Common use of Data Disposal Clause in Contracts

Data Disposal. Upon direction by Purchaser, Contractor shall within ninety (90) days delete, destroy and render unrecoverable all Data in compliance with procedures established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and OCIO Policy 141.10 – Securing Information Technology Assets Standards. Within the same time period, under a penalty of perjury Contractor shall certify in writing to Purchaser that Contractor has destroyed all Data disclosed to it under this Master Contract.