Utah Reasonable non-disclosure defense is a legal defense used in Utah to protect individuals and entities from liability for nondisclosure of confidential information. This defense applies when a person or entity does not disclose confidential information that they are legally required to disclose, but nonetheless take reasonable steps to protect the confidential information. The defense is based on the idea that if a person or entity takes reasonable steps to protect confidential information, they should not be held liable for any damages resulting from the nondisclosure. There are two types of Utah Reasonable non-disclosure defense. The first is the ordinary reasonable non-disclosure defense and the second is the heightened reasonable non-disclosure defense. Ordinary reasonable non-disclosure defense applies when a person or entity takes reasonable steps to protect confidential information, but the confidential information is nonetheless disclosed or acquired by a third party. In order to be successful in asserting the ordinary reasonable non-disclosure defense, the person or entity must show that they took reasonable steps to protect the confidential information such as implementing security measures, using encryption technology, and using passwords. The heightened reasonable non-disclosure defense applies when a person or entity takes reasonable steps to protect confidential information and the confidential information is only disclosed or acquired by a third party due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the person or entity. In order to be successful in asserting the heightened reasonable non-disclosure defense, the person or entity must show that they took reasonable steps to protect the confidential information and that the extraordinary circumstances were beyond their control. Examples of extraordinary circumstances include malicious hacking, a natural disaster, or an act of God.