing data from UC Berkeley meets University policies and safeguards you, your lab, your future rights, and the requirements of funding agencies, a DUA must be entered before sending the data. A DUA is similar to a confidentiality agreement in that it...

My sponsored project involves receipt of data. Who do I talk to?

The Sponsored Projects Office handles federal, state, and non-profit awards.

The Industry Alliances Office handles industry contracts as well as stand-alone data use agreements.

Sharing and Publishing

Who can review my security plan?

Research IT reviews and consults on security plans.

Who can review and sign my Data Use Agreement?

There may be several types of Data Use Agreement, depending on whether the agreement covers research data or commercially available data, or whether the data is coming in to Berkeley or being sent out from Berkeley to another party. Click here to explore the offices that can help.

Purchasing Commercially Available Data

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

If you need to purchase goods and/or services (potentially involving data) from a supplier, the SCM Buyer that supports your department will assist you on the agreement and Purchase Order (payment mechanism). SCM supports the academic and research mission of the university by developing the agreement with the Supplier and assessing the level of risk to help protect the UC IP through...

Service Agreements with Third-Party Data

Business Contracts and Brand Protection (BCBP)

If you have a fee-for-services agreement with an outside party under which you will be provided data to analyze as a business service, BCBP reviews, drafts, negotiates, and executes such business contracts for Berkeley on behalf of The Regents of the University of California. Requests to review or create such a business contract are submitted through the Business Contract Management System (BCMS) and must include a detailed scope of work. Faculty members and/or staff should contact...

What is the difference between Data Use and Data Access?

Research Data Use Agreements (DUAs) govern access to and treatment of data provided by an outside organization to Berkeley for use in Berkeley research.

Similar to a Data Use Agreement, a Data Access Agreement (DAA) is an agreement used to gain access to another party's secure data site to use the data there; no data transfer takes place. To have your DUA or DAA reviewed, contact the Industry Alliances Office.