Confidential is a classification for information - whether verbal, written, recorded or conveyed by any other media - that restricts who may view or learn the information or documents or recorded media it pertains to. When a court proceeding is confidential, that means that the court hearings and court documents are not open to the general public. It also means that careful regard must be given to the discussion or sharing of any information pertaining to the matter said to be confisential. The designation that shall be applied to information or material the unauthorized disclosure of which could be reasonably expected to cause damage. More serious in intent than information desginated "restricted" and but not held to same restrictions as information determined to be "secret".

entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

Information that you trust another person not to pass on to other people.

Information to be shared only with those who are authorized to know and deemed trustworthy, shared in confidence. Confidential information includes commercial secrets, personal secrets, artistic secrets and state secrets.

National security information or material, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security.

(confidentiel) - level of classification that applies to information and assets when compromise could reasonably be expected to cause injury to the national interest; in capital letters, a mark to indicate level of sensitivity

The status accorded to data or information indicating that it is sensitive for some reason, and therefore needs to be protected against theft, disclosure, or improper use, or both, and must be disseminated only to authorized individuals or organizations with a ‘need to know'.

A type of information that may be disclosed only to authorized individuals or on a need-to-know basis. This basis is determined by the Access to Information Act. See Access to Information Act; personal information; Privacy Act.

private; cannot be shared without your permission

Meaning private, secret, not to be mentioned or disclosed. Informal conflict management processes seek to assist the parties to look beyond positions to identify interests. Confidentiality is an important factor that influences the participants’ trust and confidence in the integrity of the system. While absolute confidentiality is the goal, it cannot be guaranteed, due to the provisions of the Privacy Act, the Access to Information Act, and other legislation. Participants must agree not to use any information gained when using the ICMS outside of the ICMS.

containing information that cannot be disclosed to the public without special authorization

The designation that shall be applied to information or material the unauthorized disclosure of which could be reasonably expected to cause damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

A person may request that all or parts of his/her directory information remain confidential with a written request to the registrar's or human resources office. These offices update the level of confidentiality which automatically sets the confidentiality flag on APASBIO/APAPERS. A warning will appear on any record with confidentiality flags. Check with the advancement services office before releasing any information on a record with the confidentiality flag.

Particularly in close trading relationships, giving access to confidential information and trade secrets to trading partners can be risky. A duty to keep such material confidential can be imposed. This needs to be in respect of keeping information secret, preventing disclosure to third parties or being used with a view to going into competition. A separate confidentiality agreement or a term in another agreement should address such issues both during and after the relationship.

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participant identity is protected, accessible only to investigator

information that identifies a person is kept in a place where no one can get to it. A confidential HIV test, for example, would be one where a person's file would be kept locked so no one could see the results except the doctor or counselor and the patient.

There is no public record; mediation sessions are held in private and on a "Without prejudice" basis.

survey A survey that, when created, the owner selected the Human Subjects Divisio "Confidential" option. Identifying information about the participant is recorded in a translation table so that owners can correlate participants with their responses, using the participant ID number assigned by WebQ

Confidential means that neither parties nor the mediator will discuss the content and manner of discussions during the mediation with outside parties, other than general descriptions that do not identity details or parties. All parties in mediation must agree about the confidentiality of conversations held during the process. The preferred agreement is that mediation is confidential. The agreement about confidentiality should occur prior to the onset of the mediation process.