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It is known as "Attorney-Client Privilege." An attorney can not be compelled, and need not disclose, ANY communication between themselves and a client, under ANY circumstance.

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Are law clients confidential?

The clients are not confidential. Their discussions with their lawyers are.


How can you keep confidential information safe?

How do you keep information on families and children confidential


Why is it ok to pass on confidential information without the consent of individual parties when making a report?

Generally and ethically it isn't OK. It may even be illegal. Some profession are prohibited from revealing confidential matters without a court order. Lawyers and doctors for instance.


What is the NATO portion marking for information containing NATO confidential information in a us document?

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When is it appropriate to share confidential information?

Under normal circumstances you would not share confidential information, but exceptions can be made if human life is at stake (for example, if you have received confidential information that someone intends to commit a murder) or if ordered by a judge to divulge the information.


Can confidential information be released to an attorney?

Yes, confidential information can be released to an attorney under attorney-client privilege, which protects communication between a client and their attorney from being disclosed without the client's permission. This privilege helps ensure that clients can share sensitive information with their attorneys in confidence.


How do you deal with confidential information?

Confidential by its nature means only a few people are privy to the information, or certain people aren't authorized to gain access to specific information. Confidential information is handled by sharing it with need to know people/personnel only. Providing confidential information to other than those that need to know could cause harm or worse. In other words, confidential information is sensitive, and should be handled with lots of silence stirred-in.


What type of information are personal payroll medical and operational?

Personal payroll, medical, and operational information are all types of sensitive information.


According to the definition of confidentiality who are the only ones who can access confidential information?

Only authorized individuals who have a legitimate need to know or access confidential information should be able to do so. This typically includes employees who are directly involved in the organization's operations or management and have been granted explicit permission to access the information.


How do you handle confidential company information?

Keep the information to myself


What is confidentality?

Confidential refers to information that is extremely private and personal. Some examples of confidential information includes health records, financial information, or extremely sensitive information within a company.


How do you make a sentence with the word confidential?

He was told that the information was confidential so he did not mention it to anyone else.