Research involving human participants must include adequate provisions to maintain the confidentiality of research data. Privacy and Confidentiality.The subject's personal privacy must be respected. Confidentiality refers to the expectation that information an individual has disclosed in a pre-arranged agreement between parties (e.g. All participants in a proceeding, including anyone connected with it, shall maintain the confidentiality of the proceeding until a formal complaint is filed. 2. Nothing in this Agreement obligates Disclosing Party to disclose any information to Researcher or creates any agency or partnership relation between them. 4. The participant has the option of confidential voter registration.