Common use of State of SC Specific Terms & Conditions – Information Security and Use Clause in Contracts

State of SC Specific Terms & Conditions – Information Security and Use. INFORMATION SECURITY - DEFINITIONS (FEB 2015) Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object may have occurred. Without limitation, the term “compromise” includes copying the data through covert network channels, or copying the data to unauthorized media, or disclosure of information in violation of any obligation imposed by this contract. Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, statistics, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual. Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. Public information means any specific information, regardless of form or format, that the State has actively and intentionally disclosed, disseminated, or made available to the public. Information is not public information solely because it may be subject to inspection pursuant to an unfulfilled public records request. Software means any computer program accessed or used by the State Agency/Using Governmental Unit or a third party pursuant to or as a result of this contract. Third party means any person or entity other than the State Agency/Using Governmental Unit, the Contractor, or any subcontractors at any tier. Unrestricted information means (1) public information acquired other than through performance of the work,