Common use of Sanitization Clause in Contracts

Sanitization. Subject to Section 21, Access to Records, Contractor shall not retain any copies of a Purchasing Entity’s Data following its written authorization to destroy Purchasing Entity property that cannot be returned following the Term of a Contract. Contractor shall notify Purchasing Entity of any conditions that make returning all Data not feasible. Upon Purchasing Entity’s written acknowledgement that returning all Data is not feasible and its consent, Contractor shall purge or destroy retained Data in all its forms (including copies of returned Data) in accordance with the most current version of NIST SP 800-88 or other agreed- upon standard and provide Purchasing Entity with written certification of sanitization.