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Breach definition

Breach means an impermissible use or disclosure of electronic or non-electronic sensitive personal information by an unauthorized person or for an unauthorized purpose that compromises the security or privacy of Confidential Information such that the use or disclosure poses a risk of reputational harm, theft of financial information, identity theft, or medical identity theft. Any acquisition, access, use, disclosure or loss of Confidential Information other than as permitted by this DUA shall be presumed to be a Breach
Breach shall have the meaning given to such term under the IEA and CMPPA. It shall 15 include a "PII loss" as that term is defined in the CMPPA.
Breach means the acquisition, Access, Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) which compromises the Security or privacy of the PHI, except as excluded in the definition of Breach in 45 CFR § 164.402.

Examples of Breach in a sentence

  • Breach of the obligation not to discriminate as outlined in Section 5, beginning at page GC-3 shall be a material breach of the contract.

  • CONTRACTOR shall provide the notification of the Breach immediately to COUNTY 23 Privacy Officer.

  • CONTRACTOR shall maintain documentation of all required notifications of a Breach or its 14 risk assessment under 45 CFR § 164.402 to demonstrate that a Breach did not occur.

  • CONTRACTOR shall provide to COUNTY all specific and pertinent information about the 16 Breach, including the information listed in Section E.3.b.(1)–(5) above, if not yet provided, to permit 17 COUNTY to meet its notification obligations under Subpart D of 45 CFR Part 164 as soon as practicable, 18 but in no event later than fifteen (15) calendar days after CONTRACTOR’s initial report of the Breach to 19 COUNTY pursuant to Subparagraph F.2 above.

  • CONTRACTOR shall be deemed to have knowledge of a Breach, if the Breach is known, 20 or by exercising reasonable diligence would have known, to any person who is an employee, officer, or 21 other agent of CONTRACTOR, as determined by federal common law of agency.


More Definitions of Breach

Breach means the acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of PHI in a manner not permitted 9 under the HIPAA Privacy Rule which compromises the security or privacy of the PHI.
Breach means a party’s failure to perform some contracted-for or agreed-upon act, or his failure to comply with a duty imposed by law which is owed to another or to society.
Breach means the failure of a party to perform or observe any material term or condition of Tariff, Part IV or Tariff, Part VI, or any agreement entered into thereunder as described in the relevant provisions of such agreement.
Breach means the acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of Protected Health Information in a manner not permitted under the HIPAA Privacy Rule which compromises the security or privacy of the Protected Health Information, with the exclusions and exceptions listed in 45 CFR 164.402.
Breach means the unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of student data and/or teacher or principal data by or to a person not authorized to acquire, access, use, or receive the student data and/or teacher or principal data.
Breach. As defined in Section 2.03(a).
Breach is defined as the occurrence of one or more of the following Defaults, and the failure of Lessee to cure such Default within any applicable grace period: