Confidentiality of Records and Misuse of Information Sample Clauses

Confidentiality of Records and Misuse of Information. The access to records provided in Section 4 of this Article has been granted in exchange for the following agreements intended to insure confidentiality and to prevent retaliation or the threat of retaliation against any witness in an investigation: a) Information provided or made available for review remains confidential in the hands of the Officer and his/her representative pursuant to 143.089(g), APD policy, and orders of non-communication about internal investigations, except for consultations with counsel and/or ASSOCIATION representatives who are not involved in the investigation. b) Retaliation or the threat of retaliation by an officer, or by an individual at the direction of the Officer, against the author of an Internal Affairs statement is strictly prohibited. A sustained violation of this Subsection shall result in either a temporary or indefinite suspension. c) If an Officer is suspended for an alleged violation of Section 6(b), the Officer shall have the right to appeal the suspension to the Civil Service Commission or to an Independent Third Party Hearing Examiner pursuant to the provisions of this AGREEMENT and Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. The Commission or the Hearing Examiner shall decide whether the specific charge related to this Section is true. If the charge is found to be true, the Commission or Hearing Examiner must affirm the disciplinary action and cannot amend, modify, or reduce the period of disciplinary suspension. Sections 143.053(e) & (f) of the Texas Local Government Code are hereby superseded to the extent of any conflict with this Section.
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Confidentiality of Records and Misuse of Information. 4 The access to records provided in Section 4 of this Article has been granted in exchange for 5 the following agreements intended to insure confidentiality and to prevent retaliation or the 6 threat of retaliation against any witness in an investigation: 8 a) Information provided or made available for review remains confidential in the hands of 9 the Officer and his/her representative pursuant to 143.089(g), APD policy, and orders of non- 11 ASSOCIATION representatives who are not involved in the investigation. 12 13 b) Retaliation or the threat of retaliation by an Officer, or by an individual at the direction 14 of the Officer, against the author of an Internal Affairs statement is strictly prohibited. A 15 sustained violation of this subsection shall result in either a temporary or indefinite suspension. 16 17 c) If an Officer is suspended for an alleged violation of Subsection b, the Officer shall have 18 the right to appeal the suspension to the Civil Service Commission or to an Independent Third
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Confidentiality of Records and Misuse of Information. The access to records provided in Section 3 of this Article has been granted in exchange for the following agreements intended to insure confidentiality and to prevent retaliation or the threat of retaliation against any witness in an investigation: (a) Retaliation or the threat of retaliation by an officer, or by an individual at the direction of the officer, against the author of an Internal Affairs statement is strictly prohibited. If the Department head finds a violation of this subsection has occurred, it shall result in either a temporary or indefinite suspension. (b) If an officer is suspended pursuant to this Section, the officer shall have the right to appeal the suspension pursuant to Article 7. (c) Sections 143.053(e) and (f) of the TLGC are hereby superseded to the extent of any conflict with this Section.
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Confidentiality of Records and Misuse of Information. The access to records provided in Section 4 of this Article has been granted in exchange for the following agreements intended to insure confidentiality and to prevent retaliation or the threat of retaliation against any witness in an investigation: a) Retaliation or the threat of retaliation by an officer, or by an individual at the direction of the officer, against the author of an Internal Affairs statement is strictly prohibited. A sustained violation of this subsection shall result in either a temporary or indefinite suspension. b) If an officer is suspended pursuant to this Section, the officer shall have the right to appeal the suspension to the Civil Service Commission or to an Independent Third Party Hearing Examiner pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. The Commission or the Hearing Examiner shall decide whether the specific charge related to this Section is true. If the charge is found to be true, the Commission or Hearing Examiner must affirm the disciplinary action and cannot amend, modify, or reduce the period of disciplinary suspension. c) Sections 143.053(e) & (f) of the Texas Local Government Code are hereby superseded to the extent of any conflict with this Section.
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  • Confidentiality of Information 8.1. By accessing this EHSAN AUCTIONEERS SDN. BHD. website, the E-Bidders acknowledge and agree that EHSAN AUCTIONEERS SDN. BHD. website may collect, retain, or disclose the E-Bidder’s information or any information by the e-bidders for the effectiveness of services, and the collected, retained or disclosed information shall comply with Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and any regulations, laws or rules applicable from time to time. 8.2. E-Bidders agree to accept all associated risks when using the service in the EHSAN AUCTIONEERS SDN. BHD. website shall not make any claim for any unauthorized access or any consequential loss or damages suffered. 8.3. E-Bidders shall be responsible for the confidentiality and use of password and not to reveal the password to anyone at any time and under any circumstances, whether intentionally or unintentionally. 8.4. E-Bidders agree to comply with all the security measures related to safety of the password or generally in respect of the use of the service. 8.5. E-Bidders accept the responsibility that in any event that the password is in the possession of any other person whether intentionally or unintentionally, the E-Bidders shall take precautionary steps for the disclosure, discovery, or the Bidders shall immediately notify EHSAN AUCTIONEERS SDN. BHD.

  • 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.

  • Confidentiality and Use of Information a) Contractor shall hold in trust for the District, and shall not disclose to any person, any confidential information. Confidential information is information which is related to the District’s research, development, trade secrets and business affairs; but does not include information which is generally known or easily ascertainable by nonparties through available public documentation. b) Contractor shall advise the District of any and all materials used, or recommended for use by Contractor to achieve the project goals, that are subject to any copyright restrictions or requirements. In the event Contractor shall fail to so advise the District and as a result of the use of any programs or materials developed by Contractor under this Contract the District should be found in violation of any copyright restrictions or requirements, or the District should be alleged to be in violation of any copyright restrictions or requirements, Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, District against any action or claim brought by the copyright holder. c) Notwithstanding the above requirements, to the extent any records or documents associated with the Contractor’s services and/or the project are or become public records, they shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act and applicable California law.

  • 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 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 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 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/SAFEGUARDING OF INFORMATION The CONTRACTOR shall not use or disclose any information concerning the AGENCY, or information that may be classified as confidential, for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of this contract, except with prior written consent of the AGENCY, or as may be required by law.

  • Confidentiality of Protected Data (a) Vendor acknowledges that the Protected Data it receives pursuant to the Master Agreement originates from the District and that this Protected Data belongs to and is owned by the District. (b) Vendor will maintain the confidentiality of the Protected Data it receives in accordance with federal and state law (including but not limited to Section 2-d) and the District’s policy on data security and privacy. The District will provide Vendor with a copy of its policy on data security and privacy upon request.

  • 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.

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