Confidentiality Policy The purpose of BCBSM's Confidentiality Policy is to provide for the protection of the privacy of Members, and the confidentiality of personal data, and personal information. BCBSM's Policy sets forth the guidelines conforming to MCLA 550.1101 et seq. which requires BCBSM's Board of Directors to establish and make public the policy of the Corporation regarding the protection of the privacy of Members and the confidentiality of personal data. In adopting this policy, BCBSM acknowledges the rights of its Members to know that personal data and personal information acquired by BCBSM will be treated with respect and with reasonable care to ensure confidentiality; to know that it will not be shared with others except for legitimate business purposes or in accordance with a Member's specific consent or specific statutory authority. The term “personal data” refers to a document incorporating medical or surgical history, care, treatment or service; or any similar record, including an automated or computer accessible record relative to a Member, which is maintained or stored by a health care corporation. The term “personal information” refers to a document or any similar record relative to a Member, including an automated or computer accessible record, containing information such as an address, age/birth date, Coordination of Benefits data, which is maintained or stored by a health care corporation. BCBSM will collect and maintain necessary Member personal data and take reasonable care to secure these records from unauthorized access and disclosure and collect only the personal data necessary to review and pay claims for health care operations, treatment and research. BCBSM will identify routine uses of Member personal data and notify Members regarding these uses. Enrollment applications, claim forms and other communications will contain the to Member's consent to release data and information that is necessary for review and payment of claims. These forms will also advise the members of their rights under this policy. Upon specific request, a Member will be notified regarding the actual release of personal data. BCBSM will disclose personal data as permitted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Act 104-191 and the regulations promulgated under the Act and in accordance with PA 350 of 1980. Members may authorize the release of their personal information to a specific person. BCBSM will release required data pursuant to any federal, state or local statute or regulation. For civil and criminal investigation, prosecution or litigation, BCBSM will release requested data to the appropriate law enforcement authorities or in response to appropriate legal process.
Staff Confidentiality Any confidential personal information about staff of the Employer, which is directly learned by the Employer in the normal course of business, will be treated as strictly confidential and the Employer will take all reasonable precautions to safeguard it.
Confidentiality and Nondisclosure (a) Employee understands and agrees that he will be given Confidential Information (as defined below) and Training (as defined below) during his employment with Employer relating to the business of Employer and/or its Affiliates (as defined below). Employee hereby expressly agrees to maintain in strictest confidence and not to use in any way (including without limitation in any future business relationship of Employee), publish, disclose or authorize anyone else to use, publish or disclose in any way, any Confidential Information relating in any manner to the business or affairs of Employer and/or its Affiliates. Employee agrees further not to remove or retain any figures, calculations, letters, documents, lists, papers, or copies thereof, which embody Confidential Information of Employer and/or its Affiliates, and to return, prior to Employee's termination of employment, any such information in Employee's possession. If Employee discovers, or comes into possession of, any such information after his termination he shall promptly return it to Employer. Employee acknowledges that the provisions of this paragraph are consistent with Employer's Code of Conduct with which Employee, as an employee of Employer, is bound.
Confidentiality/ Nondisclosure Employee covenants and agrees that any and all information concerning the customers, businesses and services of the Corporation of which he has knowledge or access as a result of his association with the Corporation in any capacity, shall be deemed confidential in nature and shall not, without the proper written consent of the Corporation, be directly or indirectly used, disseminated, disclosed or published by Employee to third parties other than in connection with the usual conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such information shall expressly include, but shall not be limited to, information concerning the Corporation’s trade secrets, business operations, business records, customer lists or other customer information. Upon termination of employment Employee shall deliver to the Corporation all originals and copies of documents, forms, records or other information, in whatever form it may exist, concerning the Corporation or its business, customers, products or services. In construing this provision it is agreed that it shall be interpreted broadly so as to provide the Corporation with the maximum protection. This Section 11 shall not be applicable to any information which, through no misconduct or negligence of Employee, has previously been disclosed to the public by anyone other than Employee.
Data Confidentiality All data, regardless of form, including originals, images and reproductions, prepared by, obtained by or transmitted to the Professional in connection with this Agreement is confidential, proprietary information owned by NBU. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the Professional shall not intentionally disclose data generated in the performance of the Services to any third party without the prior, written consent of NBU.
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure The Executive hereby agrees at all times during the term of the Employment and after his termination, to hold in the strictest confidence, and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without prior written consent of the Company, any Confidential Information. The Executive understands that “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, including, without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans, services, customer lists and customers, supplier lists and suppliers, software developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, hardware configuration information, personnel information, marketing, finances, information about the suppliers, joint ventures, franchisees, distributors and other persons with whom the Company does business, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company or other business information disclosed to the Executive by or obtained by the Executive from the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, if specifically indicated to be confidential or reasonably expected to be confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally available and known to the public through no fault of the Executive.
Confidentiality; Non-Disclosure The State shall exercise at least the same degree of care to safeguard any trade secrets or confidential information of Contractor as the State does its own property of a similar nature and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that neither the confidential information of Contractor nor any part of it will be disclosed for reasons other than its own business interests. Such prohibition on disclosures does not apply to disclosures by the State to its employees, agents or representatives, provided such disclosures are reasonably necessary to the State’s use of the Deliverable, and provided further that the State will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Deliverable is not disclosed by such parties in contravention of this Contract. The State’s performance of the requirements of this Section shall be subject to the State of Connecticut Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). All Records, Client Agency Data, and any Data owned by the State in any form, in the possession of the Contractor or Contractor Parties, whether uploaded, collected, stored, held, hosted, located or utilized by Contractor and Contractor Parties directly or indirectly, must remain within the continental United States.
SECTION 7 – CONFIDENTIALITY 7.1 Employee shall well and faithfully serve Manitoba and use his best efforts to promote the interests thereof and shall not directly or indirectly disclose the private affairs of Manitoba or any secret of Manitoba, and shall not directly or indirectly use for his own purposes any confidential information which Employee may acquire with respect to Manitoba’s affairs. The restriction on the use of disclosure of information shall be in effect during the terms of the Agreement and at all times thereafter.
Confidentiality and Proprietary Information 6.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, "
Confidentiality & Proprietary Information The Consultant acknowledges that it will be necessary for the Client to disclose certain confidential and proprietary information to the Consultant in order for the Consultant to perform their duties under this Agreement. The Consultant acknowledges that disclosure to a third (3rd) party or misuse of this proprietary or confidential information would irreparably harm the Client. Accordingly, the Consultant will not disclose or use, either during or after the term of this Agreement, any proprietary or confidential information of the Client without the Client's prior written permission except to the extent necessary to perform the Services on the Client's behalf. Proprietary or confidential information includes, but is not limited to:
