Yes. All metadata submitted to the Whirling Disease Initiative Data Repository are archived in a password-protected MySQL database at the Big Sky Institute (Montana State University). This database is secured behind both the MSU and BSI firewalls. Primary Investigators submit datasets at a password-protected file upload site managed and secured by the Montana Water Center. Users of the file upload site only have access to their own data files. Primary Investigator usernames and passwords are encrypted and stored in a database, and uploaded datasets are securely stored on the Montana Water Center’s server, administered by the Burns Technology Center.