Contract number:  Service contract conditions of December 2018 (a) verify that the contractor’s action is appropriate; (b) require the contractor to take further action within a specified deadline; II.7.3  The contractor must pass on all the relevant obligations in writing to:  (b) any natural person with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf; (a) its  personnel ; (c) third parties involved in the  performance of the contract , including subcontractors. The contractor must also ensure that the persons referred to above are not placed in a  situation which could give rise to conflicts of interest. II.8. CONFIDENTIALITY  II.8.1  The contracting authority and the contractor must treat with confidentiality any  information or documents, in any format, disclosed in writing or orally relating to the  performance of the contract  and identified in writing as confidential.  II.8.2 Each party must: (a) not use  confidential information or documents  for any purpose other than to perform its  obligations under the contract without the prior written agreement of the other party; (b) ensure the protection of such  confidential information or documents  with the same level  of protection as its own  confidential information  and in any case with due diligence; (c) not disclose, directly or indirectly,  confidential information or documents  to third parties  without the prior written agreement of the other party.  II.8.3  The confidentiality obligations set out in this Article are binding on the contracting  authority and the contractor during the  performance of the contract  and for as long as  the information or documents remain confidential unless: (a) the disclosing party agrees to release the receiving party from the confidentiality  obligation earlier; (b) the  confidential information or documents become public through other means than a  breach of the confidentiality obligation;  (c) the applicable law requires the disclosure of the  confidential information or documents . II.8.4 The contractor must obtain from any natural person with the power to represent it or  take decisions on its behalf, as well as from third parties involved in the  performance  of the contract , a commitment that they will comply with this Article. At the request of  the contracting authority, the contractor must provide a document providing evidence  of this commitment.  II.9. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA  II.9.1 Processing of personal data by the contracting authority 21 