Common use of Collections, etc Clause in Contracts

Collections, etc. Secured Party may demand, xxx for, collect or receive, in the name of Secured Party or in the name of Debtor, or otherwise, any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for, or make any compromise or settlement deemed desirable with respect to, any of the Collateral (but Secured Party shall be under no obligation to do so), or extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the term of, or release, any of the Collateral, without thereby incurring responsibility to discharge, or discharging, or otherwise affecting any liability of Debtor hereunder. Secured Party shall not be required to take any steps to preserve any rights against other parties to the Collateral. Secured Party may (but is not obligated to) make such payments and take all such actions as Secured Party deems necessary to protect its security interest in the Collateral and/or the value thereof, and Secured Party is hereby authorized (without limiting the general nature of the authority hereinabove conferred) to pay, purchase, contest or compromise any lien or encumbrance on the Collateral; and