Description: This element is used to determine if signing of a confidentiality declaration is needed to access a resource. The "required" attribute is used to aid machine processing of this element, and the default specification is "yes". The "formNo" attribute indicates the number or ID of the form that the user must fill out. The "URI" attribute may be used to provide a URN or URL for online access to a confidentiality declaration form.
Example(s):
<confDec formNo="1">To download this dataset, the user must sign a declaration of confidentiality. </confDec> <confDec URI="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/HMCA/CTSform/contents.html"> To obtain this dataset, the user must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement.</confDec>