The NZAVS laboratory, led by Prof Chris Sibley, has an established record of excellence in longitudinal data collection, and maintaining privacy and confidentiality of research participants for over 15 years. With increasing participation on a yearly basis, such a record demonstrates high trust of New Zealand public in our research group.

Based on the NZAVS privacy model, only Prof Chris Sibley, the lead researcher of the NZAVS, and those who work as part of the physical NZAVS laboratory in Auckland have access to personal information. After being scanned and encrypted, all surveys are immediately de-identified: no one entering NZAVS data can access personal information. NZAVS protocols have long adopted rigorous standards for data security. In addition, Muslim Diversity Study is regulated by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee -- that reviews our processes and we adhere to them incredibly strictly.