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Student Employee / Volunteer
Confidentiality Agreement
This Confidentiality Agreement (“Agreement”) verifies that, as a student employee or
volunteer for the University of Dayton (the “University”), I, _____________________, understand
my role in safeguarding confidential information.
1. Requirements for Handling Information and Access
I understand that, in the course of my employment or volunteer work, I may have access to
documents, software, certain assets, data and verbal information which may be confidential,
privileged, proprietary and/or otherwise protected from disclosure, whether or not it is labeled or
otherwise marked as confidential. I agree to the following restrictions:
(a) I will not directly or indirectly use, publish, discuss, disseminate, reproduce, sell, reverse
engineer, license or otherwise disclose confidential information to anyone in any way other
than what is required of me through the course and scope of my work.
(b) I will not act for personal gain or to the detriment of others based on the information to
which I have access.
(c) I will not access nor seek to gain access to confidential information except to fulfill my
assigned duties.
(d) I understand that my University log-in credentials (including my ID and password) are
themselves confidential information, and I will not share them with anyone without specific
instruction from my supervisor(s). I will log off my computer when not in use.
(e) I will notify my supervisor immediately if I have reason to believe my log-in credentials have
been compromised and/or confidential information has been shared without authorization.
(f) I will keep confidential hard copy documents in a secure place when not in active use, and I
will shred confidential documents when no longer needed in accordance with University
policy and/or a supervisor’s instructions.
(g) I will not make unauthorized copies of confidential information nor install or otherwise use
devices, tools or software to enable others to have unauthorized access to such information.
(h) I will not remove, destroy or alter any information or files that exist within the office, on the
office computers or on University networks, except as instructed by a supervisor.
(i) I will comply with all University policies applicable to the confidentiality of information,
including but not limited to the University’s Policy on Disclosure of Student Records (also
known as the “FERPA Policy”) and the Records Retention Policy.
(j) I will treat all information that I reasonably know or should know is not public as
“confidential,” including any information specifically about a University student, employee,
donor, parent, volunteer, patient, associate, process, research or project. When in doubt, I
will ask a supervisor.
2. Intellectual Property
I understand that I may come in contact with information that is considered to be the
intellectual property of the University, some of which by its nature will be confidential. I also
understand that I may play a role in creating (or contributing to the creation of) intellectual property.
I hereby assign and transfer to the University of Dayton all right, title, and interest (including any and
all intellectual property rights pertaining thereto), in any and all works created, made, conceived,