If you need to send or receive data or materials that are or could be confidential, proprietary, sensitive, or regulated by law, then you must have an MTA or DUA.
What is an MTA?
An MTA is a contract between a provider and receiver of tangible research materials when the materials are to be transferred to the receiver for the use of the material in their own research.
Why do I need an MTA?
To protect the researcher and the university from legal liability relating to the use of materials and data.
What is a DUA?
A DUA is a contract in which a provider grants the recipient certain data (including electronically stored data) under legal terms restricting the use of the data by the receipient.
Why do I need an DUA?
Certain types of data are required by law to be transferred, stored, and protected in particular ways—e.g., protected health information (under HIPAA) and personal data (under the GDPR).
Materials Transferred to Tulane
Materials Transferred from Tulane
If you have any questions, then please contact OIPM@tulane.edu for more information about MTAs or DUAs.
