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Now you know what counts as {{confiprov|confidential information}}, what can you do with it and what’s not allowed? | Now you know what counts as {{confiprov|confidential information}}, what can you do with it and what’s not allowed? | ||
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*'''Only use it to carry out the “{{confiprov|purpose}}” or “{{confiprov|project}}”''': This is somewhat hard to enforce — it’s nebulous, right? — and in practice you’ll never know what goes on behind closed doors, but in the English law-speaking world this is pretty uncontroversial precisely because it isn’t practically actionable. But our North American cousins — and those on the private side of the investment banking wall — can get very worked up over it. | *'''Only use it to carry out the “{{confiprov|purpose}}” or “{{confiprov|project}}”''': This is somewhat hard to enforce — it’s nebulous, right? — and in practice you’ll never know what goes on behind closed doors, but in the English law-speaking world this is pretty uncontroversial precisely because it isn’t practically actionable. But our North American cousins — and those on the private side of the investment banking wall — can get very worked up over it. | ||
*'''Not make unnecessary copies''': Not the sort of thing to argue about, but not necessary either: you can xerox the information a thousand times, if that floats your boat, and that won’t cause me any more damage than had you only xeroxed it once — ''unless you then give it to someone you shouldn’t''. It is not the act of copying it that causes the loss, but your subsequent carelessness with the copies. But, still, would you strike that out of a draft? No. | *'''Not make unnecessary copies''': Not the sort of thing to argue about, but not necessary either: you can xerox the information a thousand times, if that floats your boat, and that won’t cause me any more damage than had you only xeroxed it once — ''unless you then give it to someone you shouldn’t''. It is not the act of copying it that causes the loss, but your subsequent carelessness with the copies. But, still, would you strike that out of a draft? No. | ||