Brain-CODE has been set up as three “Zones, each with a specific function described below.
Zone 1:
A repository of raw data and your personal data management solution. Participating Institutions will have ownership and control over the data they provide in Zone 1, and be able to share it with investigators that are listed as collaborators on their projects, described through Sub-Schedule C of the Participation Agreement.
Diagram of the 3 Brain-CODE Zones
Zone 2:
The long-term secure storage of data. Once data entered into Brain-CODE have been processed to remove direct identifiers (unless otherwise approved by an REB) to the extent possible or encrypted, it will be stored in Zone 2. This is also where data can be linked with other data from external databases through a secure linking protocol.
Zone 3:
Third-party access and analysis of processed data. Processed data may be prepared by OBI for disclosure to approved parties through a data access request, following a further analysis of the risk of identification.