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Policy: The Human Service Agency provides safeguards designed to protect the personal information of its personnel and clients. These safeguards include efforts to keep personal information confidential, limits access to only those personnel who need this information, prevents the unlawful disclosure of this information, and effectively disposes of this information in a manner that ensures that it is not retrievable after disposal. The Human Service Agency continually works to comply with all federal and state law regarding the protection of personal information. Any Human Service Agency staff member who violates this policy may be subject to civil or criminal penalties and the breach of confidentiality could lead to disciplinary action (up to and including termination of employment). Personal Information is defined as: non-public information which is associated with a specfiic individual through one or more identifiers. Examples include Social Security numbers, drivers' license numbers, credit or debit card numbers and health insurance identification numbers.
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