CONFIDENTIALITY of RECORDS and INFORMATION 20.1. XXXXXXXXXX agrees to maintain confidentiality of information and records as required by applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and rules. CONTRACTOR shall not use or disclose confidential information other than as permitted or required by this Agreement and will notify COUNTY of any discovered instances of breaches of confidentiality. CONTRACTOR shall ensure that any subcontractors’ agents receiving confidential information related to this Agreement agree to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to CONTRACTOR with respect to such information. XXXXXXXXXX agrees to hold COUNTY harmless from any breach of confidentiality, as set forth in the hold harmless provisions contained herein.
20.1.1. HIPAA/ Protected Health Information. If CONTRACTOR is a covered entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Addendum is included as part of this Agreement, it is obliged to comply with applicable requirements of law and subsequent amendments relating to any protected health information, as well as any task or activity CONTRACTOR performs on behalf of COUNTY, to the extent COUNTY would be required to comply with such requirements. If this Agreement has been determined to constitute a business associate relationship under HIPAA and the HIPAA regulations, CONTRACTOR is the Business Associate of COUNTY and agrees to the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Addendum exhibit attached to this Agreement. 20.1.2. 42 C.F.R. Part 2/ Drug and Alcohol Abuse Records. If CONTRACTOR is a covered program under the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Act, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 or signs the Qualified Service Organization Agreement (QSOA), it is obliged to comply with applicable requirements of law and subsequent amendments relating to any protected health information and patient identifying information, as well as any task or activity CONTRACTOR performs on behalf of COUNTY, to the extent COUNTY would be required to comply with such requirements. If this Agreement has been determined to constitute a qualified service organization relationship under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and the 42 C.F.R. Part 2 regulations, CONTRACTOR is the Qualified Service Organization of COUNTY and agrees to enter into the Qualified Service Organization Agreement (QSOA) Addendum contained as an exhibit to this Agreement.
Data and Information In furtherance of the authority contained in this Article 5, one or more of the Parties are authorized to obtain, compile, maintain, share, and exchange among themselves, or with one or more third parties, information related to any aspect of intermodal transport, equipment use, inland or marine terminals, operations, cargo throughput, transportation or traffic volumes, equipment use, and/or other information pertaining to matters authorized under this Article 5. Such information may include records, statistics, studies, compilations, projections, costs, data, and electronic or paper documents of any kind or nature whether prepared by a Party or the Parties or obtained from outside sources, relating to matters authorized by Article 5.
Confidentiality of Contractor Information The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that this Contract and any and all Contractor information obtained by the State in connection with this Contract are subject to the State of Vermont Access to Public Records Act, 1 V.S.A. § 315 et seq. The State will not disclose information for which a reasonable claim of exemption can be made pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 317(c), including, but not limited to, trade secrets, proprietary information or financial information, including any formulae, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information which is not patented, which is known only to the Contractor, and which gives the Contractor an opportunity to obtain business advantage over competitors who do not know it or use it.
Confidentiality of Student Records 1. Student educational records created as a result of this Agreement shall be retained and disseminated in accordance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements.
2. Participation in dual credit courses requires STUDENT and, if applicable, PARENT/GUARDIAN signatures on the Form for compliance with FERPA regulations.
Third-Party Agreements and Information Executive represents and warrants that Executive’s employment by the Company does not conflict with any prior employment or consulting agreement or other agreement with any third party, and that Executive will perform Executive’s duties to the Company without violating any such agreement. Executive represents and warrants that Executive does not possess confidential information arising out of prior employment, consulting, or other third party relationships, that would be used in connection with Executive’s employment by the Company, except as expressly authorized by that third party. During Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive will use in the performance of Executive’s duties only information that is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to Executive’s own, common knowledge in the industry, otherwise legally in the public domain, or obtained or developed by the Company or by Executive in the course of Executive’s work for the Company.
Confidentiality of Records Each Investor agrees to use, and to use its best efforts to insure that its authorized representatives use, the same degree of care as such Investor uses to protect its own confidential information to keep confidential any information furnished to it which the Company identifies as being confidential or proprietary (so long as such information is not in the public domain), except that such Investor may disclose such proprietary or confidential information to any partner, subsidiary or parent of such Investor for the purpose of evaluating its investment in the Company as long as such partner, subsidiary or parent is advised of the confidentiality provisions of this Section 3.3.
Confidentiality of Listing Information Verizon shall accord CBB Listing Information the same level of confidentiality that Verizon accords its own listing information, and shall use such Listing Information solely for the purpose of providing directory-related services; provided, however, that should Verizon elect to do so, it may use or license CBB Listing Information for directory publishing, direct marketing, or any other purpose for which Verizon uses or licenses its own listing information, so long as CBB Customers are not separately identified as such; and provided further that CBB may identify those of its Customers who request that their names not be sold for direct marketing purposes and Verizon shall honor such requests to the same extent that it does for its own Customers. Verizon shall not be obligated to compensate CBB for Verizon's use or licensing of CBB Listing Information.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA 23.1 All financial, statistical, personal, technical, or other data and information relative to the Department’s operations, which is designated confidential by the Department and made available to the Construction Manager in order to carry out this Preconstruction Services Contract, shall be protected by the Construction Manager from unauthorized use and disclosure.
23.2 Permission to disclose information on one occasion or public hearing held by the Department relating to this Preconstruction Services Contract shall not authorize the Construction Manager to further disclose such information or disseminate the same on any other occasion.
