privacy
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840 CMR 6.00 establishes uniform standards for how retirement boards maintain and disclose records, with particular attention to protecting personal data. Boards must designate a Custodian of records responsible for maintaining custody, protecting records from unauthorized access, and determining whether requested records are public. Member names, addresses, and type of retirement are generally public records, but medical files and other sensitive personal information are protected. The regulation balances the public's right to know against individual privacy rights, and establishes procedures for members and their representatives to access their own retirement files.