DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I understand that any Sensitive Information I come in contact with during my engagement and/or

employment at Barnard must remain Confidential.

I understand that my use of and access to Sensitive Information is strictly limited to the scope of

my duties or role. I will adhere to the standards for Handling Sensitive Information as defined in

College and department policies and procedures.

I have a duty to report immediately any potential compromise of Sensitive Information through

unauthorized access, loss, theft, or other means, including any such Information stored on

personal devices to the BCIT Service Desk ([email protected] or 212-854-7172).

Definitions

Sensitive Information: Personally Identifiable Information about staff, faculty, students, alumnae, families, donors, and

trustees, as well as any other information otherwise marked or known to be confidential, such as academic research and

non-public information. Other sensitive information may include third party information shared with Barnard College that is

governed by a contractual relationship.

Personally Identifiable Information: Nonpublic information relating to an individual that reasonably identifies the

individual and, if compromised, could cause significant harm to that individual or to the college. Examples may include,

but are not limited to, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account information, student grades or

disciplinary information, salary or employee performance, donations, income statements, dates of birth, patient health

information, information that the college has agreed to keep confidential, and account passwords or encryption keys used