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JISC Legal is conducting research into “Institutional Consent Management Policy and Processes Supporting Personalisation”.  The JISC-funded study is intended to assist the use of technologies which, for data protection or other legal reasons, require the consent of a user as to the release of their personal data. The project complements work being done on access management generally, and in particular, federated access management and Shibboleth.  
 
As part of the project, JISC Legal is conducting an online survey to investigate:
•            current policy and practice amongst institutions for gaining consent to the transfer of personal information to third party providers;
•            the purposes for which this information is disclosed.
 
The survey is aimed at colleagues who deal with Data Protection, Identity Management and/or Federated Access Management issues.
 
The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete.
 
They will not disclose any of the information you supply in any way which would identify your institution.  Any information you give will be used anonymously or in an aggregated form.  They nonetheless ask for your contact and institution details in order to bring together multiple returns from a single institution, and to enter you in the prize draw noted below.
 
More information about the survey: http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ConsentMgt/Survey.html
 
Why should you complete the survey?
•            To assist a sector-led investigation into an area which will allow better use of technology in further and higher education.
•            To have a chance to win a smart Flip mini-video camera:  ideal for creating quick video resources in your institution with its one-touch simplicity, or for your holiday videos with its very portable size.
 
The survey URL: http://www.survey.lse.ac.uk/jisclegal_cmstudy09
 
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Masha Garibyan: m.garibyan@lse.ac.uk