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Council Member Julie Won discusses confidentiality clauses in Securus contract
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Council Member Julie Won outlines several confidentiality clauses in the Securus contract, emphasizing the contractor's obligations to maintain confidentiality and the potential consequences for breaches. She questions what actions have been taken in response to alleged privacy breaches by Securus.
- The contract requires Securus to maintain confidentiality of reports, information, and data.
- It stipulates that information cannot be shared without prior written approval from the department.
- The contract allows for termination and other remedies in case of unauthorized disclosure.
- Won asks about withheld payments or actions taken due to the alleged privacy breach.
Julie Won
1:29:36
For the securus contract, there are multiple clauses in the contract that talks about confidentiality.
1:29:41
The first, there are many, but we're gonna just list a few.
1:29:44
The contractor agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such reports, information, or data by using a reasonable degree of care and using at least the same degree of care that the contractor uses to preserve the confidentiality of its own confidential information.
1:29:59
The contractor agrees that such reports information data shall not be made available to any person or entity without the prior written approval of the department.
1:30:07
The contractor shall restrict the access of confidential information to persons who have legitimate work related purposes to access such information.
1:30:14
The contractor agreed that it will instruct its officers, employees, and agents to maintain the confidentiality of all information required to kept confidential by this agreement.
1:30:24
A breach of this section 5.08 shall constitute a material breach of this agreement for which the department may terminate this agreement pursuant to article 10.
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The department reserves any and all right other rights to remedies in the event of an unauthorized disclosure.
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Notwithstanding any agreement provision of this agreement, the contractor shall not be relieved of the liability of the city for damages sustained by the city by virtues of the contractor's breach of the agreement for confidentiality and privacy, and the city may withhold payments to the contractor for the purpose of set off the amount of damage due to the city from this contractor, Securus.
1:31:00
So can you tell us what what contract payments have been withheld and what actions have been done for the breach of contract for privacy for Securus?