# Data Protection ### Data Security
**SWITCHdrive** | **OneDrive** | |
**Storage Location** | Switzerland | Switzerland |
**Encryption** | ❌ | ✅ |
**Dedicated Instance data storage** | ❌ | ✅ |
**Data replication across multiple sites** | ❌ | ✅ |
**Long-Term Storage (research, archives, etc.)** | ❌ | ❌ |
**SWITCHdrive** | **OneDrive** | |
Public Data | ✅ | ✅ |
Internal Data | ✅ | ✅ |
Inter-Service Data | ✅ | ✅ |
Confidential Data | ✅ | ✅ |
Sensitive Data | ❌ | ❌ |
Research data stored on OneDrive/Teams for collaborative work must be subsequently moved to institutional resources. It must then be deleted from OneDrive/Teams.
UNIL recommends the use of institutional resources provided by the Division of Computing and Research Support ([DCSR](https://www.unil.ch/ci/fr/home/menuinst/calcul--soutien-recherche.html)) for long-term storage of research data (see Article 8 of [Directive 4.5](https://www.unil.ch/files/live/sites/central/files/textes-leg/4-rech/dir4-5-donnees-rech3.pdf) (in french)).
#### Server Storage DCSR provides [storage](https://www.unil.ch/ci/fr/home/menuinst/calcul--soutien-recherche.html) for each Principal Investigator (*PI*) in research projects. **The service is free for storage up to 1 TB per PI**. ##### [Research Resource Request](https://conference.unil.ch/research-resource-requests/) #### Data transfer DCSR also offers a service if you need to send data to external collaborators. ##### [File Transfer](https://filetransfer.dcsr.unil.ch/) #### Help and Information If you need assistance or additional information, you can contact the support personnel within your faculty: - FBM: [Cécile Lebrand](mailto:researchdata@unil.ch), Research Data Specialist (*data steward*) - FDCA: [Auriane Marmier](mailto:Auriane.Marmier@unil.ch), Research Data Specialist (*data steward*); [Hugo Hueber](mailto:hugo.hueber@unil.ch), Research Engineer - FGSE: [Zhargalma Dandarova](mailto:researchdata@unil.ch), Research Data Specialist (*data steward*) - FTSR: [Christelle Cocco](mailto:Christelle.Cocco@unil.ch), Research Data Specialist (*data steward*); [Samy Ibriz Pelaez](mailto:samy.ibrizpelaez@unil.ch), Research Engineer - HEC: [Zhargalma Dandarova](mailto:researchdata@unil.ch), Research Data Specialist (*data steward*) - Letters: Please address your requests toFor more information on research data storage, you can visit [this page](https://www.unil.ch/ci/fr/home/menuinst/catalogue-de-services/recherche/stockage-de-donnees-de-recherche.html).