Sharing to the Public

​Before sharing data with public users using BCBox, consider the following:

• Is the data under the Control and or Custody (copy) of the Province and you have the authority to share? ​
  • Unsure of who has control? Consult Intellectual Property​
• Is the data being shared intended to be reproduced, published or redistributed by others? ​
  • All material under Control of the Province is under Crown Copyright and can be infringements against if used for any of the above purposes
  • If not under the Open Government – British Columbia License, people must get permission to use for those purposes
    • Intellectual Property has a request form that will cost requestors $ to get permission ​
    • For datasets that are OGL-BC, which is highly recommended for public data that meets the requirements: you must follow the requirements and get approvals to do so, publish a record in the BC Data Catalogue and the data must be in an open format
• Does the data contain any personal information? ​
  • Find what is considered personal information​
  • Contact your Ministry Privacy Officers, do a Privacy Impact Assessment. ​
• Is the public release and use of the data permitted under law, contract or policy? ​
  • Contact your Ministry Information Security Officers (MISO)​
• Is the data available to the public without collecting a fee? Does your program area have the authority to wave this? ​
  • Determine this internally before proceeding with public sharing