23.3 The Construction Manager shall not comment publicly to the press or any other media regarding this Preconstruction Services Contract or the Department’s actions on the same, except to the Department’s staff, Construction Manager’s own personnel involved in the performance of this Preconstruction Services Contract, at public hearings, or in response to questions from a Legislative committee.
23.4 The Construction Manager shall not issue any news release or public relations item of any nature whatsoever regarding work performed or to be performed under this Preconstruction Services Contract without prior review of the contents thereof by the Department and receipt of the Department’s written permission.
23.5 All information related to the construction estimate is confidential and shall not be disclosed by the Construction Manager to any entity, other than the Department.
23.6 Subject to the California Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250 et seq.), the Department has taken measures to protect the confidentiality of the negotiations related to the construction estimate. Every person involved in the process shall sign a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement. However, under no circumstances will the Department be responsible or liable to the Construction Manager or any other party as a result of disclosing any materials, whether the disclosure is deemed required by law, by an order of court, or occurs through inadvertence, mistake, or negligence on the part of Department or its respective officers, employees, contractors, or consultants.
23.7 In the event Department is requested to disclose any of the materials identified by the Construction Manager as confidential, Department will promptly notify the Construction Manager so that Proposer may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. If the Construction Manager wishes to protect the materials from disclosure, the Construction Manager shall seek court protection immediately on an emergency basis. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not sought by the Construction Manager within seven (7) days after the Construction Manager receives notice from Department, Department will be free to release the requested information. Department will consider the Construction Manager to have waived any claim of confidentiality and exemption from public disclosure for any materials not identified as confidential. Construction Managers are advised to consult with their legal counsel regarding the scope and provisions of the Public Records Act.
Confidentiality of Vendor Data Vendor understands and agrees that by signing this Agreement, all Vendor Data is hereby released to TIPS, TIPS Members, and TIPS third-party administrators to effectuate Vendor’s TIPS Contract except as provided for herein. The Parties agree that Vendor Data is accessible by all TIPS Members as if submitted directly to that TIPS Member Customer for purchase consideration. If Vendor otherwise considers any portion of Vendor’s Data to be confidential and not subject to public disclosure pursuant to Chapter 552 Texas Gov’t Code (the “Public Information Act”) or other law(s) and orders, Vendor must have identified the claimed confidential materials through proper execution of the Confidentiality Claim Form which is required to be submitted as part of Vendor’s proposal resulting in this Agreement and incorporated by reference. The Confidentiality Claim Form included in Vendor’s proposal and incorporated herein by reference is the sole indicator of whether Vendor considers any Vendor Data confidential in the event TIPS receives a Public Information Request. If TIPS receives a request, any responsive documentation not deemed confidential by you in this manner will be automatically released. For Vendor Data deemed confidential by you in this manner, TIPS will follow procedures of controlling statute(s) regarding any claim of confidentiality and shall not be liable for any release of information required by law, including Attorney General determination and opinion. In the event that TIPS receives a written request for information pursuant to the Public Information Act that affects Vendor’s interest in any information or data furnished to TIPS by Vendor, and TIPS requests an opinion from the Attorney General, Vendor may, at its own option and expense, prepare comments and submit information directly to the Attorney General stating why the requested information is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the requirements of the Public Information Act. Vendor is solely responsible for submitting the memorandum brief and information to the Attorney General
CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION Information and data that is considered proprietary by either Party, and that is delivered or disclosed by one Party (“Discloser”) to the other Party (“Recipient”) during the course of performance of the Contract, and that is designated as confidential (“Information”), shall be held in confidence by that Party and shall be handled as follows:
13.1 The recipient (“Recipient”) of such information shall:
13.1.1 use the same care and discretion to avoid disclosure, publication or dissemination of the Discloser’s Information as it uses with its own similar information that it does not wish to disclose, publish or disseminate; and,
13.1.2 use the Discloser’s Information solely for the purpose for which it was disclosed.
13.2 Provided that the Recipient has a written agreement with the following persons or entities requiring them to treat the Information confidential in accordance with the Contract and this Article 13, the Recipient may disclose Information to:
13.2.1 any other party with the Discloser’s prior written consent; and,
13.2.2 the Recipient’s employees, officials, representatives and agents who have a need to know such Information for purposes of performing obligations under the Contract, and employees officials, representatives and agents of any legal entity that it controls, controls it, or with which it is under common control, who have a need to know such Information for purposes of performing obligations under the Contract, provided that, for these purposes a controlled legal entity means:
13.2.2.1 a corporate entity in which the Party owns or otherwise controls, whether directly or indirectly, over fifty percent (50%) of voting shares thereof; or,
13.2.2.2 any entity over which the Party exercises effective managerial control; or,
13.2.2.3 for the UNDP, an affiliated Fund such as UNCDF, UNIFEM and UNV.
13.3 The Contractor may disclose Information to the extent required by law, provided that, subject to and without any waiver of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, the Contractor will give the UNDP sufficient prior notice of a request for the disclosure of Information in order to allow the UNDP to have a reasonable opportunity to take protective measures or such other action as may be appropriate before any such disclosure is made.
13.4 The UNDP may disclose Information to the extent as required pursuant to the Charter of the UN, resolutions or regulations of the General Assembly, or rules promulgated by the Secretary-General.
13.5 The Recipient shall not be precluded from disclosing Information that is obtained by the Recipient from a third party without restriction, is disclosed by the Discloser to a third party without any obligation of confidentiality, is previously known by the Recipient, or at any time is developed by the Recipient completely independently of any disclosures hereunder.
13.6 These obligations and restrictions of confidentiality shall be effective during the term of the Contract, including any extension thereof, and, unless otherwise provided in the Contract, shall remain effective following any termination of the Contract.
