You must retain research data in enough detail and for a long enough period of time to respond to questions about accuracy, authenticity, primacy, and compliance with laws and regulations governing the conduct of the research and to establish priority for patentable items.
In general, researchers are required to keep data available for at least 3 years after final project close-out, or 5 years after final reporting/publication.
Data related to inventions or patents should be kept for as long as necessary.
In the event ethical charges or allegations are made against researchers regarding research practices or outcomes, related data need to be kept for at least 7 years after those proceedings are completed.
If students are involved in research, data must be kept at least until the student's degree is awarded, or after the student has abandoned the project.
The PI is responsible for determining what needs to be retained.
As a general rule, NYU always has the right to access research data
