DECLARATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
I, Barbara Anne Bauer, declare on my honour that:
I will treat as confidential all information and documents, in whatever form they are presented (paper or electronic format), communicated in writing or orally in the context of the proposed assignment and/or the performance of the contract, and I will process any personal data in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data.
I am fully aware of my obligations under the General Conditions of Supply, Services and Works Contracts of the European Court of Auditors (available at http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/Generalconditions.aspx), including those relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal data. I undertake to observe the strictest confidentiality in the course of my work:
I will not use or disclose, directly or indirectly, any confidential information or documents for any purpose other than the fulfilment of my obligations under the contract, without the prior written consent of the European Court of Auditors;
I will not discuss my work with others, including other experts or members of the relevant department who are not directly involved in my work;
I will not disclose outside the European Court of Auditors audit team any information that comes to my knowledge or that I discover. I will not make any prejudicial use of the information provided to me. I will remain bound by these undertakings after completion of my work, unless I am required by law to disclose the confidential information in question.
If material/documents/reports/deliverables are made available to me, either in hard copy or in electronic form, I agree to be personally responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any documents or electronic files sent and for forwarding, deleting or destroying any confidential documents or files once my work has been completed in accordance with the instructions.
If I carry out my work on premises inspected by the European Court of Auditors or the relevant department, I:
may not take any copies or notes off the premises, whether in hard copy or electronic form,
will be held personally responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any documents or electronic files sent and for returning, deleting or destroying any confidential documents or files once my work has been completed in accordance with the instructions. If I seek additional information (e.g. on the Internet, in specialised databases, etc.) to complete my work, I:
must comply with the general rules on confidentiality when obtaining such information,
must refrain from contacting third parties without the prior written consent of the European Court of Auditors.
Date: 17 July 2024
Place: 57720 Rolbing, France
Signed: Barbara Anne Bauer