Sensitive data
This section explains why it is important to understand how some data can be more sensitive than other kinds of data.
Sensitive information and data exclusion policy
Possibly, your organisation is implementing activities that deal with sensitive topics or information. For instance, activities that can be considered unacceptable or conflicting with local values by states or societies (e.g. in the areas of human rights, gender, or good governance, or because you are dealing with commercial information). In such a case, you may not want to publish all details of your activities to
both protect those who are doing the work as well as the intervention itself. Similarly, if you are working in sensitive geographic areas, you may not wish to publish details of your work and/or the location where it takes place. In such a case you must make a decision on what can be published and what cannot. Reasons to exclude data depend on each organisation but can vary from security concerns to the need to protect commercial information.