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IRB-Compliant Anonymization

Research Data Sharing Without Privacy Risks

Share participant data safely across institutions and publications. anonym.legal's reversible encryption enables longitudinal re-identification when ethically approved, while maintaining HIPAA Safe Harbor compliance for de-identified datasets.

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Entity types detected
100%
Reversible when approved
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HIPAA identifiers covered

Utfordringen

Forskningsinstitusjoner møter spenning mellom datadeling og personvern:

  • •Forskningsetikk krever beskyttelse av deltakernes personvern
  • •Samarbeid krever datadeling på tvers av institusjoner
  • •Longitudinelle studier trenger konsistente pseudonymer
  • •Publikasjoner må ikke inneholde identifiserbar informasjon

Løsningen

Konsistent, reproduserbar pseudonymisering for forskningsdata.

Løsningen

Konsistente ID-er

Samme pseudonym for samme identifikator på tvers av dokumenter. Perfekt for longitudinelle studier.

Reproduserbar

Behandle de samme dataene på nytt og få identiske resultater.

Sikker deling

Del datasett med samarbeidspartnere uten å risikere deltakernes personvern.

Forskningsformater

CSV, JSON og strukturert datastøtte for vanlige forskningsformater.

Research Applications

From clinical trials to social science surveys, anonym.legal supports the full research data lifecycle.

Data Sharing & Publication

  • De-identify datasets for open science repositories
  • Anonymize quotes and excerpts in publications
  • Safe cross-institution collaboration

Longitudinal Studies

  • Reversible encryption for approved re-identification
  • Consistent hashing to link records across time points
  • Full audit trails for IRB documentation
Unique Feature

Reversible for Approved Re-identification

Unlike permanent redaction, anonym.legal's reversible encryption lets you decrypt anonymized data when your IRB approves re-identification—essential for longitudinal research, follow-up studies, and data linking.

  • Follow-up Contacts: Re-identify participants for study continuation
  • Data Linking: Match anonymized records across datasets
  • IRB Documentation: Full audit trail for ethics compliance

Research Workflow

1

Collect data with informed consent

Store encryption key securely

2

Anonymize for analysis

Work with de-identified data

3

Publish de-identified results

Safe data sharing

4

Re-identify when IRB approves

Follow-up studies, data linking

Trusted by researchers

HIPAA Safe Harbor
Germany (EU) Hosted
Reversible Encryption
Full Audit Trail

Muliggjør trygt forskningssamarbeid

Start med 200 gratis tokens. Alle anonymiseringsmetoder inkludert.

Limitations / Important note

  • De-identification reduces but does not eliminate re-identification risk; assess residual risk for your dataset and release context.
  • Detection is probabilistic; high-stakes outputs should be human-reviewed. This is not legal advice.

How we measure — our methodology