Confidentiality undertaking template (US)

Confidentiality Acknowledgment and Undertaking

I, Your Name, of Your Address, am Your Role, such as an Employee, Contractor, Volunteer or Visitor of Organization Name ("Organization"). In return for access to Organization's confidential information for the purpose of Purpose, I agree as follows.

1. Confidential Information

"Confidential Information" means non-public information I receive or learn from Organization, in any form, including Examples, such as Customer Lists, Pricing, Financial Data, Plans, Source Code and Personal Data of Others. It does not include information that is or becomes public through no fault of mine, that I already knew without restriction, or that I receive lawfully from a third party without a duty of confidence.

2. My Duties

I will:

• use Confidential Information only for the purpose above;

• not disclose it to anyone except Organization staff who need it, or as Organization authorizes in writing;

• protect it with at least reasonable care, and follow Organization's security policies;

• not copy, download or remove it except as my work requires;

• report any loss or unauthorized disclosure to Reporting Contact at once.

3. Personal and Health Information

Where I handle personal information, including any health information protected by HIPAA or financial information protected by federal or state law, I will follow the policies and laws that apply to it.

4. Return of Information

When my role ends, or when Organization asks, I will return or destroy all Confidential Information in my possession and confirm this in writing.

5. Duration

My duties continue during my role and for Duration After Role Ends after it ends, and for trade secrets, for as long as they remain trade secrets under the law.

6. Protected Rights

Nothing in this undertaking stops me from reporting possible violations of law to a government agency, from discussing wages or working conditions as the law allows, or from making disclosures required by law. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), an individual will not be held liable under federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a government official or an attorney solely to report or investigate a suspected violation of law, or in a document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.

7. General

This undertaking is governed by the laws of the State of Governing State. If any part is unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.

Signature: Your Signature

Printed name: Your Printed Name

Date: Signing Date

Received for Organization by: Organization Representative Name and Title