Europol Public Information  Declaration concerning DISCRETION and CONFIDENTIALITY from CONTRACTORS  Prior to the commencement of my tasks at the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation  (Europol), I, the undersigned,  1. I understand that Europol is active in the field of law-enforcement and I confirm I was informed about my  obligation of discretion and confidentiality.  2. I understand that I should not disclose any facts and/or information that come to my knowledge in the  performance of my tasks at Europol to any unauthorised person or to the public, including on Social Media. I shall  refrain from any action and any expression of opinion which might be harmful to Europol or harm its activities. Any  information related directly or indirectly to Europol and/or its tasks or stakeholders (whether in writing, oral or in  any other form) made available to me - for any purpose, by accident, intentional or otherwise - must be treated by  me with discretion and confidentiality. Any disclosure of such information to a third party – including other  employees of my employer not specifically assigned to perform tasks at Europol - shall require the prior written  consent of Europol. This obligation does not prevent me from informing my employer in accordance with my  employment contract or to facts or information that are expressly marked or clearly recognisable as being public  information.  3. I am aware that I may only take information from Europol’s Premises or transmit it to third parties after  having obtained Europol’s explicit prior written consent. 4. I understand that I am not allowed to disclose the fact that I am assigned to perform tasks at Europol on  Social Media, unless prior written consent from Europol has been obtained.  5. I understand that I am not allowed to use smart devices to store, process or transmit information  provided to me by Europol in the performance of my tasks unless specifically authorised and using means  authorised by Europol. Such equipment may also not be used in a way which cause harm to Europol infrastructure  or has security implications. I understand that I may be obliged to hand in such smart devices to Europol Security  for safekeeping at the beginning of the working day (to be recovered when leaving the Europol’s Premises).  6. I confirm that I received a copy of the leaflet on Europol’s security rules for contractors. I understand that  I am bound to follow these rules as well as any other instructions from Europol Security issued in the interests of  protecting the persons at Europol as well as its premises and information. 7. According to the responsibilities and access assigned to me, I may be obliged to participate in security  awareness activities as instructed by Europol Security. An e-learning module on physical security will be required  to be taken by every contractor working in the Europol building for total contract duration of 20 or more days. An  e-learning module on confidentiality and information security will be required to be taken by every contractor  provided with an account on one of Europol’s networks working in the Europol building for total contract duration  of 20 or more days.  8. My obligation of discretion and confidentiality is unlimited in time and continues to apply even after the  termination of my tasks at Europol and my professional activities for my (current) employer.  Page 76 of 79  Europol’s initials:  Contractor’s initials:   (Place and Date) (Signature) Name  :  Date of birth  :  Nationality:  Employer’s name:  hereby declare that: 