What is commercially sensitive information?
Information that, if disclosed, could prejudice a supplier’s commercial interests e.g. trade secrets, profit margins or new ideas. This type of information is protected through Confidentiality Agreements.
What is a b4 redaction?
Exemption (b)(4) of FOIA permits agencies, as a matter of discretion, to withhold trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential.
What are some examples of sensitive information?
Examples
- Social security number.
- Birthdate/place.
- Home phone number.
- Home address.
- Health records.
- Passwords.
- Gender.
- Ethnicity.
What information is sensitive?
Sensitive information is data that must be protected from unauthorized access to safeguard the privacy or security of an individual or organization.
How many FOI exemptions are there?
23 exemptions
There are 23 exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, that may mean we are not able to disclose the information you have requested.
What is a B6 redaction?
Inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency. [[REDACTED-EX B6]] Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Which of the following is not considered as sensitive personal information?
Examples of non-sensitive data would include gender, date of birth, place of birth and postcode. Although this type of data isn’t sensitive, it can be combined with other forms of data to identify an individual.
What personal information is considered sensitive?
Race or ethnic origin, religion, political affiliations, sexual orientation, criminal history, and trade union or association memberships are all considered sensitive information. Any information about biometrics, genetics or medical history is also treated as sensitive information.
Which is not considered as sensitive personal information?
Religious or philosophical beliefs. Trade union membership. Genetic data. Biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person.
Which of the following is not personal information?
Non-PII data, is simply data that is anonymous. This data can not be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity such as their name, social security number, date and place of birth, bio-metric records etc.
What qualifies as a exemption?
For an organization to receive tax-exempt status, it must satisfy all IRS requirements. Generally, these are organizations that don’t operate for profit and provide valuable services to the community such as a charity.
Can you apply exemptions to FOI?
FOI exemptions exist to allow public authorities to not publish everything that is asked for in the FOI requests they receive. Applying exemptions to requests is part of a legitimate response to an FOI request – it’s the public authority’s job to consider whether any exemptions apply.
What is Section 43 of the Open Access Act?
Section 43 is a qualified exemption. This means that if the requested information is exempt from disclosure (either because the information is a trade secret or because of prejudice to commercial interests), you must consider whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in its disclosure.
What is exemption 4 of the freedom of Information Act?
If a bureau determines that the requested information is protected from release by Exemption 4 of the FOIA, the bureau has no discretion to release the information. Release of information protected from release by Exemption 4 is prohibited by the Trade Secrets Act, a criminal provision found at 18 U.S.C. 1905.
When is information exempt from 4343 commercial interests?
43 Commercial interests. (1) Information is exempt information if it constitutes a trade secret. (2) Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it).
What is Section 43 of the FOIA?
This guidance discusses section 43 of FOIA, the commercial interests exemption, in detail and is written for use by public authorities. Read it if you have questions not answered in the Guide, or if you need a deeper understanding to help you apply section 43 in practice.