Protecting and Reporting Sample Clauses
The 'Protecting and Reporting' clause establishes the obligations of parties to safeguard confidential or sensitive information and to promptly report any breaches or potential threats to such information. In practice, this clause typically requires parties to implement reasonable security measures, restrict access to authorized personnel, and notify the other party if unauthorized disclosure or access occurs. Its core function is to ensure that valuable or sensitive data is adequately protected and that any incidents are communicated swiftly, thereby minimizing potential harm and maintaining trust between the parties.
Protecting and Reporting the Loss of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) PII is any information about an individual maintained by an entity, including (1) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual‘s identity, such as name, SSN, date and place of birth, mother‘s maiden name, or biometric records; and (2) any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, and employment information.
1. The Requesting Party’s Responsibilities in Safeguarding PII The Requesting Party shall establish, maintain, and follow its own policy and procedures to protect PII, including policies and procedures for reporting lost or compromised, or potentially lost or compromised, PII. The Requesting Party shall inform its Authorized Users which handle PII of their individual responsibility to safeguard such information. In addition, the Requesting Party shall, within reason, take appropriate and necessary action to: (1) educate Authorized Users on the proper procedures designed to protect PII; and (2) enforce their compliance with the policy and procedures prescribed. All Authorized Users shall properly safeguard PII from loss, theft, or inadvertent disclosure. Each Authorized User is responsible for safeguarding this information at all times, regardless of whether or not the user is at his or her regular duty station.
2. Reporting Lost, Compromised or Potentially Compromised PII
(a) When the Requesting Party or its Authorized User becomes aware or suspects that ▇▇▇ has been lost, compromised, or potentially compromised the Requesting Party, in accordance with its incident reporting process, shall provide immediate notification of the incident to the primary SSA contact. If the primary SSA contact is not readily available, the Requesting Party shall immediately notify one of two SSA alternates, if names of alternates have been provided. (See Section XVI for the phone numbers of the designated primary and alternate SSA contacts.) The Requesting Party shall act to ensure that each Authorized User has been given information as to who the primary and alternate SSA contacts are and how to contact them.
(b) The Requesting Party shall provide the primary SSA contact or the alternate, as applicable, with updates on the status of the reported PII loss or compromise as they become available but shall not delay the initial report.
(c) The Requesting Party shall provide complete and accurate information about the details of the possi...
Protecting and Reporting the Loss of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) Contractor’s Responsibilities.
Protecting and Reporting the Loss of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) PII is any information about an individual maintained by an entity, including (1) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual‘s identity, such as name, SSN, date and place of birth, mother‘s maiden name, or biometric records; and (2) any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, and employment information.”
Protecting and Reporting the Loss of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) PII is any information about an individual maintained by an entity, including (1) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual‘s identity, such as name, SSN, date and place of birth, mother‘s maiden name, or biometric records; and (2) any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, and employment information.
1. The Requesting Party’s Responsibilities in Safeguarding PII The Requesting Party shall establish, maintain, and follow its own policy and procedures to protect PII, including policies and procedures for reporting lost or compromised, or potentially lost or compromised, PII. The Requesting Party shall inform its Authorized Users which handle PII of their individual responsibility to safeguard such information. In addition, the Requesting Party shall, within reason, take appropriate and necessary action to: (1) educate Authorized Users on the proper procedures designed to protect PII; and (2) enforce their compliance with the policy and procedures prescribed. All Authorized Users shall properly safeguard PII from loss, theft, or inadvertent disclosure. Each Authorized User is responsible for safeguarding this information at all times, regardless of whether or not the user is at his or her regular duty station.
Protecting and Reporting the Loss of PII 13 A. The Requesting Party’s Responsibilities in Safeguarding PII 13 B. Reporting Lost, Compromised or Potentially Compromised PII 14 VIII. Referrals of Individuals to SSA 14 IX. Costs of Service 15