Europol Public Information 7. Other relevant information 7.1. Electronic exchange of documents  7.2. Protection of personal data  7.3. Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) 7.4. Confidentiality of tenders  General Guidance on Europol Procurement Procedures  Page  18  of  20 For all exchanges with the contractor during the implementation of the contract as well as for  future possible subsequent proceedings for the purposes of EDES (European Union's Early  Detection and Exclusion System) Europol may use an electronic exchange system meeting the  requirements of Article 148 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament  and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the  Union. At the request of Europol the use of such a system shall become mandatory for the  contractor(s) at no additional cost for Europol. Details on specifications, access, terms and  conditions of use will be provided in advance.  Details concerning the processing of your personal data are available in the privacy statement at:  https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-documents/privacy-statement-for-europol- procurement.  Tenderers are informed that for the purpose of safeguarding the financial interest of the  Communities, their personal data may be transferred to internal audit services, to the European  Court of Auditors, to the Financial Irregularities Panel and/or to the European Anti-Fraud Office  (OLAF).  Your personal data may be registered in the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) if you  are in one of the situations mentioned in Article 136 of the Financial Regulation 16 . For more  information, see the Privacy Statement on http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/management/protecting/protect_en.cfm . Once Europol has opened a tender, it becomes its property and shall be treated confidentially,  subject to the following:  • For the purposes of evaluating the tender and, if applicable, implementing the contract,  performing audits, benchmarking, etc., Europol is entitled to make available (any part of)  the tender to its staff and the staff of other Union institutions, agencies and bodies, as  well to other persons and entities working for Europol or cooperating with it, including  contractors or subcontractors and their staff provided that they are bound by an  obligation of confidentiality.  • After the signature of the award decision tenderers whose tenders were received in  accordance with the submission modalities, who have access to procurement, who are  16  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules  applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013,  (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and  repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 