{"id":269,"date":"2021-06-14T14:16:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T14:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuwholeenergyh.wpengine.com\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=269"},"modified":"2021-06-14T14:16:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T14:16:48","slug":"how-will-my-personal-data-be-protected","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/wholeenergyhomes.northeastern.edu\/?ufaq=how-will-my-personal-data-be-protected","title":{"rendered":"How will my personal data be protected?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><\/style><div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-faq-category-title-accordion\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='date' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fufaq%2F269' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-269-xfIbqBQdiL' data-post_id='269'>\n\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='https:\/\/wholeenergyhomes.northeastern.edu\/?ufaq=how-will-my-personal-data-be-protected'>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tHow will my personal data be protected?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body ' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t\n<p>Your participation in this research is confidential. Only the researchers conducting this study will see the information about you and your home. No reports or publications will identify you or include information that could identify any individual as being part of this study.\u00a0We will record directory information like your name, address, email, and telephone number so we can administer the study and troubleshoot any problems with the system. This personally\u00a0identifiable information (PII) will be encrypted following standard practices and stored separately. At the completion of (or withdrawal from) the study, we will destroy the record of that directory information.\u00a0The demographic data, interview data,\u00a0and information you share with us on the household and optional health questionnaires will not include your PII. It will be organized using a unique\u00a0UserID\u00a0and\u00a0HomeID\u00a0that will be keyed to the PII. Only the\u00a0project\u2019s\u00a0senior researchers will have access to this key map. Along with the PII, the key map will also be destroyed at the conclusion of this study.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research team will\u00a0install a computer server in your home,\u00a0the Home Assistant,\u00a0collecting and storing data from all smart devices\u00a0connected to your\u00a0home\u2019s HVAC system, and then encrypting and transmitting it to the Northeastern cloud over a secure connection\u00a0approximately every 5 minutes for online processing. Only the PIs and senior researchers will have administrative control and access privileges on the\u00a0Home Assistant\u00a0server.\u00a0\u00a0For more detailed description of data security measures\u00a0in this study, please contact the research team (see below for contact information).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-back-to-top'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-back-to-top-link'>\n\t\tBack to Top\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A How will my personal data be protected? Your participation in this research is confidential. Only the researchers conducting this study will see the information about you and your home. 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