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Data Use Policy (“Data Bill of Rights”)

“The more data you have to look at, the more data you have to look at.”

Gathering Data

  1. We will only gather data which we are legally allowed to obtain.
  2. We will only gather data that we don’t already have.
  3. We will only gather data for which we have an explicit, planned use.
  4. We will only gather data from reliable sources.
  5. We will only gather data when we have a confirmation process created to verify its accuracy.
  6. We will only gather data when we have built a mechanism to verify its timeliness (when it was obtained, when we re-verify its accuracy).

Updating Data

  1. We will display all data that we currently have.
  2. We will verify data past its expiration date.
  3. We will update data only from those sources who are permitted to make changes.
  4. 当有机会时,我们将更新我们的记录(即联系的结果)。

Using Data

  1. 每次使用数据时,我们都会尽可能联系最少的人。
  2. We won’t share data that doesn’t need to be shared or published.
  3. We will not keep data past its useful or legal life.