Date: 
13 October 2021 - 09:30 to 17:00
Location: 
University of Zadar
 

In this workshop, we discussed the European legal framework for data privacy and processing personal data (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR). The workshop helped participants understand how their research is affected by the GDPR and what issues to pay attention to.

The workshop began with a general introduction to the topics of data protection and the processing of personal data in the context of research, education and cultural heritage to summarize the pertinent articles of the GDPR. We then moved on to speak about the most common scenarios in which humanities' and social sciences' researchers encounter data protection issues. Examples of this included surveys, interviews and other research activities involving human participants, but also common academic scenarios like communication (mailing-lists, newsletters) and events (e.g. regarding picture and video recordings).

Because researchers have to obtain legal consent from their participants in order to comply with the GDPR for many of their activities, the DARIAH working group ELDAH (Ethics and Legality in Digital Arts and Humanities) has developed a tool that provides standardized consent form templates for obtaining legal consent from human participants: The DARIAH ELDAH Consent Form Wizard (CFW). The CFW enables digital scholars and the wider research infrastructure community to quickly and easily obtain a standardized consent form that is legally valid in all of the European Union.

The workshop participants were introduced to this tool and got a chance to test it by applying it to their own research practices. They used the tool to download templates to obtain research participants’ consent; these templates can be adjusted to their specific needs in a few simple steps. Workshop participants had also a chance to give feedback on the CFW: to point out elements that are missing and suggest additional consent scenarios.

 
Workshop Notes
 

Slides

 

Workshop Video

 

 

Speakers

Koraljka Kuzman Šlogar (Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research / DARIAH-HR)

Vanessa Hannesschläger  (CLARIAH-AT)

Walter Scholger (University of Graz / CLARIAH-AT)

Paweł Kamocki (IDS Mannheim / CLIC)

 

Participation

  • A limited number of travel grants will be available. Please note that a grant may cover full or partial costs of the travel and accommodation. Applications must be submitted latest by 25 September 2020 via this form.
  • Although we are looking forward to meeting you in Zadar, we would like to underline that should you join us in person, you are responsible to comply with the regulations regarding the sanitary restrictions that apply to traveling and staying abroad (for updated information see https://reopen.europa.eu/en and https://www.koronavirus.hr/en). We cannot guarantee any refunds in case you will not be able to come or the on-site participation will be cancelled.