Where can I say my data is stored on a grant or ethics application?
Some funders, ethics bodies and data owners may ask where your data is stored or located. Here are some statements and information you can use to respond to this kind of question:
Service name: UNSW Data Archive
Where service is hosted: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sydney/ap-southeast-2 region. This region uses multiple discrete and geographically separated availability zones/hosting locations.
Who has access:
- User authentication to Data Archive is password protected; user access is managed through UNSW ResData
- Administrator access to Data Archive application is password protected
- Remote access to Data Archive servers is password protected and requires VPN using multi-factor authentication
- Physical access to hosting data centres and hardware is managed by AWS
Help and further information
- Information on restricting access to data on the archive.