Confidential Information Policy

Principles

We are all responsible for protecting, storing and handling, Company, personal, customer and business partner Confidential Information correctly.
When creating business documents we apply the appropriate business markings to ensure confidentiality and protection from misuse.

Protect Confidential Information shared with us and do not share it other than as authorised.
take steps to mitigate the risks (with support from Ethics and Compliance) if we receive Confidential Information and were are unsure if we should have it;
follow applicable laws and regulations relevant to Confidential Information;
apply the appropriate business markings to documents in accordance with the guidance below, as further detailed in our Business Classifications Guidance document; and
read the introduction to our Code and Group Policies to understand to whom they apply and the consequences for breaching them.

Our general expectations of leaders in relation to Our Code and Group Policies are set out in the introduction.

Our Code

Take a look back at our Code principles related to this policy:

Additional Guidance

Some of these are internal links and only available if accessing from a Rolls-Royce GAD network asset.

Contacts

Some of these are internal links and only available if accessing from a Rolls-Royce GAD network asset.

Your business Ethics and Compliance team (for general Confidential Information queries)
Group Security and Resilience team
Intellectual Property team
Cyber Security team
Chief Counsel – Competition and Legal Counsel – Competition

Take a look back at our Code principles related to this policy: