Protecting your data

Your privacy and the security of your data are very important to us. We have the highest security standards in place and your data will only be used for the purposes of health research, and for GlobalMinds to contact you about this and other studies.
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How we keep your data safe

Akrivia Health is responsible for collecting and looking after the information that you provide as part of GlobalMinds, and making sure it is used appropriately.

Your data will be stored and handled securely, in line with data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the relevant security standards.

Your identifiable data (e.g. your name, contact details and NHS number) will be removed from the other information we hold about you, such as your health records and questionnaire responses, so that you cannot be identified.

Only a small number of people at Akrivia Health will have access to your identifiable data, and it will be shared only with necessary approved suppliers who process data on our behalf. For instance, to send our saliva sample kits.

Researchers and research organisations (outside of Akrivia Health) will never have access to your personally identifiable data.

Read our full privacy notice

Your data in research

The GlobalMinds dataset could hold the key to countless discoveries over several decades. To fulfil this potential, GlobalMinds will be accessible to researchers from universities, the NHS, charities and industry.

However, this will always be done according to strict rules and procedures, and researchers will never have access to data that could identify participants.

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We will use the data you supply to GlobalMinds only for the purposes of mental health research

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We will tightly control access to your data. It will be granted only to those researchers aligned with our mission

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Researchers will apply to access the GlobalMinds dataset for mental health research

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Applications will be reviewed by a Data Access Committee

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If permission is granted, Akrivia Health, who are responsible for GlobalMinds data, will prepare the dataset required for their research

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Researchers will access this limited dataset through a secure online route

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The Data Access Committee will monitor data access, to ensure researchers are using the information only in the way that was agreed

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Researchers will not be provided with access to data that could identify participants

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Researchers will not be able to download or share data outside of our highly secure research environment, which is under very strict controls

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We will never share your data with industries outside of this, such as advertising or insurance companies