Contract conditions of December 2015  Contract number: [ complete ]  II.8. CONFIDENTIALITY  II.9. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA  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 or documents, 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 obligation 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 in 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.9.1 Any personal data included in the contract must be processed in accordance with  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18  December 2000 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. Such data must be processed by the data controller solely for the  purposes of the performance, management and monitoring of the contract. This  does not affect its possible transmission to the bodies entrusted with monitoring or  inspection tasks in application of the Community and Union law. II.9.2  The contractor has the right to access its personal data and the right to rectify any  such data. The contractor should address any queries concerning the processing of  its personal data to the data controller. 20 