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| Studies for Veterans and their Partners |
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 Confidentiality |
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Any information about you obtained from this research will be kept as confidential (private) as possible. All data obtained from this research, including the video recordings, will be kept in a locked file cabinet and on secure password-protected computer databases. Your identity on these records will be indicated by a random identification number rather than by your name, and the information linking these case numbers with your identity will be kept separate from the research records. You will not be identified by name in any publication of research results unless you sign a separate form giving permission (release).
To help us protect your privacy, we have obtained a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Heart, Blood, and Lung, effective as of 9/21/11. Under the protection of the approved Certificate, the researchers cannot be forced to disclose information that may identify you, even by a court subpoena, in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings. The researchers will use the Certificate to resist any demands for information that would identify you.
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