Neil, Usually, every staff auditor should have signed an employment contract, where the confidentiality agreement is part of (usually the agreement needs to be signed and dated as well). Having this "in your pocket", the internal auditor should have unrestricted access to the company's staff, files and records (hardcopy or system). (The Principles of Auditors' Confidentiality are also governed by the IIA's Standards, if you should be challenged or asked for an explanation).
In reality, I have been asked to sign a confidentiality agreement, before accessing a vendor database. When reading the agreement, I realized it was identical to the one I had signed when signing my employment contract. I didn't want to challenge this, as it is that department's procedure to ask users to sign the c. agreement before granting access to the DB. To cut a long story short, if your HR department can provide you with a confidentiality agreement, you should have a good template. If you are about to audit Joint Ventures (as you seem to work in an energy environment), the audited company (if not a 100% affiliate of your company) should provide you with a relevant document. I hope this could help a bit. Please let me know if anybody disagrees, as I would be happy to extend my knowledge. Best regards, Markus -----Original Message----- From: CGRAVES [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mittwoch, 20. November 2002 16:58 To: 'Auditprograms-L (E-mail) Subject: Confidentiality Agreement I am looking for an example of a confidentiality agreement that can be used when reviewing a confidential or sensitive area. Neil Graves Manager, Internal Audit South Jersey Gas Company #1 South Jersey Plaza - Route 54 Folsom, New Jersey 08037 (609) 561-9000 ext. 4352 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sjindustries.com *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include the message unsubscribe auditprograms-l and your name. *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include the message unsubscribe auditprograms-l and your name.
