Ethical and Legal guidelines for research data management: The CIRCE Experience as a Transferable Model

This document presents the Ethical and Legal Guidelines for Research Data Management developed within the Erasmus+ CIRCE project (Counteracting accent dIscrimination pRactiCes in Education). Drawing on the concrete experience of an international research consortium involving multiple European countries and human participants in educational settings, the guidelines outline the measures adopted to ensure lawful, fair, and ethically sound data management in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While grounded in the specific practices of the CIRCE project, the guidelines are intentionally designed as a transferable and adaptable model for other research projects, particularly those involving international collaboration, fieldwork in schools, and the processing of personal and sensitive data.