Confidentiality and Reporting (Whistle-Blowing) Sample Clauses

Confidentiality and Reporting (Whistle-Blowing). The Company protects staff who report dishonesty. Any staff who suspects dishonest, illegal, unethical, inappropriate or fraudulent activities will notify their manager in the first instance, and should not attempt to personally conduct investigations or interviews/interrogations related to any suspected fraudulent acts or serious wrongdoing. Managers who receive information about suspected fraud must report the information to the CEO or CFO immediately; or if they are inappropriate, the external auditors (Deloitte) or the Board Chairman as a last resort. If staff reasonably believe that their manager is involved in the serious wrongdoing, the staff should notify the manager's manager. If for some reason this is not appropriate, then the matter should be raised with the CEO or CFO. As required by law (mentioned below and often referred to as the Whistleblower Act), the Company will protect staff from negative impacts and recrimination when raising legitimate or reasonable concerns. For further information, refer to the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 (for New Zealand staff) or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 (for Canberra staff).
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  • Confidentiality and Safeguarding of University Records; Press Releases; Public Information Under this Agreement, Contractor may (1) create, (2) receive from or on behalf of University, or (3) have access to, records or record systems (collectively, University Records). Among other things, University Records may contain social security numbers, credit card numbers, or data protected or made confidential or sensitive by Applicable Laws. [Option (Include if University Records are subject to FERPA.): Additional mandatory confidentiality and security compliance requirements with respect to University Records subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 United States Code (USC) §1232g (FERPA) are addressed in Section 12.41.] [Option (Include if University is a HIPAA Covered Entity and University Records are subject to HIPAA.): Additional mandatory confidentiality and security compliance requirements with respect to University Records subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 160 and subparts A and E of Part 164 (collectively, HIPAA) are addressed in Section 12.26.] Contractor represents, warrants, and agrees that it will: (1) hold University Records in strict confidence and will not use or disclose University Records except as (a) permitted or required by this Agreement, (b) required by Applicable Laws, or (c) otherwise authorized by University in writing; (2) safeguard University Records according to reasonable administrative, physical and technical standards (such as standards established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Center for Internet Security [Option (Include if Section 12.39 related to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards is not include in this Agreement.):, as well as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards]) that are no less rigorous than the standards by which Contractor protects its own confidential information; (3) continually monitor its operations and take any action necessary to assure that University Records are safeguarded and the confidentiality of University Records is maintained in accordance with all Applicable Laws and the terms of this Agreement; and (4) comply with University Rules regarding access to and use of University’s computer systems, including UTS165 at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/board-of-regents/policy-library/policies/uts165-information-resources-use-and-security-policy. At the request of University, Contractor agrees to provide University with a written summary of the procedures Contractor uses to safeguard and maintain the confidentiality of University Records.

  • Confidentiality and Safeguarding Information 1. Each Party may have access to confidential information made available by the other. The provisions of the Florida Public Records Act, Chapter 119, F.S., and other applicable state and federal laws will govern disclosure of any confidential information received by the State of Florida.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Use The recipient of a disclosing Party’s Confidential Information shall maintain such Confidential Information in confidence, and shall disclose such Confidential Information only to its employees, agents, consultants, Affiliates, licensors, sublicensees, attorneys, accountants, investors, potential acquirors and advisors who have a reasonable need to know such Confidential Information and who are bound by obligations of confidentiality and non-use no less restrictive than those set forth herein and for whom each Party shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 6. The recipient of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information shall use such Confidential Information solely to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to use and disclose such Confidential Information in regulatory applications and filings), unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing. The recipient of the other Party’s Confidential Information shall take the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information of a similar nature and importance (but in any event no less than reasonable care).

  • Confidentiality and Data Protection 12.1 Buyer undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose to any person any confidential information concerning (i) the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of Seller or any of its affiliates and (ii) the operations, processes, product information, recipes and formulae, know-how, designs, trade secrets of Seller or any of its affiliates, except as permitted by Condition 12.2 (“Confidential Information”).

