Use the brochure for research collaborations
Share the brochure Research collaboration with Umeå University with your collaboration partner so they understand the legal requirements for collaborations.
Sensitive personal data and violations of the law
Research on sensitive personal data and personal data on violations of the law requires ethical review approval.
Read more about processing personal data in research
Secrecy examinations
Before sharing research data with your collaborator, you must conduct a secrecy examination of the data in question. This is true even if the ethical approval states that the parties will collaborate and that you will share research data with the collaborator. You must also ensure that the sharing meets GDPR requirements.
GDPR secrecy
Chapter 21, section 7, item three of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act states that confidentiality applies to personal data if, after disclosure, the data will be processed in violation of the Ethical Review Act. This means that you may not share the data with the recipient if the recipient lacks ethical approval.
Read more about secrecy examinations and GDPR secrecy
Read more about what you need to consider when collaborating with different partners
Sharing data with Swedish authorities
What to know before collaborating with other Swedish authorities.
Sharing data with companies and organisations in Sweden
What to know before collaborating with companies and organisations in Sweden.
Sharing data with collaborators in other countries
What to consider when collaborating with a partner abroad.
Research collaboration agreements
When to have an agreement, rights to research results and certificate templates.
Do you have questions about research data?
The University has a cross-functional team that supports you with research data issues in areas such as archiving, legal affairs, IT support, open data, and information security. You can contact the research data support team using the following form:
Contact the research data support team if you have questions
