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Confidential information means:
(i) Information received from or sent to third parties, with an expectation of confidentiality;
(ii) Information whose disclosure is likely to endanger the safety or security of any individual, violate his or her rights, or invade his or her privacy;
(iii) Information whose disclosure is likely to endanger the security of Member States or prejudice the security or proper conduct of any operation or activity of the organization;
(iv) Information covered by legal privilege or regulatory proceedings, or that subjects the organization to an undue risk of litigation or is related to internal and investigations;
(v) Internal inter-office or intra-office documents, including e-mails and draft documents;
(vi) Commercial information, if disclosure would harm either the financial interests of the organization or those of other parties involved;
(vii) Information which the organization believes would, if disclosed, seriously undermine the policy dialogue with Member States or implementing partners; and
(viii) Other kinds of information which, because of its content or the circumstances of its creation or communication, must be deemed confidential.

Source: Accountability System Policy