Common use of General obligation to maintain confidentiality Clause in Contracts

General obligation to maintain confidentiality. The parties must keep confidential any data, documents or other material (in any form) that is identified as confidential at the time it is disclosed (‘confidential information’). They may use confidential information to implement the Agreement. The confidentiality obligations no longer apply if: the disclosing party agrees to release the other party; the information was already known by the recipient or is given to him without obligation of confidentiality by a third party that was not bound by any obligation of confidentiality; the recipient proves that the information was developed without the use of confidential information; the information becomes generally and publicly available, without breaching any confidentiality obligation, or the disclosure of the information is required by EU or national law.

General obligation to maintain confidentiality. The parties must keep confidential any data, documents or other material (in any form) that is identified as confidential at the time it is disclosed (‘confidential information’). They may use confidential information to implement the Agreement. The Agency may disclose confidential information also to its staff, other EU institutions and bodies. The confidentiality obligations no longer apply if: the disclosing party agrees to release the other party; the information was already known by the recipient or is given to him without obligation of confidentiality by a third party that was not bound by any obligation of confidentiality; the recipient proves that the information was developed without the use of confidential information; the information becomes generally and publicly available, without breaching any confidentiality obligation, or the disclosure of the information is required by EU or national law.