Below is the standard confidentiality agreement which all staff sign and this forms part of your contract of employment
I hereby agree:
1. That I will treat all information (in whatever form, whether written, electronic or otherwise) relating to the Institute's business, finances, transactions, affairs, suppliers, agents, employees, members, consultants, products and services, timetables, schedules, prices, research or other information of a confidential, sensitive, personal or financial nature that is not generally known or easily accessible to the public, as completely confidential and understand that I may not use (other than in the proper performance of my duties) disclose or permit to be disclosed such information, either orally, in writing, or by any other means to any person not authorised to receive it.
2. With regard to CISI’s Qualifications and Examinations, that I:
• Will treat examination materials and any information regarding the content of examinations at all times as confidential and I will not divulge any such information to a third party.
• Will inform the Institute of any relatives/close friends who intend to sit any examination organised by the Institute.
• Obtain written agreement before taking any Institute qualification.
• Understand that I am unable to sit Institute exams if my role requires me to have access to the question bank or I work in the Qualifications or Learning Resources departments. (Employees who leave the Institute are permitted to take CISI exams after a minimum of two years from the date they leave.) If you are based in the Qualifications area, you may be able to take CISI examinations at the discretion of the Director of Learning.
• Will not remove any physical or electronic documents from the physical or electronic Qualifications area without permission of the Director or an Assistant Director.
3. That I will treat information gained during my employment as confidential, even after the expiry of my contract of employment, without limitation in point of time.
4. That I will seek guidance from my manager regarding what information may or may not be divulged.
I understand that breach of the above will be an act of serious misconduct and as such may be grounds for termination of my employment.