Question:
The requesting user is an adjunct faculty member at the University (“in good standing”), but wishes to use the data for a non-University related consulting job with outside nonprofits.
My reading is that she is an authorized user, but the language around authorized use is a little ambiguous, despite my having read the case studies. Access is granted for licensed users to use the data for “research and statistical purposes”.
I don’t see anything that specifically says that the research and statistical analysis needs to be academic in nature, but is that implied? Or is it fine for her to conduct research for pay on behalf of an outside client as long as she only shares with her client the results of her analysis and not the underlying data?
Answer:
Your interpretation is correct, it is implied that the research and statistical analysis needs to be academic in nature. Even if the adjunct faculty member were to only be sharing the results of her analysis and not the underlying data, her use of the data for a non-University related consulting job with outside nonprofits would fall outside of the licence agreement.
