Our Declaration

Confidentiality Statement

In the course of appointment by parties for any Alternative Dispute Resolution Services, we may come across confidential information. For the purposes of this appointment confidential information is defined as “ any commercial or technical or scientific information including, without limitation, business, statistical, financial, marketing and personnel information, data, specifications, drawings, films, designs, samples, models, equipment, computer readable media and information of all kinds and in whatsoever form, tangible or intangible, belonging to either party or a third party in circumstances where the acting Adjudicator, Mediator, Expert and/or Arbitrator in proceedings has agreed to keep such third party’s information confidential and which is disclosed in writing or if disclosed orally, is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure; and subsequently confirmed as confidential in writing.

We agree to keep such confidential information confidential and not to use or disclose such confidential information to any third party unless such information is:

• a) made public at any time by the parties or third party whose Confidential Information it is, or by others with the permission of that Party;
• b) Lawfully in our possession before the date of receipt without any obligation to maintain the confidentiality thereof;
• c) in public domain;
• d) independently received from a third party who is free to disclose it;
• e) is the subject of a legal requirement for disclosure;