Choose an embargo period for your data
Before making your data accessible for researchers and/or general public, you may want to define an embargo period. An embargo period is a limited period of time after which your data will be available. In many cases, this embargo period is stated in your consortium聽agreement, funders鈥� contract, patent, etc. There might be several reason for delaying your data release (having a period of time during which only you and your partners might publish using your data, for example).
Consider how long your embargo period will last (if any) and state a clear release (date). Communicate this embargo period with the repository you chose.