Description
Check a pseudonymized release record against supplied purpose/audience flags.
Consent, privacy and retention records encode supplied purposes, audiences, withdrawal status and timing rules. Literal membership or a true local predicate can organize these assertions while valid informed consent, adequate de-identification and lawful processing require separate contextual assessment.
Check a pseudonymized release record against supplied purpose/audience flags.
When to use this tool
Use Biobank Pseudonym Release Scope Check when checking the stated permission, withdrawal, retention or disclosure-record convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recordPurpose, permittedPurposes, audience, permittedAudiences, pseudonymPresent, withdrawn. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read scopeMatches, eligibleUnderFlags. Inspect scopeMatches, eligibleUnderFlags before interpreting the associated values.
Check a pseudonymized release record against supplied purpose/audience flags. scopeMatches needs both memberships, eligibleUnderFlags also requires pseudonymPresent and no withdrawal.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recordPurpose | Record Purpose | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| permittedPurposes | Permitted Purposes | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| audience | Audience | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| permittedAudiences | Permitted Audiences | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| pseudonymPresent | Pseudonym Present | Required. Boolean. |
| withdrawn | Withdrawn | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| scopeMatches | Scope Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| eligibleUnderFlags | Purpose/audience match, asserted pseudonym present and no withdrawal; not authorization or anonymization. | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"recordPurpose": "study",
"permittedPurposes": [
"study"
],
"audience": "team",
"permittedAudiences": [
"team"
],
"pseudonymPresent": true,
"withdrawn": false
},
"output": {
"scopeMatches": true,
"eligibleUnderFlags": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- A pseudonym flag does not prove anonymity, valid consent or lawful disclosure; no release is performed.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review original permissions, participant choices and applicable organizational/legal requirements with the responsible professionals before actual use, disclosure or deletion.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Biobank Consent Withdrawal Use Boundary
Check a supplied withdrawal boundary and prior approval.
- Consent Purpose Expiry Gap
Return purpose membership and uncertain expiry flags independently.