1. Task description
All employees handling confidential information should sign a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement before processing confidential information.
The confidentiality commitment should include, among other things:
- a clear definition of confidential information
- the expected duration of the commitment
- required actions when the commitment is terminated
- the responsibilities and actions of signatories to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information
- ownership of information, trade secrets, and intellectual property and how this relates to the protection of confidential information
- permissible use of confidential information and the signatory's rights to use the information
- the right to audit and monitor activities involving confidential information
The requirements and needs for confidentiality agreements are reviewed and updated at regular intervals.