4. Unless the sheriff otherwise directs–
(a)any document lodged in process, including a report by a reporting officer or a curator ad litem, shall be treated as confidential and open only to the sheriff, the parties, the reporting officer and the curator ad litem; and
(b)a reporting officer or curator ad litem hall treat any information obtained by him in relation to the cause as confidential, and shall not disclose any such information to any person unless it is necessary for the proper execution of his duties.