Common use of Protection of Confidentiality Clause in Contracts

Protection of Confidentiality. The signatory agencies, and their agents, contractors, employees, and representatives, agree to protect the confidentiality of all information obtained pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with laws of the signatory states. No signatory agency shall disclose any information obtained pursuant to this Agreement to any other agency, department, or unit within the recipient’s state or political subdivision thereof, except as authorized or required under the laws applicable to any signatory agency. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits disclosure of any information obtained by virtue of the Agreement to the following: (A) Other employees, contractors, agents, or other authorized representatives of the signatory agency who are charged with tax administration to the extent permitted by the laws of the signatory agency; (B) A legal representative of the signatory agency for use in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings concerning tax administration purposes; (C) Other state employees, agents, or representatives of the signatory agency where such disclosure is permitted and as is necessary in connection with the processing, storage, and transmission of such information; or (D) Other state employees, agents, or authorized representatives charged by that state’s laws with the responsibility of auditing the activity of the signatory agencies.

Protection of Confidentiality. The signatory agencies, and their agents, contractors, employees, and representatives, representatives agree to protect the confidentiality of all information obtained pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with laws of the signatory states. No signatory agency shall disclose any information obtained pursuant to this Agreement to any other agency, department, or unit within the recipient’s state or political subdivision thereof, except as authorized or required under the laws applicable to any signatory agency. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits disclosure of any information obtained by virtue of the Agreement to the following: (A) Other employees, contractors, agents, or other authorized representatives of the signatory agency who are charged with tax administration to the extent permitted by the laws of the signatory agency; (B) A legal representative of the signatory agency for use in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings concerning tax administration purposes; (C) Other state employees, agents, or representatives of the signatory agency where such disclosure is permitted and as is necessary in connection with the processing, storage, and transmission of such information; or (D) Other state employees, agents, or authorized representatives charged by that state’s laws with the responsibility of auditing the activity of the signatory agencies.