  • CONFIDENTIALITY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION In this Agreement, Confidential Information means all information of a confidential nature relating to one party which is supplied by or on behalf of that party (whether before or after the date of this Agreement), either in writing, orally or in any other form, directly or indirectly from or pursuant to discussions with that party (the Disclosing Party) or which is obtained through observations made by the receiving party (a Receiving Party). Confidential Information also includes all analyses, compilations, studies and other documents whether prepared by or on behalf of a party which contain or otherwise reflect or are derived from such information. Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the disclosure of information held by any party which is a Public Authority (as defined in the FOIA) beyond the restrictions permitted by the FOIA. Each Receiving Party shall hold in confidence any Confidential Information, PROVIDED THAT the provisions of this clause shall not restrict a Receiving Party from passing such information to its professional advisers and insurers, to the extent necessary, to enable it to perform (or to cause to be performed) or to enforce its rights or obligations under this Agreement, and provided further that the LEP may, subject to obtaining appropriate confidentiality restrictions: pass to the Funders and their professional advisors or any prospective funders and their professional advisors or investors and their professional advisors such documents and other information as are reasonably required by the Funders in connection with the raising of finance for the SPA Operations or which the LEP is obliged to supply by the terms of the Funding Agreements; and pass to Service Providers documents and other information which are necessary for the LEP's performance of this Agreement. The obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information does not apply to Confidential Information: which the Disclosing Party confirms in writing is not required to be treated as Confidential Information; which is or comes into the public domain otherwise than through any disclosure prohibited by this Agreement; to the extent required to be disclosed pursuant to clause 9.12 (Records), clause 9.15 (Auditor), or required to be disclosed to the Audit Commission, District Auditor or required to be disclosed for the proper performance of the Services; or which is disclosed to enable a determination to be made under clause 16 (Dispute Resolution); the disclosure of which is required by any Law (including any order of a court of competent jurisdiction), any Parliamentary obligation or the rules of any stock exchange or governmental or regulatory authority having the force of law or, if not having the force of law, compliance with which is in accordance with the general practice of persons subject to the stock exchange or government or regulatory authority concerned; disclosed by the Local Authority where the Confidential Information relates to the design, construction, operation or maintenance of the Project or is other information as may be reasonably required for the purpose of conducting a due diligence exercise disclosed to any person in connection with a benchmarking exercise in accordance with clause 8.3 or market testing in accordance with Schedule 4; disclosed by the Local Authority to any other department, office or agency of the Government or the governing body of any of the Facilities; disclosed for the purpose of: the examination and certification of the Local Authority's or the LEP's accounts; or any examination pursuant to the Local Government Act 1999 of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Local Authority has performed its functions; or which is already in the lawful possession of the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party provided that any subsequent disclosure is not in breach of any restriction, condition or stipulation already applying to that Confidential Information. Unless otherwise required by any Law or any regulatory or governmental authority or in the circumstances set out in clause (c)(vii) (but only to that extent), neither party shall make or permit or procure to be made any public announcement or disclosure (whether for publication in the press, the radio, television screen or any other medium) of any Confidential Information or in the case of the LEP of its (or any LEP Party's) interest in the Project or, in any such case, any matters relating thereto, without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Subject to sub-clause (e)(ii), the Local Authority shall be free to disclose the terms of this Agreement and the other Project Documents to any Relevant Government Department and the parties agree that the Local Authority shall be free to use and disclose such information on such terms and in such manner as any Relevant Government Department sees fit. The Local Authority shall notify the LEP in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to any intended disclosure of the terms of any of the documents referred to in sub-clause (e)(i) to any Relevant Government Department. The LEP shall notify the Local Authority in writing of any terms of such documents (the Sensitive Information) that the LEP objects to being disclosed within five (5) Business Days of any such notification by the Local Authority (failing which the LEP shall be deemed to have notified the Local Authority that it has no objection to any such disclosure). Without prejudice to the Local Authority's right to disclose the Sensitive Information pursuant to sub-clause (e)(i), the Local Authority shall consult with the LEP following receipt of a notification from the LEP that it objects to disclosure of such Sensitive Information with a view to agreeing whether or not part or all of the Sensitive Information can be removed from the information to be disclosed. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this clause 17.6, the parties agree, throughout the term of this Agreement, to offer all reasonable co-operation and assistance to PfS (including providing information to PfS within such time periods as may reasonably be specified by PfS) for the purpose of the collection and use of data by PfS in connection with the performance of projects including, without limitation, the provision of information in relation to key performance indicators designated from time to time by PfS as "national priority" key performance indicators even if those national priority key performance indicators are not agreed and adopted by the LEP as Key Performance Indicators. If and to the extent information is requested from the parties by PfS in relation to key performance indicators which are not Key Performance Indicators the relevant party or parties shall supply that information to PfS within such time period as may reasonably be specified by PfS. If the information requested by PfS is not otherwise collected or monitored by the party from whom the information is requested then that party shall, subject to prior notification to and agreement of PfS, be entitled to charge to PfS that party's reasonable costs of complying with the request for information from PfS in relation to any additional work required to be undertaken by the relevant party to provide the information requested which that party would not otherwise be required to undertake under this Agreement or Project Agreements or would not otherwise undertake in any event in the normal course of business.

