1. The basic forms of legal liability for violating confidentiality include administrative liability and criminal liability.
(1) Administrative responsibility: administrative punishment. Administrative sanctions, including warnings, demerits, gross demerits, demotion, dismissal and dismissal, shall be implemented by the appointment and removal organ or the supervisory organ.
(2) Administrative punishment. Administrative punishment is the administrative punishment given by a specific administrative subject to the administrative counterpart who violates the administrative order and does not constitute a crime.
(3) Criminal responsibility: If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
2. Legal basis: Article 49 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Guarding State Secrets.
If an organ or unit violates the provisions of this law and a major leak case occurs, the relevant organ or unit shall punish the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel according to law; For those who are not suitable for punishment, the secrecy administrative department shall urge the competent department to deal with them.
In violation of the provisions of this law, if matters that should be kept secret are not kept secret, or if matters that should not be kept secret are kept secret, resulting in serious consequences, the relevant authorities or units shall punish the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel according to law.
Second, what should I pay attention to when signing a confidentiality agreement?
1, the object of signing the confidentiality agreement;
2. Scope of confidentiality;
(1) technical information;
(2) management information;
(3) Other secrets specially agreed upon;
3. General provisions on the contents of confidentiality agreement
(1) Without permission, the bound confidentiality obligor shall not disclose the trade secrets to any third party or use them for purposes other than the purpose of the contract;
(2) The bound confidentiality obligor shall not take the materials, documents and articles containing confidential information out of the confidential area;
(3) The confidentiality obligor shall not involve the commercial secrets agreed in the contract when accepting foreign visits or communicating with any third party;
(4) After the contract is terminated, the confidential information shall be returned;
(5) Duration of confidentiality;
4. Liability clause for breach of contract.