Protocol to guarantee the anonymity of contributors

Contributors to Open-Measure may wish to preserve their anonymity. Typical contributions for which anonymity may be desirable in certain circumstances are:

• Benchmarking data

• Testimonies

• Other contributions such as descriptions of processes, indicators, etc.

In order to protect contributors from any harm or pressure, the following protocol is followed to assure their anonymity:

• Send me your contributions to david.doret@open-measure.org.

• A spreadsheet contains the list of anonymous contributors.

• The spreadsheet uses a formula to generate random pseudonyms in the form “Anon-XXX-XXX-XXX” where the Xs are random decimal digits.

• The spreadsheet uses a formula to assure that random pseudonyms are unique.

• Quotes of research participants are stored in the spreadsheet and assigned unique pseudonym. That is to say, if a single participant is quoted several times, every quote is assigned a distinct pseudonym to avoid the possibility of reconciliation.

• The spreadsheet is encrypted and protected with a highly complex random password.

• The spreadsheet password is stored in a password management system.

• As a 4 eyes-check, we edit the original text you send us and cross-check that any identifiable information was properly removed.

• We then publish it for you under Anonymous Testimonies.

• When published, the quote is only accompanied with its pseudonym and the year when the original contribution was made.