Common use of Confidentiality/Nondisclosure Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality/Nondisclosure. a) The State shall exercise at least the same degree of care to safeguard any trade secrets or confidential information of Contractor Licensed Software as the State does its own property of a similar nature and shall take reasonable steps to assure that neither the Licensed Software nor any part thereof received by the State under this Contract shall be disclosed for reasons other than its own business operations. Such prohibition on disclosures shall not apply to disclosures by the State to its employees or its representatives, provided such disclosures are reasonably necessary to the State’s use of the Deliverable, and provided further that the State shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Deliverable is not disclosed by such parties in contravention of this Contract. The State’s performance of the requirements of this section shall be subject to the State of Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, as amended.

Confidentiality/Nondisclosure. a) The State shall exercise at least the same degree of care to safeguard any trade secrets Trade Secrets or confidential information of Contractor Licensed Software as the State does its own property of a similar nature and shall take reasonable steps to assure that neither the Licensed Software nor any part thereof received by the State under this Contract Agreement shall be disclosed for reasons other than its own business operations. Such prohibition on disclosures shall not apply to disclosures by the State to its employees or its representatives, provided such disclosures are reasonably necessary to the State’s use of the Deliverable, and provided further that the State shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Deliverable is not disclosed by such parties in contravention of this ContractAgreement. The State’s performance of the requirements of this section shall be subject to the State of Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, as amended.