confidentiality clause

confidentiality clause
A clause in a contract of employment that details certain types of information the employee will acquire on joining the firm that may not be passed on to anyone outside the firm.

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  • confidentiality clause — ➔ clause * * * confidentiality clause UK US noun [C] LAW, HR ► a part of an agreement in which the people or companies involved agree not to give particular information to other people or companies: »The agreement includes a strict… …   Financial and business terms

  • clause — [klɔːz ǁ klɒːz] noun [countable] LAW COMMERCE a part of a written law, contract, or legal document that deals with a particular item or subject: • Clause 12 enables the Secretary of State to make orders to protect pension rights. asˈsignment… …   Financial and business terms

  • clause — W2S3 [klo:z US klo:z] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin clausa end of a sentence , from Latin claudere; CLOSE1] 1.) a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document ▪ A… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clause — noun 1 in a legal document ADJECTIVE ▪ confidentiality, indemnity, penalty ▪ The penalty clause specifies that late delivery will be fined. ▪ escape, exclusion, exemption …   Collocations dictionary

  • clause — noun (C) 1 a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document: A confidentiality clause was added to the contract. 2 technical a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • confidentiality — con‧fi‧den‧ti‧al‧i‧ty [ˌkɒnfdenʆiˈælti ǁ ˌkɑːn ] noun [uncountable] the practice of keeping private information secret: • He raised concerns that departmental confidentiality had been breached. • a confidentiality agreement * * *… …   Financial and business terms

  • Confidentiality status of CRS Reports — The confidentiality status of CRS Reports has been a public policy dispute. Contents 1 Congress s attitudes towards CRS confidentiality 1.1 CRS annual appropriations legislation 1.2 1978 proposal by the National Conference of State Legislatures …   Wikipedia

  • confidentiality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, strict, total ▪ It is important to maintain strict confidentiality at all times. ▪ client, patient ▪ To maintain patient confiden …   Collocations dictionary

  • Non-compete clause — Contract law Part …   Wikipedia

  • hold harmless clause — United Kingdom A clause, often included as part of an indemnity provision in the US, under which one contracting party (A) undertakes not to hold another contracting party (B) responsible for ( harmless against ) certain claims and liability that …   Law dictionary

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