§ 49.16. Privacy and confidentiality requirements of swap data repositories.
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(a)Each swap data repository shall:
(1)Establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of any and all SDR information and all SDR data that is not swap transaction and pricing data disseminated under part 43 of this chapter. Such policies and procedures shall include, but are not limited to, policies and procedures to protect the privacy and confidentiality of any and all SDR information and all SDR data (except for swap transaction and pricing data disseminated under part 43 of this chapter) that the swap data repository shares with affiliates and non-affiliated third parties; and
(2)Establish and maintain safeguards, policies, and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misappropriation or misuse, directly or indirectly, of:
(i)Section 8 material;
(ii)Other SDR information or SDR data; and/or
(iii)Intellectual property, such as trading strategies or portfolio positions, by the swap data repository or any person associated with a swap data repository. Such safeguards, policies, and procedures shall include, but are not limited to:
(A)Limiting access to such section 8 material, other SDR information or SDR data, and intellectual property;
(B)Standards controlling persons associated with a swap data repository trading for their personal benefit or the benefit of others; and
(C)Adequate oversight to ensure compliance with this paragraph (a)(2).
(b)A swap data repository shall not, as a condition of accepting SDR data from any swap execution facility, designated contract market, or reporting counterparty, require the waiver of any privacy rights by such swap execution facility, designated contract market, or reporting counterparty.
(c)Subject to section 8 of the Act, a swap data repository may disclose aggregated SDR data on a voluntary basis or as requested, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission. \[85 FR 75659, Nov. 25, 2020\]