Data Use Agreement (DUA) is a contractual document used for the transfer of data that has been developed by an entity and the data is not in the public domain (i.e., confidential or proprietary) or is otherwise subject to some restrictions on its use.
Often, this data is a necessary component of a research project and it may or may not be human subject data from a clinical trial, or a Limited Data Set as defined in HIPAA.
UNO must ensure that DUA terms protect confidentiality when necessary, but permit appropriate publication and sharing of research results in accordance with University policies, applicable laws and regulations, and federal requirements.
DUAs are similar to confidentiality agreements in that they restrict the use and disclosure of confidential or propritary data, and in some cases, a CDA format may be used as a starting point to build a DUA appropriate for the transfer of data. DUAs may also contain terms that apply certain restrictions on how the shared data must be stored and protected.