Confidentiality
The CSU IAC strives to maintain the confidentiality
of the client and any proprietary processes. The IAC program recognizes
that the confidentiality of proprietary information obtained during
an assessment is an important issue to many of our clients. You
should know that, great care is taken with data and other information
gathered during the assessment process. A copy of the report resulting
from this assessment will be sent to our program manager only after
any reference to your company name and exact location are removed.
The assessment report does not include the name of the plant and
plant personnel are encouraged not to discuss any operations that
are proprietary.
IAC Database
You should know, however, that other data from
the report, which does not identify a company, will be entered into
a nationwide database for use by government agencies, scholars and
other interested parties to study the energy assessment process.
This information is included in a database maintained by Rutgers
University and is available for downloading through their Internet
site at http://caes.rutgers.edu/. We are also required to annually
submit a list of clients served to the Department of Energy, under
separate cover, for their reporting requirements.
All clients must be asked to allow
the program to develop materials such as case studies, and to use
the firm's name in order to promote industrial efficiency. We will
need to obtain written permission from clients for such permission.
All proprietary manufacturing information will be strictly protected
and all clients will be given an opportunity to review materials
that contain information that identifies their plant prior to the
dissemination of the material.
Separate from the EPA
The CSU IAC is NOT
affiliated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Plant personnel
will be informed of any compliance issues that arise during the
assessment process. Contact the CSU IAC if there is a specific concern
regarding confidentiality and compliance issues.
For clients that are concerned about confidentiality,
we have a confidentiality declaration that is signed by plant personnel
asserting that "the management hereby declares that all data
obtained during the EADC/IAC Assessment by the DOE, information
provided by company employees, and the related data contained within
the report from the assessment are proprietary in nature. It is
our view that this confidential information is protected from public
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)".
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