Common use of Data Return or Destruction Clause in Contracts

Data Return or Destruction. Promptly upon the expiration or earlier termination of any Statement of Work, or such earlier time as Client requests, Provider shall, and shall cause approved subcontractors or third-party providers to, return to Client, or at Client's request, destroy or render unreadable or undecipherable if return is not reasonably feasible or desirable to Client (which decision shall be based solely on Client's written statement), each and every original and copy in every media of all Protected Data in the possession, custody or control of Provider and its approved subcontractors or third-party providers. Promptly following any return or alternate action taken to comply with this subsection. In the event applicable law does not permit Provider or any Provider Representative to comply with the delivery or destruction of the Personally Identifiable Information, Provider warrants, and shall cause any such Provider Representative to warrant, that it shall ensure the confidentiality of the Personally Identifiable Information and that it shall not Process any Personally Identifiable Information disclosed by or on behalf of Client after termination of the applicable Statement of Work.