Bowdoin College Student Employee Confidentiality Agreement Form printable pdf download

Bowdoin College Student Employee Confidentiality Agreement

As a student employee, volunteer or intern of the ______________________________, or any other office,

department or program at Bowdoin College, I may have access to sensitive or confidential information from public

and/or private sources. This confidentiality agreement serves to verify that I have been made aware of the strict

prohibition against inappropriate use of sensitive or confidential information.

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Print Name

I understand that Bowdoin College expects me to hold in confidence any information I may become privy to in the

course of my work. I also understand that each office, department, or program in which I may work or volunteer has

an obligation to protect any highly sensitive or confidential information it is given. Because this information is

solely available to me as a result of my employment, I will not will not discuss, use, forward, print, copy,

photograph, record or otherwise disseminate any confidential or sensitive information that is given, shown, or

available to me, or otherwise comes to my attention, for purposes outside the legitimate scope of my work.

Examples of confidential information that I may become aware of during the course of my student employment or

volunteer work at Bowdoin College include, but are not limited to:

-Information regarding the financial circumstances, giving and payment records, or financial aid

status of students, prospective students, employees, associates, donors, guests, and the family

members of the aforementioned, as well as those of corporations and other organizations which

have an established or potential financial relationship with Bowdoin College.

-Information regarding the academic status or records of students, prospective students, alumni,

employees, donors, associates, and guests of the College

-Information regarding the physical or mental health or personal affairs of any of the

aforementioned individuals.

-Information pertaining to Bowdoin College’s finances or budget, public relations plans or details,

communications plans or details, or other internal or sensitive institutional information

-Information regarding access to electronic files of any kind, and information pertaining to

intellectual property of any kind, written or unwritten

I am aware that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of

student education records, and that a violation of it could result in investigation, review, and adjudication by review

board within the Department of health, Education, and Welfare.

I further agree that during the term of my employment/association and following my separation with such

employment/association, I will be bound by this agreement. I am aware that failure to abide by this agreement may

result in immediate discharge from employment or volunteer work and referral to Bowdoin’s Judicial Board for

possible suspension or dismissal from the College.

Employee Signature: ___________________________________________________________Date: _______________________

This agreement of confidentiality is a product of the Bowdoin College Student Employment Office.

Bowdoin College Student Employee Confidentiality Agreement Form