  • Confidentiality and Privacy The Training Provider must not, without the prior written approval of the Department, disclose (or permit the disclosure of) information regarding this VET Funding Contract (including details of the Funds being provided by the Department in respect of any individual) or any Confidential Information of the Department or the State, except: to the extent required under this VET Funding Contract; to the extent required by Law; to its solicitors, barristers and/or other professional advisors in order to obtain advice in relation to its rights under this VET Funding Contract, the Training Services or the Funds and provided such advisors are under a duty of confidentiality; to the extent necessary for the registration or recording of documents where required; and/or to the extent required in connection with legal proceedings, and then only to the extent strictly necessary for that purpose. The Training Provider acknowledges and agrees that: the Department may disclose or otherwise make available (whether to the public generally or to any particular person or group of persons) any and all information relating to the Training Provider and this VET Funding Contract (including Confidential Information of the Training Provider), including: course and qualification details; government subsidised fee information; details of the Funds paid; the contents of any surveys in which the Training Provider participates pursuant to Clause 4.5(j)(ii) or any employer surveys; any information that the Training Provider is required to publish on its website or otherwise make publicly available under this VET Funding Contract; details of any non-compliance by the Training Provider with this VET Funding Contract; any action taken by the Department under this VET Funding Contract; and findings and outcomes of any audits or reviews undertaken pursuant to this VET Funding Contract, as it considers reasonably appropriate to facilitate the proper operation of the Skills First Program, including as contemplated by Clause 12.3 of Schedule 1; the Department may disclose information referred to in paragraph (a), and any information regarding any suspected non-compliance by the Training Provider with this VET Funding Contract, for the purpose of satisfying its obligations under: the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic); the Ombudsman Act 1973 (Vic); or the Audit Act 1994 (Vic); or the requirements of Parliamentary accountability or a Minister's obligations to fulfil their duties of office; and the Department may disclose information referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) to the counterparty to any Other VET Funding Arrangement, any regulator who has responsibility for issuing or monitoring compliance with the applicable registration referred to in Clause 4.1(a), or other government entity in any jurisdiction that has an interest in the regulation and funding of the VET sector. The Training Provider must take all steps and make all efforts to assist the Department in complying with any of the obligations referred to in Clause 13.2(b). The Training Provider acknowledges that it will be bound by the Information Privacy Principles and any applicable Code of Practice with respect to any act done or practice engaged in by the Training Provider under or in connection with this VET Funding Contract in the same way and to the same extent as the Department would have been bound had it been directly done or engaged in by the Department. The Training Provider must include a standard privacy notice in all enrolment forms, in accordance with the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, which advises Eligible Individuals how their data may be supplied to and used by the Department and Commonwealth VET Student Loan agencies. The Training Provider must, in collecting any Personal Information for the purposes of this VET Funding Contract, ensure that it has obtained all necessary consents for: the Training Provider to collect, use, hold and disclose that Personal Information, including by disclosing it to the Department as contemplated by this VET Funding Contract (including by way of the submission of reports under Clause 12 of Schedule 1, for the purposes of complying with Record disclosure obligations under Clause 10 and in the course of any audit, review or investigation under Clause 11); and the Department to collect, use, hold and disclose that Personal Information for the purposes of this VET Funding Contract and its operation and management of the Skills First Program, in accordance with all applicable Laws, including the PDP Act, the Health Records Act and (if applicable to the Training Provider) the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The Training Provider must cooperate with, and provide any assistance requested by, the Department in relation to: resolving any complaint made to the Department alleging a breach of the PDP Act or the Health Records Act in relation to any Personal Information collected, used, held or disclosed by the Department that was provided to it by the Training Provider in connection with this VET Funding Contract; and providing access to or amendment of any record of Personal Information collected, used, held or disclosed in connection with this VET Funding Contract following a request from an individual made to the Department.

