Use, Security, and Retention. i. Confidential information of any kind shall not be distributed or sold to any third party or used by Contractor or its agents in any way, except as authorized by this Contract or approved in writing by the State. Contractor shall provide and maintain a secure environment that ensures confidentiality of all State records and other confidential information wherever located. Confidential information shall not be retained in any files or otherwise by Contractor or its agents, except as permitted in this Contract or approved in writing by the State. ii. Contractor shall provide physical and logical protection for State hardware, software, applications and data that meet or exceed industry standards. Contractor shall provide the State with access, subject to Contractor’s reasonable access security requirement, seven (7) days a week, 24 hours a day, for the purpose of inspecting and monitoring access and use of State data and maintaining State systems.
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