Confidentiality Obligation If either Party provides confidential information, including business plans, strategies, financial information, proprietary, patented, licensed, copyrighted or trademarked information, and/or technical information regarding the financing, design, operation and maintenance of the System or of Purchaser’s business (“Confidential Information”) to the other or, if in the course of performing under the Agreement or negotiating the Agreement a Party learns Confidential Information regarding the facilities or plans of the other, the receiving Party shall (a) protect the Confidential Information from disclosure to third parties with the same degree of care accorded its own confidential and proprietary information, and (b) refrain from using such Confidential Information, except in the negotiation and performance of the Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, a Party may provide such Confidential Information to its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents, contractors and consultants, and Affiliates, lenders, and potential assignees of the Agreement or acquirers of Provider or its Affiliates (provided and on condition that such potential assignees be bound by a written agreement restricting use and disclosure of Confidential Information) (collectively, “Representatives”), in each case whose access is reasonably necessary. Each such recipient of Confidential Information shall be informed by the Party disclosing Confidential Information of its confidential nature and shall be directed to treat such information confidentially and shall agree to abide by these provisions. In any event, each Party shall be liable (with respect to the other Party) for any breach of this provision by any entity to whom that Party improperly discloses Confidential Information. The terms of the Agreement (but not its execution or existence) shall be considered Confidential Information for purposes of this Article, except as set forth in Section 15.3. All Confidential Information shall remain the property of the disclosing Party and shall be returned to the disclosing Party or destroyed after the receiving Party’s need for it has expired or upon the request of the disclosing Party.
Confidentiality Obligations To the extent Service Provider requires Thornton to provide Service Provider with its reports and other data (“Confidential Information”) as may be available to Thornton and reasonably required for Service Provider to perform the Services, Service Provider will keep Xxxxxxxx’x Confidential Information secret and will not disclose it to any third party, take or misuse any of the Xxxxxxxx’x Confidential Information, or any other information Service Provider acquires or has access to because of its provision of Services. At all times this Agreement is in effect, Service Provider will not use or seek to use any of Xxxxxxxx'x Confidential Information for the Contractor's own benefit or for the benefit of any other person or business or in any way adverse to Xxxxxxxx'x interests. Xxxxxxxx'x Confidential Information is Xxxxxxxx'x exclusive property, therefore, on Xxxxxxxx'x request or the termination of this Agreement, Service Provider will promptly return Xxxxxxxx’x Confidential Information including all documents, disks or other computer media or other materials in the Service Provider’s possession or control containing any of Xxxxxxxx’x Confidential Information. After this Agreement terminates, the Service Provider will preserve and not disclose directly or indirectly to any third party Xxxxxxxx'x Confidential Information and will promptly advise Thornton of any unauthorized disclosure or use of its Confidential Information by any person or entity. Service Provider is authorized by Thornton to retain copies of its documents at Service Provider expense. In regards to any electronic devices with data storage capability, including but not limited to, computers and copiers used by the Service Provider in connection with the performance of Services pursuant to this Agreement, Service Provider represents the following: All devices, such as copiers or fax machines that are not intended to be a data storage devise for purposes of performing the Services shall be routinely scrubbed, either manually or automatically, to delete any Confidential Information related to the Services. When any electronic device with data storage capacity is taken out of service, all such devises will be securely scrubbed of all data related to Xxxxxxxx’x Project and all data storage drives will be physically destroyed before disposing of the device to insure no Confidential Information belonging to Thornton could ever be retrieved from such device.
Duration of Confidentiality Obligation These obligations apply (1) for Customer Data, until it is deleted from the Online Services; and (2) for all other Confidential Information, for a period of five years after a party receives the Confidential Information. Product warranties.
Confidentiality of Vendor Data Vendor understands and agrees that by signing this Agreement, all Vendor Data is hereby released to TIPS, TIPS Members, and TIPS third-party administrators to effectuate Vendor’s TIPS Contract except as provided for herein. The Parties agree that Vendor Data is accessible by all TIPS Members as if submitted directly to that TIPS Member Customer for purchase consideration. If Vendor otherwise considers any portion of Vendor’s Data to be confidential and not subject to public disclosure pursuant to Chapter 552 Texas Gov’t Code (the “Public Information Act”) or other law(s) and orders, Vendor must have identified the claimed confidential materials through proper execution of the Confidentiality Claim Form which is required to be submitted as part of Vendor’s proposal resulting in this Agreement and incorporated by reference. The Confidentiality Claim Form included in Vendor’s proposal and incorporated herein by reference is the sole indicator of whether Vendor considers any Vendor Data confidential in the event TIPS receives a Public Information Request. If TIPS receives a request, any responsive documentation not deemed confidential by you in this manner will be automatically released. For Vendor Data deemed confidential by you in this manner, TIPS will follow procedures of controlling statute(s) regarding any claim of confidentiality and shall not be liable for any release of information required by law, including Attorney General determination and opinion. In the event that TIPS receives a written request for information pursuant to the Public Information Act that affects Vendor’s interest in any information or data furnished to TIPS by Vendor, and TIPS requests an opinion from the Attorney General, Vendor may, at its own option and expense, prepare comments and submit information directly to the Attorney General stating why the requested information is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the requirements of the Public Information Act. Vendor is solely responsible for submitting the memorandum brief and information to the Attorney General within the time period prescribed by the Public Information Act. Notwithstanding any other information provided in this solicitation or Vendor designation of certain Vendor Data as confidential or proprietary, Vendor’s acceptance of this TIPS Vendor Agreement constitutes Vendor’s consent to the disclosure of Vendor’s Data, including any information deemed confidential or proprietary, to TIPS Members or as ordered by a Court or government agency, including without limitation the Texas Attorney General. Vendor agrees that TIPS shall not be responsible or liable for any use or distribution of information or documentation by TIPS Members or as required by law.
