Common use of Authority Protected Information Clause in Contracts

Authority Protected Information. The Contractor must: treat all Authority Protected Information as confidential and safeguard it accordingly, implementing appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect Authority Protected Information against disclosure; only use the Authority Protected Information for the purposes of performing its obligations under the Framework Agreement; only disclose the Authority Protected Information to such Contractor Representatives that are directly involved in the performance of the Framework Agreement and need to know the information; and not disclose any Authority Protected Information without the prior written consent of the Authority. The Contractor must immediately notify the Authority of any breach of security concerning the Authority Protected Information. The Contractor must fully co-operate with the Authority in any investigation that the Authority considers necessary to undertake as a result of any such breach of security. Clause 2.1 does not apply to the extent that: disclosure is required by law or by order of any competent court or tribunal; information is in the possession of the Contractor without restriction as to its disclosure prior to its disclosure by the Authority; information is obtained from a third party (who lawfully acquired it) without restriction as to its disclosure; information is already in the public domain at the time of disclosure otherwise than by a breach of the Framework Agreement; or information is independently developed without access to the Authority Protected Information. Breach of this clause or the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989 by the Contractor is a material breach for the purposes of clause 42 (Termination Rights).