Research Data Access & Use Terms

Last updated: 3 August 2026

Data holder: Northstead Limited, a company registered in New Zealand, trading as Human Clarity Institute (“Human Clarity Institute”, “HCI”, “we”, “us”)
Contact: info@humanclarityinstitute.com

Human Clarity Institute does not currently make participant-level research datasets publicly available. These Research Data Access & Use Terms apply where HCI provides approved access to a research dataset directly to a verified researcher, institution or other authorised recipient.

These Terms should be read alongside HCI’s Privacy Policy, Data Governance & Ethics page and Terms of Service.

1. Current access position

HCI may publish aggregated research findings, statistics, benchmark results and research reports. These publications do not provide access to the underlying participant-level research records.

Access to selected research datasets may be considered for verified academic, public-interest or other approved research purposes. Access is discretionary, requires prior written approval from HCI and may require a separate Data Use Agreement.

2. Scope of these Terms

These Terms apply only to research datasets that HCI provides directly under a controlled-access arrangement after the date shown above.

These Terms do not grant access to HCI’s internal benchmark library, assessment scoring systems, customer records, personal reports or other internal operational data. They also do not alter rights that may already apply to copies of material previously released under a separate licence.

3. Approval and permitted purpose

A recipient may use a Dataset only for the specific purpose approved by HCI in writing. Approval may be subject to conditions concerning the research project, authorised users, storage location, security safeguards, publication, retention and deletion.

Unless HCI expressly agrees otherwise in writing, a recipient must:

use the Dataset only for the approved research or analytical purpose;
comply with all applicable laws, institutional requirements and recognised ethical research standards;
restrict access to the individuals expressly authorised by HCI;
apply reasonable technical and organisational safeguards;
use the Dataset only for the approved project and approved period;
acknowledge Human Clarity Institute and the relevant study, publication or DOI in resulting outputs; and
comply with any additional requirements contained in a Data Use Agreement.

4. Prohibited uses

A recipient must not:

attempt to identify, re-identify, contact or infer the identity of any participant;
combine the Dataset with other information for identification or re-identification purposes;
redistribute, publish, sell, sublicense or provide the Dataset to another person or organisation;
use the Dataset for commercial exploitation unless HCI has expressly approved that use in writing;
use the Dataset to profile an identifiable person or make an individual-level decision about them;
use the Dataset for automated evaluation of identifiable individuals;
remove or obscure any attribution, notice or restriction supplied with the Dataset; or
use the Dataset for any purpose that could reasonably compromise participant privacy, safety or protection.

The restrictions in this section are fundamental conditions of any access granted by HCI.

5. Security and incident notification

A recipient must protect the Dataset against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. Access credentials must not be shared, and copies must be limited to those reasonably required for the approved project.

The recipient must notify HCI promptly at info@humanclarityinstitute.com if the Dataset is lost, accessed without authorisation, disclosed improperly or used outside the approved purpose.

6. Publication and attribution

A recipient may publish analysis, findings or research outputs derived from the Dataset only where this is consistent with the approved purpose and any applicable Data Use Agreement.

Published outputs must not include participant-level records or information that could reasonably identify a participant. Appropriate attribution must be provided, for example:

Source: Human Clarity Institute, [study or dataset title], [year and DOI where applicable].

HCI may require a recipient to provide a copy of resulting publications or outputs for research-governance and citation purposes.

7. Retention, return and deletion

A recipient must retain the Dataset only for the approved period. At the end of that period, or earlier if HCI withdraws access, the recipient must securely delete or return the Dataset and any working copies, except where retention is required by law or expressly authorised by HCI in writing.

HCI may request written confirmation that deletion or return has been completed.

8. Suspension and withdrawal of access

HCI may refuse, limit, suspend or withdraw access where reasonably necessary to:

protect participant privacy or research integrity;
respond to a security, legal or ethical concern;
correct or review a Dataset;
address a breach or suspected breach of these Terms or a Data Use Agreement; or
comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Withdrawal of access does not affect obligations that are intended to continue, including confidentiality, re-identification restrictions, attribution, incident notification and deletion requirements.

9. Accuracy, interpretation and no warranties

Research datasets may be affected by sample composition, questionnaire wording, self-report limitations, coding decisions and the time at which information was collected.

Datasets are provided on an “as is” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, HCI makes no warranty that a Dataset is complete, error-free, representative of a general population or suitable for a particular research, commercial or operational purpose.

Responsibility for analysis methods, conclusions, interpretation and downstream use rests with the recipient.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, HCI is not liable for loss, damage, cost or consequence arising from access to, use of, interpretation of or reliance on a Dataset, except to the extent that liability cannot lawfully be excluded.

11. Historical licences

HCI has previously made certain research materials available through external repositories under separate licence terms. These Terms do not cancel, vary or retrospectively replace rights validly granted under an applicable earlier licence.

Any future access provided directly by HCI is governed by the written terms applying to that access at the time it is granted.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. The courts of New Zealand will have jurisdiction over disputes relating to access granted under these Terms, without prejudice to any mandatory rights that apply under the laws of another country.