the Secretary shall obtain authorization from the owner of the eligible land. (2) Voluntariness requirement The Secretary may not require authorization under paragraph (1) or any other participation in any activity under this section as a condition on receipt of any benefit under a program administered by the Secretary. (3) Data privacy protection In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall ensure that data is collected and analyzed while respecting relevant privacy safeguards and does not include any identifiable, proprietary, or personal information of individual land owners or operators. (f) Data center (1) In general Data collected under the program shall be maintained in a data center operated by the Secretary. (2) Partnerships The data center described in paragraph (1) may be operated in partnership with 1 or more of the following entities, if the entity complies with paragraph (4): (A) An 1862 Institution (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 )). (B) An 1890 Institution (as defined in that section). (C) A 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 301 note