The Experimental Economics Laboratory of UMass Amherst is bound by the UMass Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research..

The Willis Lab's research-ethics responsibilities include the proper safeguarding of potentially sensitive data collected during an experiment. The Willis Lab takes the following steps to meet its confidentiality requirements:

• All data collected during recruitment is stored on a server that is accessible only to Willis Lab research staff. These data are used only for the purpose of recruiting subjects to participate in Willis Lab experiments.
• All personally-identifying data collected during an experiment (e.g., your name) is processed according to the approved ethics document of the respective study. Usually, any personal information is replaced with a code number, and the list linking code numbers to personally-identifying data is kept separate from the experimental data.
• All human-subjects forms containing personally-identifying information (e.g., informed consent) are stored in secure locations.

As a human-subject participant at Willis Lab, it is your right to lodge a complaint if you believe that sensitive information about you collected during an experiment has not actually been kept confidential. Such complaints can be delivered to the Human Subjects Internal Review Board, University of Massachusetts, 413-545-3428, E-Mail: humansubjects@ora.umass.edu