Document Retention Policies
What is document retention policies?
This speaks to the guideline set to manage records (from the creation to destruction of files).
What is the term for using someone else’s original work without their prior written permission?
Infringement of copyright.
What Is Confidence?
Confidence is a firm acceptance of reliability of an individual or thing.
An attack on an individual's reputation.
What type of information can organizations collect about individuals to better serve them?
Personal information.
Name three things a document retention policy specifies about records.
Who can access the records, how long they are kept, and how they are disposed of.
What is it called when someone uses another person’s original work without permission?
Plagiarism.
What Is an Obligation of Confidence?
How can these statements affect an individual?
They are malicious and damaging.
Who is allowed to receive protected information?
The individuals concerned (the person the information belongs to).
What do document retention policies explain about what should happen to records after they are no longer needed?
How the records should be disposed of (or destroyed).
Why is plagiarism considered a serious offense?
Because it is classified as theft of someone’s creative work.
What happens when a breach of confidence arises?
It arises when confidential information is disclosed or used without permission.
What are written statements and verbal statements considered as?
Libel and Slander
What is protected information?
Information about an individual that has been collected while carrying out a duty.