Last updated July 23, 2025

XR research partners agree to practice responsible research, protecting the privacy of those who wear the research devices. These XR Research Community Guidelines outline proper use of XR Research Device(s) (“research devices” or “the device”) for research. You may have additional responsibilities under any terms or contracts you (or the entity authorizing you to use the device) have with us or other parties. Violating the XR Research Community Guidelines can result in, among other things, expulsion from the program and forfeiture of research devices. As it pertains to the guidelines below, note the Visual Environment Evaluation Tool (VEET) research device does not have the capability to capture personally identifiable information (“PII”) whether of bystanders or otherwise.

Your standing in the XR Research Community and use of the device requires that you:

• Maintain a respectful and responsible research environment by:
  • Complying with all applicable laws that pertain to your conduct and research
  • Respecting the rights of others, including privacy and intellectual property rights, including:
    • In the event you capture individual data in the course of your research, ensuring that you provide appropriate notice to affected individuals, and that you obtain appropriate consent of such individuals, in each case as may be required under applicable law
    • Not using the device in any private venue or building without appropriate authorization 
• Adhere to responsible data management practices by:
  • Using the research devices to collect data only when you have a valid research purpose
  • Ensuring all research participants have received appropriate training
  • Creating and maintaining secure data management practices, such as deleting unnecessary or unused data, factory resetting devices between wearers, using and maintaining secure systems and software when processing research device data
  • Complying with reasonable deletion requests, when requested by a participant, without undue delay