Knowledge · Sensitivity Labels
Every email and document at BSJV is given a sensitivity label that controls who can read it. Try the interactive label picker below — exactly like the one in your Outlook and Office apps.
Try the label pickerThis is the same Sensitivity dropdown you see in Outlook and Office. Click it to choose a label, and watch the document preview, recipients, and handling rules update in real time.
The document preview, recipient permissions, and handling rules will update live based on your choice.
BSJV uses sensitivity labels for three reasons. Each one matters for your day-to-day work.
A label tells the reader, at a glance, how sensitive the information is. Without a label, every recipient has to make their own judgement — and inconsistent handling is how data ends up in the wrong place.
Some information is harmless. Some could result in significant financial or reputational loss if disclosed. Labels ensure protection effort is proportionate — strong controls where they matter, no friction where they don't.
BSJV holds mutual agreements with partners and authorities about how information must be handled. Correct classification is how we honour those agreements — and avoid regulatory, contractual, and reputational consequences.
One category of information has its own contractual rule that overrides everyday classification practice.
Certain technical and operational information held by BSJV is subject to strict handling rules that override everyday classification practice. This data must always be classified as Confidential — regardless of how routine the document appears, and regardless of whether it stays inside BSJV or is shared externally. Incorrect handling can result in serious regulatory and contractual breach.
Any external release of Contract Data must follow the Technical Data Export (TDE) and Release of Technical Information (RTI) processes. If you are unsure whether the data you are handling falls into this category, consult your line manager or the EUCare Service Desk before sending.
Five short scenarios. Select the label you would apply, then review the rationale.
You scored 0 / 5. Restricted remains the default — change it only when content clearly warrants a different classification.
Any unlabelled file is treated as Restricted. The default is the safe position. Change it deliberately when content is genuinely Unrestricted (publicly cleared) or genuinely Confidential (requires formal protection).
Once applied, the label travels with the document or email. If a Confidential file is forwarded, the label is forwarded with it — signalling the required handling to every subsequent reader.
Anyone, including the public? Unrestricted. Staff, Associated Parties, and trusted external parties under confidentiality obligations? Restricted — the default. Only selected individuals under a formal confidentiality undertaking? Confidential.
Five random questions from a pool of 30 — different every time. Takes about three minutes.