confidentiality statute. A law that seals adoption records and prevents an adopted child from learning the identity of his or her biological parent and prevents the biological parent from learning the identity of the adoptive parents. — Also termed sealed-record statute.
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confidentiality, n. 1. Secrecy; the state of having the dissemination of certain information restricted. 2. The relation between lawyer and client or guardian and ward, or between spouses, with regard to the trust that is placed in the one by the other. [Cases: Witnesses 184–223. C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 297–389.]
patient’s bill of rights. A general statement of patient rights voluntarily adopted by a healthcare provider or mandated by statute, covering such matters as access to care, patient dignity and confidentiality, personal safety, consent to treatment, and explanation of charges. [Cases: Health 582.]
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confidential source. A person who provides information to a law-enforcement agency or to a journalist on the express or implied guarantee of anonymity. • Confidentiality is protected both under the Federal Freedom of Information Act (for disclosures to law enforcement) and under the First Amendment (for disclosures to jour-nalists). [Cases: Witnesses 196.1, 216(4).C.J.S. Witnesses §§
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Uniform Trade Secrets Act. A 1979 model statute, now enacted by most states, defining trade secret differently from the common law by being at once broader (because there is no continuous-use requirement) and narrower (because information “readily ascertainable by proper means” cannot qualify). • The Act has three elements: (1) the information must qualify as
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保密 英语：confidentiality 法语：confidentialité 德语：Vertraulichkeit 意大利语：carattere confidenziale, segretezza, riservatezza 西班牙语：confidencialidad, secreto
An electronic symbol, sound, or process that is either attached to or logically associated with a document (such as a contract or other record) and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document. • Types of electronic signatures include a typed name at the end of an e-mail, a digital
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nondisclosure agreement. Trade secrets. A contract or contractual provision containing a person’s promise not to disclose any information shared by or discovered from a trade-secret holder, including all information about trade secrets, procedures, or other internal matters. • Employees and some nonemployees, such as beta-testers and contractors, are frequently required to sign nondisclosure agreements. —
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职业秘密（保密性） 英语：professional secrecy (confidentiality) 法语：secret professionnel 德语：Vertraulichkeit (beruflich) 意大利语：segreto professionale 西班牙语：secreto profesional