Common use of Transport Layer Security Clause in Contracts

Transport Layer Security. (TLS): A protocol (standard) that ensures privacy between communicating applications and their users on the Internet. When a server and client communicate, TLS ensures that no third party may eavesdrop or tamper with any message. TLS is the successor to the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement shall have the same meaning given those terms under HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and other applicable federal law.