A person's medical information/test results are used and kept restricted, in an attempt to prevent access to them by other individuals (such as employers and insurance companies) As with all research studies, unintentional "breaks" in confidentiality can occur Additionally, researchers and staff are not allowed to discuss any details about participants with those not involved with the research project
Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private. She accused them of leaking confidential information about her private life We'll take good care and keep what you've told us strictly confidential, Mr. Lane. + confidentially con·fi·den·tial·ly People can phone in the knowledge that any information they give will be treated confidentially. + confidentiality con·fi·den·ti·al·ity the confidentiality of the client-solicitor relationship
Includes ClikFIX Rules and Data, business information, information relating to customers, financial information, the functionality, source code or documentation for the SrvCtr Software Application and all other trade secrets exposed through access to this Software Application
* That which is done or communicated in trust Confidential information is information entrusted to another The implication is that it is information that for some reason (from personal privacy to competitive advantage) the person entrusting the information does not wish at least some others to know Thus confidential information is information to be shared only with a very limited group who are involved with furthering certain ends which the one entrusting the information wants served, such as treatment of a disease, or development and manufacture of a new product Most professions recognize some duty to keep confidential a client's information, although such a duty has limits when the confidential information concerns a danger to others
kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
If you talk to someone in a confidential way, you talk to them quietly because what you are saying is secret or private. `Look,' he said in a confidential tone, `I want you to know that me and Joey are cops.' His face suddenly turned solemn, his voice confidential. + confidentially con·fi·den·tial·ly Nash hadn't raised his voice, still spoke rather softly, confidentially
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
That which is done or communicated in trust Confidential information is information entrusted to another The implication is that it is information that for some reason (from personal privacy to competitive advantage) the person entrusting the information does not wish at least some others to know Thus confidential information is information to be shared only with a very limited group who are involved with furthering certain ends which the one entrusting the information wants served, such as treatment of a disease, or development and manufacture of a new product Most professions recognize some duty to keep confidential a client's information, although such a duty has limits when the confidential information concerns a danger to others
When names or other identifiers may be given to the researcher by the research participant and/or data could be traced back to that participant; but, the Principal Investigator has implemented a means of protecting the privacy of that individual