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The Consent Policy encompasses data that have been consented to by data donors or their legal representatives, or approved for use by competent authorities in compliance with national and international laws, general ethical principles, and best practices that respect restrictions on downstream uses. This includes recognition that the consent process is situated within and overseen by appropriate governance mechanisms.

This policy is founded on the following basic principles:

• consent is an open, communicative and, ideally, continuing relationship;
• there is an intention to share data across clinical or research groups, or jurisdictions and national borders, with appropriate approvals in place;
• plans for data sharing should be transparent, understandable, and accessible;
• data donors have a right to not participate in international data sharing or, if participating, are able to withdraw, with the understanding that it may not be possible to retrieve or destroy data once shared;
• data users and data producers will abide by applicable regulations and ethical norms when seeking and conducting international data sharing.