  • Confidentiality of Contractor Information The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that this Contract and any and all Contractor information obtained by the State in connection with this Contract are subject to the State of Vermont Access to Public Records Act, 1 V.S.A. § 315 et seq. The State will not disclose information for which a reasonable claim of exemption can be made pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 317(c), including, but not limited to, trade secrets, proprietary information or financial information, including any formulae, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information which is not patented, which is known only to the Contractor, and which gives the Contractor an opportunity to obtain business advantage over competitors who do not know it or use it. The State shall immediately notify Contractor of any request made under the Access to Public Records Act, or any request or demand by any court, governmental agency or other person asserting a demand or request for Contractor information. Contractor may, in its discretion, seek an appropriate protective order, or otherwise defend any right it may have to maintain the confidentiality of such information under applicable State law within three business days of the State’s receipt of any such request. Contractor agrees that it will not make any claim against the State if the State makes available to the public any information in accordance with the Access to Public Records Act or in response to a binding order from a court or governmental body or agency compelling its production. Contractor shall indemnify the State for any costs or expenses incurred by the State, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees awarded in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 320, in connection with any action brought in connection with Contractor’s attempts to prevent or unreasonably delay public disclosure of Contractor’s information if a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the State improperly withheld such information and that the improper withholding was based on Contractor’s attempts to prevent public disclosure of Contractor’s information. The State agrees that (a) it will use the Contractor information only as may be necessary in the course of performing duties, receiving services or exercising rights under this Contract; (b) it will provide at a minimum the same care to avoid disclosure or unauthorized use of Contractor information as it provides to protect its own similar confidential and proprietary information; (c) except as required by the Access to Records Act, it will not disclose such information orally or in writing to any third party unless that third party is subject to a written confidentiality agreement that contains restrictions and safeguards at least as restrictive as those contained in this Contract; (d) it will take all reasonable precautions to protect the Contractor’s information; and (e) it will not otherwise appropriate such information to its own use or to the use of any other person or entity. Contractor may affix an appropriate legend to Contractor information that is provided under this Contract to reflect the Contractor’s determination that any such information is a trade secret, proprietary information or financial information at time of delivery or disclosure.

  • Confidentiality Data Protection The terms and conditions of this Agreement are confidential and may not be disclosed to or discussed with anyone except as permitted. Confidential information may include: any trade/business secret, technical knowledge or know-how, financial information, plans, customer/client lists, your customer information or data, your customers’ accounting or financial information, your customers’ tax information, your customers’ miscellaneous information, supplier information, pricing policies, fee structure, standard operating procedures, protocols, marketing data and/or promotional techniques, product data, purchase information, sales policies, employee lists, policies, computer records, computer access codes, plans and programs, any formula pattern or compilation of information, used during this Agreement, or any of its/ their clients. Confidentiality will exist regardless of whether such information is received by you under a validly executed confidentiality Agreement or not, or which is disclosed (whether in writing, delivery of items/ reports, manuals, verbally, visual representation, inspection of tangible objects, on office or site visits, or by any other means and whether directly or indirectly) whether before or after the date of this Agreement. Confidential Information may include “Proprietary information” as defined from now on. Each party shall honor the confidentiality and data protection of the other party’s “Confidential Information” and shall not disclose such information to any third party without the prior written consent of the confiding party. Neither party shall disclose any of the terms of this Agreement to assigned remote staff or any of other employees or affiliates, except the appointed Account Manager and person signing this Agreement on our behalf. To protect the Confidential Information, both the parties now agree and undertake to keep secret and treat as confidential all Confidential Information described above. Neither party shall use any Confidential Information at any time, either during this Agreement or after the termination of the Agreement, for any purpose other than in the ordinary course of business and furtherance of the confiding party’s interest. We may not be permitted to use your name as our client in any marketing literature, brochures, or for any private reference unless you permit it.

  • CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY POLICIES AND LAWS The Contractor shall comply to the extent applicable with all State and Authorized User policies regarding compliance with various confidentiality and privacy laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to the IRS Publication 1075, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Contractor shall cooperate in executing a written confidentiality agreement under FERPA and/or a Business Associate Agreement (HIPAA/HITECH) or other contractual provisions upon request by the State or any Authorized User.

  • Confidentiality Statement All persons that will be working with PHI COUNTY 21 discloses to CONTRACTOR or CONTRACTOR creates, receives, maintains, or transmits on behalf of 22 COUNTY must sign a confidentiality statement that includes, at a minimum, General Use, Security and 23 Privacy Safeguards, Unacceptable Use, and Enforcement Policies. The statement must be signed by the 24 workforce member prior to access to such PHI. The statement must be renewed annually. The 25 CONTRACTOR shall retain each person’s written confidentiality statement for COUNTY inspection 26 for a period of six (6) years following the termination of the Agreement.

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