---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 37.855"
title: "32"
number: "37.855"
heading: "How should I handle protected data?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/37.855"
---

# §37.855. How should I handle protected data?


Prior to releasing or disclosing data marked with a restrictive legend (as described in [§ 37.850](/cfr/32/37.850.md)) to third parties, you should require those parties to agree in writing that they will:

- (a) Use the data only for governmental purposes; and
- (b) Not release or disclose the data without the permission of the licensor (i.e., the recipient).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.