This is the procedure for editing, Blocking out or removing certain portions of a contract or legal document to protect sensitive or confidential information while still maintaining the document s essential terms and conditions. Redaction is typically performed to make certain that only authorized individuals obtain access to specific details within such as, A contract personal identifying information pii, Etc it trade secrets, Financial data, Functions as, Proprietary information necessary to restrict public access to personal data, Given the possibility of identity theft and additional forms of fraud. Example of information that has the potential to be redacted are medical records trade secrets social security information financial account numbers names, Address, Date phone etc, Of birth phi & medical records mandated by hippa proprietary records judiciary records license numbers