NovaBuild's communications team drafts a confidentiality reminder: "I'd appreciate it if you will keep all client data confidential." An editor marks this sentence as incorrect. What is the correction?

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Change "will keep" to "kept" – the correct structure is "I'd appreciate it if you kept…"

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Change "confidential" to "in confidence" to match formal register

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Add "please" before "will keep" to make the request more polite

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Replace "I'd appreciate it if" with "Would you mind" and keep the rest unchanged

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