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DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 7.1. Each party will:-
Freedom of Information and Transparency The Supplier acknowledges that the Authority and Other Contracting Bodies are subject to the requirements of the FOIA and the Environmental Information Regulations and shall assist and co-operate with the Authority and the Other Contracting Bodies to enable the Authority and Other Contracting Bodies to comply with their Information disclosure obligations in relation to this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Agreements. The Supplier shall: transfer to the Authority and/or the relevant Other Contracting Bodies, as applicable, all Requests for Information that it receives as soon as practicable and in any event within two (2) Working Days of receiving a Request for Information; and provide all necessary assistance reasonably requested by the Authority and/or the Other Contracting Body to enable the Authority and/or the Other Contracting Body to respond to the Request for Information within the time for compliance set out in section 10 of the FOIA or regulation 5 of the Environmental Information Regulations. The Authority shall be responsible for determining in absolute its discretion and notwithstanding any other provision in this Framework Agreement or any other agreement whether the Commercially Sensitive Information and/or any other Information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA or the Environmental Information Regulations. In no event shall the Supplier respond directly to a Request for Information unless expressly authorised to do so by the Authority. The Supplier acknowledges that (notwithstanding the provisions of this Clause FW-40.) the Authority may, acting in accordance with the Ministry of Justice’s Code of Practice on the Discharge of the Functions of Public Authorities under Part 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Code”), be obliged under the FOIA, or the Environmental Information Regulations to disclose information concerning the Supplier or the Services: in certain circumstances without consulting the Supplier; or following consultation with the Supplier and having taken its views into account; provided always that where Clause FW-40.5.1 applies the Authority shall, in accordance with any recommendations of the Code, take reasonable steps, where appropriate, to give the Supplier advanced notice, or failing that, to draw the disclosure to the Supplier’s attention after any such disclosure. The Supplier acknowledges that the description of information as Commercially Sensitive Information as notified to the Authority prior to the Commencement Date is of an indicative nature only and that the Authority and Other Contracting Body may be obliged to disclose the Commercially Sensitive Information in accordance with this Clause FW-40.. Subject to any information which is exempt from disclosure under the FOIA and notwithstanding any other term of this Framework Agreement or the Call Off Agreement, the Supplier agrees that the contents of the Framework Agreement and the Call Off Agreement are not Confidential Information and the Supplier hereby gives his consent for the Authority to publish this Framework Agreement and for the Contracting Body to publish the Call Off Agreement in their entirety including from time to time agreed changes to this Framework Agreement and/or the Call Off Agreement, to the general public.
Transparency and Freedom of Information 15.1 The Contractor acknowledges that the Authority is subject to the requirements of FOISA and the Environmental Information Regulations. The Contractor shall:
Freedom of Information Act Provider acknowledges that this Agreement and all documents submitted to the Board related to this contract are a matter of public record and are subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1) and any other comparable state and federal laws and that this Agreement is subject to reporting requirements under 105 ILCS 5/10-20.44. Provider further acknowledges that this Agreement shall be posted on the Board’s website at xxx.xxx.xxx.
E5 Freedom of Information E5.1 The Contractor acknowledges that the Authority is subject to the requirements of the FOIA and the Environmental Information Regulations and shall assist and cooperate with the Authority to enable the Authority to comply with its Information disclosure obligations.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA Any information furnished to the Forest Service under this instrument is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Freedom of Information 23.1 The Supplier acknowledges that the Authority is subject to the requirements of the FOIA and the Environmental Information Regulations and shall assist and co-operate with the Authority to enable the Authority to comply with its Information disclosure obligations.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW During the evaluation process, the content of each Bid will be held in confidence and details of any Bid will not be revealed (except as may be required under the Freedom of Information Law or other State law). The Freedom of Information Law provides for an exemption from disclosure for trade secrets or information the disclosure of which would cause injury to the competitive position of commercial enterprises. This exception would be effective both during and after the evaluation process. If the Bid contains any such trade secret or other confidential or proprietary information, it must be accompanied in the Bid with a written request to the Commissioner to not disclose such information. Such request must state with particularity the reasons why the information should not be available for disclosure and must be provided at the time of submission of the Bid. Notations in the header, footer or watermark of the Bid Document will not be considered sufficient to constitute a request for non-disclosure of trade secret or other confidential or proprietary information. Where a Freedom of Information request is made for trademark or other confidential or proprietary information, the Commissioner reserves the right to determine upon written notice to the Bidder whether such information qualifies for the exemption for disclosure under the law. Notwithstanding the above, where a Bid tabulation is prepared and Bids publicly opened, such Bid tabulation shall be available upon request.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION In this Agreement, Confidential Information means all information of a confidential nature relating to one party which is supplied by or on behalf of that party (whether before or after the date of this Agreement), either in writing, orally or in any other form, directly or indirectly from or pursuant to discussions with that party (the Disclosing Party) or which is obtained through observations made by the receiving party (a Receiving Party). Confidential Information also includes all analyses, compilations, studies and other documents whether prepared by or on behalf of a party which contain or otherwise reflect or are derived from such information. Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the disclosure of information held by any party which is a Public Authority (as defined in the FOIA) beyond the restrictions permitted by the FOIA. Each Receiving Party shall hold in confidence any Confidential Information, PROVIDED THAT the provisions of this clause shall not restrict a Receiving Party from passing such information to its professional advisers and insurers, to the extent necessary, to enable it to perform (or to cause to be performed) or to enforce its rights or obligations under this Agreement, and provided further that the LEP may, subject to obtaining appropriate confidentiality restrictions: pass to the Funders and their professional advisors or any prospective funders and their professional advisors or investors and their professional advisors such documents and other information as are reasonably required by the Funders in connection with the raising of finance for the SPA Operations or which the LEP is obliged to supply by the terms of the Funding Agreements; and pass to Service Providers documents and other information which are necessary for the LEP's performance of this Agreement. The obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information does not apply to Confidential Information: which the Disclosing Party confirms in writing is not required to be treated as Confidential Information; which is or comes into the public domain otherwise than through any disclosure prohibited by this Agreement; to the extent required to be disclosed pursuant to clause 9.12 (Records), clause 9.15 (Auditor), or required to be disclosed to the Audit Commission, District Auditor or required to be disclosed for the proper performance of the Services; or which is disclosed to enable a determination to be made under clause 16 (Dispute Resolution); the disclosure of which is required by any Law (including any order of a court of competent jurisdiction), any Parliamentary obligation or the rules of any stock exchange or governmental or regulatory authority having the force of law or, if not having the force of law, compliance with which is in accordance with the general practice of persons subject to the stock exchange or government or regulatory authority concerned; disclosed by the Local Authority where the Confidential Information relates to the design, construction, operation or maintenance of the Project or is other information as may be reasonably required for the purpose of conducting a due diligence exercise disclosed to any person in connection with a benchmarking exercise in accordance with clause 8.3 or market testing in accordance with Schedule 4; disclosed by the Local Authority to any other department, office or agency of the Government or the governing body of any of the Facilities; disclosed for the purpose of: the examination and certification of the Local Authority's or the LEP's accounts; or any examination pursuant to the Local Government Act 1999 of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Local Authority has performed its functions; or which is already in the lawful possession of the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party provided that any subsequent disclosure is not in breach of any restriction, condition or stipulation already applying to that Confidential Information. Unless otherwise required by any Law or any regulatory or governmental authority or in the circumstances set out in clause (c)(vii) (but only to that extent), neither party shall make or permit or procure to be made any public announcement or disclosure (whether for publication in the press, the radio, television screen or any other medium) of any Confidential Information or in the case of the LEP of its (or any LEP Party's) interest in the Project or, in any such case, any matters relating thereto, without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Subject to sub-clause (e)(ii), the Local Authority shall be free to disclose the terms of this Agreement and the other Project Documents to any Relevant Government Department and the parties agree that the Local Authority shall be free to use and disclose such information on such terms and in such manner as any Relevant Government Department sees fit. The Local Authority shall notify the LEP in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to any intended disclosure of the terms of any of the documents referred to in sub-clause (e)(i) to any Relevant Government Department. The LEP shall notify the Local Authority in writing of any terms of such documents (the Sensitive Information) that the LEP objects to being disclosed within five (5) Business Days of any such notification by the Local Authority (failing which the LEP shall be deemed to have notified the Local Authority that it has no objection to any such disclosure). Without prejudice to the Local Authority's right to disclose the Sensitive Information pursuant to sub-clause (e)(i), the Local Authority shall consult with the LEP following receipt of a notification from the LEP that it objects to disclosure of such Sensitive Information with a view to agreeing whether or not part or all of the Sensitive Information can be removed from the information to be disclosed. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this clause 17.6, the parties agree, throughout the term of this Agreement, to offer all reasonable co-operation and assistance to PfS (including providing information to PfS within such time periods as may reasonably be specified by PfS) for the purpose of the collection and use of data by PfS in connection with the performance of projects including, without limitation, the provision of information in relation to key performance indicators designated from time to time by PfS as "national priority" key performance indicators even if those national priority key performance indicators are not agreed and adopted by the LEP as Key Performance Indicators. If and to the extent information is requested from the parties by PfS in relation to key performance indicators which are not Key Performance Indicators the relevant party or parties shall supply that information to PfS within such time period as may reasonably be specified by PfS. If the information requested by PfS is not otherwise collected or monitored by the party from whom the information is requested then that party shall, subject to prior notification to and agreement of PfS, be entitled to charge to PfS that party's reasonable costs of complying with the request for information from PfS in relation to any additional work required to be undertaken by the relevant party to provide the information requested which that party would not otherwise be required to undertake under this Agreement or Project Agreements or would not otherwise undertake in any event in the normal course of business.
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act The Supplier acknowledges that the City is subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (British Columbia), which imposes significant obligations on the City’s contractors to protect all personal information acquired from the City in the course of providing any service to the City.
