A)  The Agency is obliged due to the nature of its mandate to maintain the  highest standards of security and confidentiality in the performance of its  legal duties and obligations.  B) The Agency shall protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural   persons, and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing  of personal data pursuant Regulation (EC) No 2018/1725 on the protection of  individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community  institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data or any legal  statute that may replace it.. Personal data processed under the FWC shall be  confidential within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 2018/1725.  C)  Each party possesses valuable information, technical knowledge, experience  and data of a secret and confidential nature, which may be regarded as  assets of scientific, business and commercial value; D)  Without prejudice to Article I.10 of the FWC, in the context of the  implementation of the FWC, both parties mutually agree to disclose such  information to the other on the condition that the other party does not  disclose the same to any third party, nor make use thereof in any manner  except as set out below;  E)  Prior to the signature of the FWC, the contractor is required to sign this Non- Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the Agency. The contractor may use the  information received from the Agency in the context of the request for  services of ECHA and the subsequent implementation of the FWC solely for  the purpose of providing the services agreed upon in the FWC.  1.1  In this Agreement "Confidential Information" shall mean any and all  information, know-how or data relating to the FWC which is disclosed or given  by either party to the other party either directly or indirectly, whether in  writing or by any other means, that is marked as confidential.  1.2 The information mentioned in E) above is considered by the Agency as  confidential. 2.1  In consideration of the disclosure of Confidential Information by either party  to the other, each party undertakes to treat as strictly confidential and not  divulge to any third party any of the Confidential Information disclosed by the  other and not to make use of any such Confidential Information, without the  other party's prior written consent.  2.2  In the event of either party visiting the establishment of the other, the  visiting party undertakes that any further Confidential Information which may  come to its knowledge as a result of such visit, shall be kept strictly  2  2  UNDERTAKING 1  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION  NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: 