Data Security and Privacy Plan As more fully described herein, throughout the term of the Master Agreement, Vendor will have a Data Security and Privacy Plan in place to protect the confidentiality, privacy and security of the Protected Data it receives from the District. Vendor’s Plan for protecting the District’s Protected Data includes, but is not limited to, its agreement to comply with the terms of the District’s Bill of Rights for Data Security and Privacy, a copy of which is set forth below and has been signed by the Vendor. Additional components of Vendor’s Data Security and Privacy Plan for protection of the District’s Protected Data throughout the term of the Master Agreement are as follows: (a) Vendor will implement all state, federal, and local data security and privacy requirements including those contained within the Master Agreement and this Data Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement, consistent with the District’s data security and privacy policy. (b) Vendor will have specific administrative, operational and technical safeguards and practices in place to protect Protected Data that it receives from the District under the Master Agreement. (c) Vendor will comply with all obligations contained within the section set forth in this Exhibit below entitled “Supplemental Information about a Master Agreement between Chazy Central Rural School District and [Name of Vendor].” Vendor’s obligations described within this section include, but are not limited to: (i) its obligation to require subcontractors or other authorized persons or entities to whom it may disclose Protected Data (if any) to execute written agreements acknowledging that the data protection obligations imposed on Vendor by state and federal law and the Master Agreement shall apply to the subcontractor, and (ii) its obligation to follow certain procedures for the return, transition, deletion and/or destruction of Protected Data upon termination, expiration or assignment (to the extent authorized) of the Master Agreement. (d) Vendor has provided or will provide training on the federal and state laws governing confidentiality of Protected Data for any of its officers or employees (or officers or employees of any of its subcontractors or assignees) who will have access to Protected Data, prior to their receiving access. (e) Vendor will manage data security and privacy incidents that implicate Protected Data and will develop and implement plans to identify breaches and unauthorized disclosures. Vendor will provide prompt notification to the District of any breaches or unauthorized disclosures of Protected Data in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Data Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement.
Data Security and Privacy Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the business of the Company Group, taken as a whole, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is in compliance with all Data Security Requirements and (ii) has taken commercially reasonable steps consistent with standard industry practice by companies of similar size and maturity, and in compliance in all material respects with all Data Security Requirements to protect (A) the confidentiality, integrity, availability and security of its Business Systems that are involved in the Processing of Personally Identifiable Information, in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted; and (B) Personally Identifiable Information Processed by or on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary or on their behalf from unauthorized use, access, disclosure, theft and modification. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the business of the Company Group, taken as a whole, (i) there are, and since January 1, 2022, have been, no pending complaints, investigations, inquiries, notices, enforcement proceedings, or Actions by or before any Governmental Authority and (ii) since January 1, 2022, no fines or other penalties have been imposed on or written claims, notice, complaints or other communications have been received by the Company or any Subsidiary, relating to any Specified Data Breach or alleging non-compliance with any Data Security Requirement. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have not, since January 1, 2022, (1) experienced any Specified Data Breaches, or (2) been involved in any Legal Proceedings related to or alleging any violation of any Data Security Requirements by the Company Group or any Specified Data Breaches, each except as would not be material to the business of the Company Group, taken as a whole. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause the Company Group to breach any Data Security Requirement, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the business of the Company Group, taken as a whole.
New Hampshire Specific Data Security Requirements The Provider agrees to the following privacy and security standards from “the Minimum Standards for Privacy and Security of Student and Employee Data” from the New Hampshire Department of Education. Specifically, the Provider agrees to: (1) Limit system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users, such as students, parents, and LEA are permitted to execute; (2) Limit unsuccessful logon attempts; (3) Employ cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions; (4) Authorize wireless access prior to allowing such connections; (5) Create and retain system audit logs and records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful or unauthorized system activity; (6) Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users so they can be held accountable for their actions; (7) Establish and maintain baseline configurations and inventories of organizational systems (including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation) throughout the respective system development life cycles; (8) Restrict, disable, or prevent the use of nonessential programs, functions, ports, protocols, and services; (9) Enforce a minimum password complexity and change of characters when new passwords are created; (10) Perform maintenance on organizational systems; (11) Provide controls on the tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct system maintenance; (12) Ensure equipment removed for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any Student Data in accordance with NIST SP 800-88 Revision 1; (13) Protect (i.e., physically control and securely store) system media containing Student Data, both paper and digital; (14) Sanitize or destroy system media containing Student Data in accordance with NIST SP 800-88 Revision 1 before disposal or release for reuse; (15) Control access to media containing Student Data and maintain accountability for media during transport outside of controlled areas; (16) Periodically assess the security controls in organizational systems to determine if the controls are effective in their application and develop and implement plans of action designed to correct deficiencies and reduce or eliminate vulnerabilities in organizational systems; (17) Monitor, control, and protect communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of organizational systems; (18) Deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception); (19) Protect the confidentiality of Student Data at rest; (20) Identify, report, and correct system flaws in a timely manner; (21) Provide protection from malicious code (i.e. Antivirus and Antimalware) at designated locations within organizational systems; (22) Monitor system security alerts and advisories and take action in response; and (23) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.
PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY AND SECURITY CONTRACT 11 Any reference to statutory, regulatory, or contractual language herein shall be to such language as in 12 effect or as amended. 13 A. DEFINITIONS
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.