University Information approved for distribution to the public by the information owner, administrative authority or other valid authority such as legislation or policy.
Dalhousie’s and departmental websites, brochures, campus maps, etc.
Published marketing information and course descriptions
Published annual reports, strategic plans and financial statements
Dalhousie’s rates and fees
Faculty and staff directory information
Other published information about the University
University Information intended for use within a specific University workgroup or unit. Internal information is not approved for general circulation outside that workgroup or unit.
Office or unit-specific administration policies and procedures
Draft marketing information
Service provider contracts (unless covered by the ‘Confidential’ classification)
Internal communications regarding projects, etc.
Floor plans, access codes, etc.
Planning documents
University Information approved for distribution to the public by the information owner, administrative authority or other valid authority such as legislation or policy.
Dalhousie’s and departmental websites, brochures, campus maps, etc.
Published marketing information and course descriptions
Published annual reports, strategic plans and financial statements
Dalhousie’s rates and fees
Faculty and staff directory information
Other published information about the University
University Information intended for use within a specific University workgroup or unit. Internal information is not approved for general circulation outside that workgroup or unit.
Office or unit-specific administration policies and procedures
Draft marketing information
Service provider contracts (unless covered by the ‘Confidential’ classification)
Internal communications regarding projects, etc.
Floor plans, access codes, etc.
Planning documents
Highly confidential business or personal information; only disclosed to those who need to know the information by virtue of their role at the University; can only be used for the specific authorized purposes.
Personal Information, to the extent such information is not already covered by the ‘Specified
Standard’ classification. For example:
An Individual’s name, address, telephone number or email address
Personal health information
Government issued identifiers (e.g. social insurance number, passport number, driver’s
license number, health card number)
Individually identifiable financial account information (e.g. bank account or debit card)
Information specified as confidential under contracts or non-disclosure agreements
Application for employment, resumes, criminal record checks
infrastructure diagrams and data about sensitive systems
Patent applications and trade secrets
Drafts or unpublished strategic plans, annual reports and financial statements
Internal audit reports and working papers and files
Actuarial information and benefits
Proprietary information
Legal advice, materials related to legal proceedings, appeals and grievances
Information where there is a regulatory or contractual obligation to manage the information in a specified manner which exceeds the standards in the information classifications ‘Public, Internal or Confidential’.
University Information where there is a regulatory or contractual obligation to manage the
information in a specified manner which exceeds the standards in the information
classifications ‘Public’, ‘Internal’ or ‘Confidential’
Individually identifiable medical or genetic information categorized as sensitive
Public
Internal
Confidential
Sensitive
Local hard drive
Yes
No
No
No
SharePoint / OneDrive
Yes
Yes
Yes*
Yes
Email
Yes
Yes
Yes**
Yes**
O drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Teams
Yes
Yes
No
No
*would not incude medical info or credit card information
