Korea4K

Policy for the Korea4K project

1. The data provided by the Korean Genomics Center at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as “KOGIC”) must only be used for the research purpose as stated. a. For use in any purpose other than the research or academic requirements as stated in enclosure 1, a resubmission of this form is required. 2. Without prior approval, the redistribution of data provided by KOGIC is prohibited. a. The distribution, reading, and duplication of data by a third party is prohibited. b. The security of the data management medium must be tightly controlled so that the access or leakage of data to third parties is prevented. c. Following submission of this form (approval of request), if a third party requires access to the data for reasons such as joint research, they must submit an additional request for the usage of data. 3. The act of identifying an individual from the provided data or contacting a research subject or donor of human-derived materials is prohibited. 4. When publishing research results (paper, conference/ symposium, report, patent/ prototype, etc.) using the data provided, you must cite the Korea4K paper and indicate that the relevant data was provided by KOGIC. Korea4K: whole genome sequences of 4,157 Koreans with 107 phenotypes derived from extensive health check- ups (unpublished) Example: Korean Genome Project data were provided by Korean Genomics Center in Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.