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.9.1 Processing of personal data by the contracting authority 

## II.9. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA 

Any personal data included in or relating to the contract, including its implementation, shall be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Such data shall be processed solely for the purposes of the implementation, management and monitoring of the contract by the data controller. 

The contractor or any other person whose personal data is processed by the data controller in relation to this contract has specific rights as a data subject under Chapter III (Articles 14-25) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, in particular the right to access, rectify or erase their personal data and the right to restrict or, where applicable, the right to object to processing or the right to data portability. 

Should the contractor or any other person whose personal data is processed in relation to this contract have any queries concerning the processing of its personal data, it shall address itself to the data controller. They may also address themselves to the Data Protection Officer of the 

