为当事人保密是公证员的法定义务。《公证程序规则》和《公证员职业道德基本准则》等均有相关规定。我们都有一个良好的习惯,就是将废弃的遗嘱打印稿、营业执照复印件、身份证和户口簿的复印件、证书复印件、公证书稿等,重新拣起,作粘贴纸或草稿纸。但要防止废纸的秘密被泄露,注意不能被其他当事人看到或拿到,否则,可能被居心叵测的人利用,给当事人泄密,严重时可能会造成不良后果。我建议,对废纸应区分不同文件性质和内容作不同处理:保密类的公证事项和保全证据等涉及相对 It is the legal obligation of the notary to keep the client secret. Rules of Notarization Procedures and Basic Norms of Notaries Professional Ethics have relevant provisions. We all have a good habit of repossessing rejected testament printouts, photocopies of business licenses, ID cards and residence booklets, copies of certificates, notarized manuscripts, etc. as stickers or scratch papers. However, to prevent the secrets of waste paper being leaked, attention should not be seen or obtained by other parties. Otherwise, people who may be tempted to make use of it may leak secrets to the parties and may cause serious adverse consequences. I suggest that the paper should be different from the nature and content of different documents for different treatment: confidential matters such as notarization and preservation of evidence related to the relative