Common use of Confidentiality of Results Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality of Results. Both the UVa as well as the firm or the public administration agree not to disseminate, under any circumstances, the scientific or technical information obtained during the development of the research project which is the subject of this agreement, during such time that said information is not public domain. The data and reports obtained during the carrying out of the joint projects, as well as the results (partial or final), shall be confidential. When one of the parties wishes to use the partial or final results, in part or in their entirety, for publication as an article, in a conference, and so on, they must seek the agreement of the other part, should they possibly be affected by said publication, through a written document sent to the corresponding person in charge thereof in the project follow-up. Said party must respond within no more than thirty days, notifying their authorisation, reserve or disagreement concerning the information contained in the article or conference. Once this period has elapsed without any reply having been received, said silence shall be taken as tacit authorisation for dissemination.