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.
Confidentiality and Data Protection 12.1 Buyer undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose to any person any confidential information concerning (i) the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of Seller or any of its affiliates and (ii) the operations, processes, product information, recipes and formulae, know-how, designs, trade secrets of Seller or any of its affiliates, except as permitted by Condition 12.2 (“Confidential Information”).
Proprietary Rights and Confidentiality (a) BMC, its Affiliates or licensors retain all right, title and interest to the Technology and all related intellectual property and proprietary rights. The Product and all third party software provided with the Product are protected by applicable copyright, trade secret, industrial and other intellectual property laws. User may not remove any product identification, copyright, trademark or other notice from the Product. BMC reserves any rights not expressly granted to User in this Agreement. (b) “Confidential Information” means all proprietary or confidential information that is disclosed to User by BMC, and includes, among other things (i) any and all information relating to products or services, including, without limitation, software code, flow charts, techniques, specifications, development and marketing plans, strategies, forecasts, and proposal related documents and responses; (ii) as to BMC, and its licensors, the Product (excluding portions of the Documentation that BMC makes publicly available) and any third party software provided with the Product; and (iii) the terms of this Agreement. Confidential Information does not include information that User can show: (a) was rightfully in User’s possession without any obligation of confidentiality before receipt from BMC; (b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of User; (c) is rightfully received by User from a third party without violation of a duty of confidentiality; or (d) is independently developed by or for User. User may not disclose Confidential Information of BMC to any third party or use the Confidential Information in violation of this Agreement. User (i) will exercise the same degree of care and protection with respect to the Confidential Information of BMC that it exercises with respect to its own Confidential Information and (ii) will not, either directly or indirectly, disclose, copy, distribute, republish, or allow any third party to have access to any Confidential Information of BMC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, User may disclose BMC’s Confidential Information to User’s employees and agents who have the need to know provided that such employees and agents have legal obligations of confidentiality substantially the same (and in no case less protective) as the provisions of this Agreement. (c)
