Data and Information 14.1 The Contractor shall have the right to use, and shall have access to, all geological, geophysical, drilling, well production, well location maps and other information held by the Republic related to the Contract Area in consideration of the payment of the required fees. 14.2 The Contractor shall promptly provide the Minister, free of cost, with all data obtained as a result of Hydrocarbons Operations under this Contract, including seismic data, geological, geophysical, geochemical, petro-physical, engineering, well logs, maps, magnetic tapes, cores, cuttings and production data, as well as all interpretative and derivative data, including reports, analyses, interpretations and evaluations prepared in respect of Hydrocarbons Operations. 14.3 The Republic shall have title to all original data and information resulting from Hydrocarbons Operations under this Contract, including but not limited to geological, geophysical, petro-physical and engineering data, well logs and completion status reports, and any other data that the Contractor or anyone acting on its behalf may compile or obtain during the term of this Contract. The Contractor is entitled to retain and use a copy of all such data, subject to the provisions of this Article 14. 14.4 The Contractor acknowledges the proprietary rights of the Republic in all data and information referred to in this Article 14 and agrees to treat all such data and information as confidential and to comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to the storage and any transport or export out of the Republic of any such data and information. 14.5 The Contractor may disclose such information to its employees to the extent required for efficient conduct of Hydrocarbons Operations, provided such individuals have signed or otherwise be subject to an undertaking relating to the confidentiality of the same information as part of their employment contract, or to Affiliates and consultants, or to bona fide prospective assignees of rights under this Contract or to banks or financial institutions from which finance is sought, provided that the Contractor obtains from such entities, prior to disclosure, a written confidentiality undertaking. In the case of disclosure to prospective assignees, any disclosure of such information shall require the prior written consent of the Minister, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 14.6 The Contractor may disclose information as and to the extent required by a regulatory or judicial authority having proper jurisdiction over the Contractor, provided that the Minister is first notified of such disclosure and of the information so disclosed. 14.7 The Contractor’s obligation of confidentiality under this Article shall be of a continuing nature and shall not be cancelled by the expiration, suspension or termination of this Contract, or by any transfer or assignment of interest under this Contract.
Records and Information 14.1 A Sector Association and an Operator must retain records of all information required to be supplied to the Administrator under these Rules. 14.2 In particular, an Operator must retain: 14.2.1 sufficient records to allow the Administrator to verify whether a target unit has met its target, including sufficient records to allow the accurate verification of throughput and annual consumption of energy of a target unit; and 14.2.2 records of energy saving actions and measures implemented during each target period. 14.3 A Sector Association and an Operator must make all records which it is required to retain under these Rules available for inspection by the Administrator or a person appointed by the Administrator and must provide copies of such records in response to a request by the date specified in the request. 14.4 All records required to be retained under these Rules must be retained throughout the duration of an agreement and for a period of four years following the termination of an agreement.
CONFIDENTIALITY of RECORDS and INFORMATION 20.1. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to maintain confidentiality of information and records as required by applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and rules. CONTRACTOR shall not use or disclose confidential information other than as permitted or required by this Agreement and will notify COUNTY of any discovered instances of breaches of confidentiality. CONTRACTOR shall ensure that any subcontractors’ agents receiving confidential information related to this Agreement agree to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to CONTRACTOR with respect to such information. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to hold COUNTY harmless from any breach of confidentiality, as set forth in the hold harmless provisions contained herein. 20.1.1. HIPAA/ Protected Health Information. If CONTRACTOR is a covered entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Addendum is included as part of this Agreement, it is obliged to comply with applicable requirements of law and subsequent amendments relating to any protected health information, as well as any task or activity CONTRACTOR performs on behalf of COUNTY, to the extent COUNTY would be required to comply with such requirements. If this Agreement has been determined to constitute a business associate relationship under HIPAA and the HIPAA regulations, CONTRACTOR is the Business Associate of COUNTY and agrees to the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Addendum exhibit attached to this Agreement. 20.1.2. 42 C.F.R. Part 2/ Drug and Alcohol Abuse Records. If CONTRACTOR is a covered program under the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Act, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 or signs the Qualified Service Organization Agreement (QSOA), it is obliged to comply with applicable requirements of law and subsequent amendments relating to any protected health information and patient identifying information, as well as any task or activity CONTRACTOR performs on behalf of COUNTY, to the extent COUNTY would be required to comply with such requirements. If this Agreement has been determined to constitute a qualified service organization relationship under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and the 42 C.F.R. Part 2 regulations, CONTRACTOR is the Qualified Service Organization of COUNTY and agrees to enter into the Qualified Service Organization Agreement (QSOA) Addendum contained as an exhibit to this Agreement.
Privacy and Information Security We make security and the protection of your information a top priority. You can access our Privacy Policy at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/privacy/, which is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement by this reference.
Destruction of Confidential Information Upon the Disclosing Party’s written request, at any time during or after the term of this Agreement, the Recipient and its Representatives shall promptly return all copies, in any form or media, of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, or destroy such copies and certify in writing that the Confidential Information has been destroyed. Additionally, the Recipient shall destroy all copies of any Notes created by the Recipient or its Representatives and certify that such Notes have been destroyed. However, the following exceptions apply: The Recipient and its Representatives are not required to destroy electronic copies of Confidential Information created as part of standard backup and archival processes, provided that: personnel not primarily involved in information technology do not have access to such retained copies; and information technology personnel only access such copies as necessary to perform regular IT functions (e.g., system recovery). The Recipient and its Representatives may retain: one copy of the Confidential Information as necessary to defend or maintain any litigation related to this Agreement or the Confidential Information, or to comply with established document retention policies; and copies of the Confidential Information as required by applicable law, regulation, or rule, or as necessary to comply with any request or requirement of a legal, regulatory, governmental, or supervisory authority, provided that the Recipient and its Representatives remain bound by the terms of this Agreement concerning any retained Confidential Information.