Contractor and Contractor Parties Clause Samples
The "Contractor and Contractor Parties" clause defines who is included under the term "Contractor" and extends certain rights, obligations, or responsibilities to individuals or entities associated with the Contractor, such as employees, subcontractors, or agents. This clause typically clarifies that the Contractor is responsible for the actions and compliance of these related parties when performing work under the contract. By doing so, it ensures that the contracting party can hold the Contractor accountable for the conduct and performance of all individuals or groups acting on its behalf, thereby reducing ambiguity and allocating risk appropriately.
Contractor and Contractor Parties at its own expense, shall keep and maintain in an encrypted state any and all electronically stored data now or hereafter in its possession or control located on non-state owned or managed devices that the State, in accordance with its existing state policies classifies as confidential or restricted. The method of encryption shall be compliant with the State of Connecticut Enterprise Wide Technical Architecture (EWTA). This shall be a continuing obligation for compliance with the EWTA standard as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Contractor and Contractor Parties at their own expense, have a duty to and shall protect from a Confidential Information Breach any and all Confidential Information which they come to possess or control, wherever and however stored or maintained, in a commercially reasonable manner in accordance with current industry standards.