FAIR² Access Governance Documentation

Level 3 – Trusted Access

This document provides the case scenario matrix for Level-3 access, together with metadata examples for each variant.
It follows the FAIR² interpretation:

Level 3 – Trusted Access
Access requires verified researcher identification (e.g. ORCID) and acceptance of a Responsible Use Agreement (RUA). Use is logged for accountability and reproducibility. Redistribution outside the FAIR² or sovereign hosting environment is restricted.

1. Overview of Level 3 (Trusted Access)

Level 3 datasets are not fully open.
They require:

Verified identity (e.g. ORCID, institutional login)
Acceptance of a Responsible Use Agreement (RUA)
Access logging and traceability

FAIR² models Trusted Access using a base profile refined by these constraint axes:

identity: ORCID / institutionalLogin / both
environment: open / secureHuman / computeToData / hybrid
communityGovernance: none / consultationRecommended / consultationRequired
aiTraining: allowed / restrictedWithConditions / prohibited
exportRestriction: none / aggregated-only / anonymized-only / derived-parameters-only
distribution-level constraints: for datasets with mixed-access files

2. Level 3 Case Scenario Matrix

Variant	Description	identity	environment	governance	aiTraining	exportRestriction	distribution-level constraints
3.1	Trusted access with ORCID, no secure env	ORCID	open	none	allowed	none	none
3.2	Trusted, ORCID + secure workspace	ORCID	secureHuman	none	allowed	anonymized-only	none
3.3	Trusted, AI training prohibited	ORCID	secureHuman	none	prohibited	anonymized-only	none
3.4	Trusted + compute-to-data (federated)	ORCID	computeToData	none	allowed	derived-parameters-only	none
3.5	Trusted, community consultation required	ORCID	secureHuman	consultationRequired	restrictedWithConditions	aggregated-only	none
3.6	Metadata public; some files trusted-only	ORCID	hybrid	none	allowed	none	present

3. Metadata Examples for Each Level-3 Variant

All examples use the FAIR² JSON-LD namespace:

fair2: https://fair2.ai/ns/

Variant 3.1 — Trusted Access with ORCID, No Secure Environment

{
  "@context": {
    "schema": "https://schema.org/",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "fair2": "https://fair2.ai/ns/"
  },
  "@type": "schema:Dataset",
  "schema:name": "Regional Health Service Utilization Statistics",
  "dct:license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/",
  "dct:accessRights": "fair2:AgreementLevel3",
  "fair2:constraints": {
    "identity": "ORCID",
    "environment": "open",
    "communityGovernance": "none",
    "aiTraining": "allowed",
    "exportRestriction": "none"
  },
  "fair2:reuseLogging": true
}

Variant 3.2 — Trusted, ORCID + Secure Workspace, Anonymized Export Only

{
  "@context": {
    "schema": "https://schema.org/",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "fair2": "https://fair2.ai/ns/"
  },
  "@type": "schema:Dataset",
  "schema:name": "Clinical Outcomes Registry (De-identified)",
  "dct:license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/",
  "dct:accessRights": "fair2:AgreementLevel3",
  "fair2:constraints": {
    "identity": "ORCID",
    "environment": "secureHuman",
    "communityGovernance": "none",
    "aiTraining": "allowed",
    "exportRestriction": "anonymized-only"
  },
  "fair2:reuseLogging": true
}

Variant 3.3 — Trusted, AI Training Prohibited

{
  "@context": {
    "schema": "https://schema.org/",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "fair2": "https://fair2.ai/ns/"
  },
  "@type": "schema:Dataset",
  "schema:name": "Sensitive Social Survey Responses",
  "dct:license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/",
  "dct:accessRights": "fair2:AgreementLevel3",
  "fair2:constraints": {
    "identity": "ORCID",
    "environment": "secureHuman",
    "communityGovernance": "none",
    "aiTraining": "prohibited",
    "exportRestriction": "anonymized-only"
  },
  "fair2:reuseLogging": true,
  "fair2:AIethicalUse": "Analysis limited to pre-approved social research questions; AI model training not permitted."
}

Variant 3.4 — Trusted + Federated Compute-to-Data

{
  "@context": {
    "schema": "https://schema.org/",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "fair2": "https://fair2.ai/ns/"
  },
  "@type": "schema:Dataset",
  "schema:name": "Multi-site Hospital Readmission Dataset (Federated)",
  "dct:license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/",
  "dct:accessRights": "fair2:AgreementLevel3",
  "fair2:constraints": {
    "identity": "ORCID",
    "environment": "computeToData",
    "communityGovernance": "none",
    "aiTraining": "allowed",
    "exportRestriction": "derived-parameters-only"
  },
  "fair2:reuseLogging": true
}

Variant 3.5 — Trusted with Community Consultation Required

{
  "@context": {
    "schema": "https://schema.org/",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "fair2": "https://fair2.ai/ns/"
  },
  "@type": "schema:Dataset",
  "schema:name": "Community Health and Environment Survey",
  "dct:license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/",
  "dct:accessRights": "fair2:AgreementLevel3",
  "fair2:constraints": {
    "identity": "ORCID",
    "environment": "secureHuman",
    "communityGovernance": "consultationRequired",
    "aiTraining": "restrictedWithConditions",
    "exportRestriction": "aggregated-only"
  },
  "fair2:governanceProtocol": "https://community.example.org/health-governance",
  "fair2:reuseLogging": true
}

Variant 3.6 — Metadata Public, Some Files Trusted-Only (Hybrid Environment)

{
  "@context": {
    "schema": "https://schema.org/",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "fair2": "https://fair2.ai/ns/"
  },
  "@type": "schema:Dataset",
  "schema:name": "Trusted Mobility and Air Quality Dataset",

  "dct:license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/",
  "dct:accessRights": "fair2:AgreementLevel3",

  "fair2:constraints": {
    "identity": "ORCID",
    "environment": "hybrid",
    "communityGovernance": "none",
    "aiTraining": "allowed",
    "exportRestriction": "none"
  },

  "distribution": [
    {
      "@type": "schema:DataDownload",
      "schema:contentUrl": "https://example.org/files/air_quality_summary.csv",
      "fair2:constraints": {
        "environment": "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "schema:DataDownload",
      "schema:contentUrl": "https://secure.example.org/files/gps_tracks.parquet",
      "fair2:constraints": {
        "identity": "ORCID",
        "environment": "secureHuman",
        "exportRestriction": "aggregated-only"
      }
    }
  ],

  "fair2:reuseLogging": true
}

4. Summary Table

Variant	Meaning	Key FAIR² Constraint
3.1	Trusted, ORCID only	`identity = ORCID`
3.2	Trusted, ORCID + secure environment	`environment = secureHuman`, `exportRestriction = anonymized-only`
3.3	Trusted, no AI training	`aiTraining = prohibited`
3.4	Trusted, federated compute-to-data	`environment = computeToData`
3.5	Trusted with community consultation	`communityGovernance = consultationRequired`
3.6	Trusted, hybrid public/restricted data	Distribution-level constraints, `environment = hybrid`

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