Equality and Diversity 36.2.1 The Supplier shall:
CONFIDENTIALITY AND PUBLICITY 9.1 Supplier will keep the existence, nature and the content of the Agreement, Accenture Data (as defined in Section 14.1), and any other information of Accenture, confidential and not disclose it to any other person. Supplier will ensure that its personnel, contractors and agents (collectively, “Personnel”) are aware of, and have committed to, confidentiality and legal obligations with respect to such information. Supplier will not make any reference to the Agreement, its terms, business information, or use Accenture’s name, logo or trademark in any public announcements, promotions or any other communication without Accenture’s prior written consent.
SEVERABILITY AND SAVINGS Each provision in this Agreement is separate. If necessary to effectuate the purpose of a particular provision, the Agreement shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment with Company. If any provision of this Agreement, in whole or in part, is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree that any such provision shall be deemed modified to make such provision enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. As to any provision held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.
Quality and Extent of Services The Board considered the terms of the Agreement, including the scope of advisory services provided under the Agreement. The Board noted that, under the Agreement, XXXX provides portfolio management services to the Fund and that, pursuant to a separate administrative services agreement, DIMA provides administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management and investment personnel and the resources made available to such personnel. The Board also considered the risks to XXXX in sponsoring or managing the Fund, including financial, operational and reputational risks, the potential economic impact to XXXX from such risks and XXXX’s approach to addressing such risks. The Board reviewed the Fund’s performance over short-term and long-term periods and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including market index(es) and a peer universe compiled using information supplied by Morningstar Direct (“Morningstar”), an independent fund data service. The Board also noted that it has put into place a process of identifying “Funds in Review” (e.g., funds performing poorly relative to a peer universe), and receives additional reporting from XXXX regarding such funds and, where appropriate, XXXX’s plans to address underperformance. The Board believes this process is an effective manner of identifying and addressing underperforming funds. Based on the information provided, the Board noted that, for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2021, the Fund’s performance (Class A shares) was in the 1st quartile, 3rd quartile and 3rd quartile, respectively, of the applicable Morningstar universe (the 1st quartile being the best performers and the 4th quartile being the worst performers). The Board also observed that the Fund has outperformed its benchmark in the one-year period, has performed equal to its benchmark in the three-year period and has underperformed its benchmark in the five-year period ended December 31, 2021. Fees and Expenses. The Board considered the Fund’s investment management fee schedule, operating expenses and total expense ratios, and comparative information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and the Fee Consultant regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds (1st quartile being the most favorable and 4th quartile being the least favorable). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Board noted that the contractual fee rates paid by the Fund, which include a 0.097% fee paid to DIMA under the Fund’s administrative services agreement, were lower than the median (1st quartile) of the applicable Broadridge peer group (based on Broadridge data provided as of December 31, 2021). The Board noted that the Fund’s Class A shares total (net) operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees) were expected to be lower than the median (2nd quartile) of the applicable Broadridge expense universe (based on Broadridge data provided as of December 31, 2021, and analyzing Broadridge expense universe Class A (net) expenses less any applicable 12b-1 fees) (“Broadridge Universe Expenses”). The Board also reviewed data comparing each other operational share class’s total (net) operating expenses to the applicable Broadridge Universe Expenses. The Board noted that the expense limitations agreed to by XXXX were expected to help the Fund’s total (net) operating expenses remain competitive. The Board considered the Fund’s management fee rate as compared to fees charged by XXXX to comparable DWS U.S. registered funds (“DWS Funds”), noting that XXXX indicated that it does not provide services to any other comparable DWS Funds. The information requested by the Board as part of its review of fees and expenses also included information about institutional accounts (including any sub-advised funds and accounts) and funds offered primarily to European investors (“DWS Europe Funds”) managed by DWS Group. The Board noted that XXXX indicated that DWS Group does not manage any institutional accounts or DWS Europe Funds comparable to the Fund. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that management fees were reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of services provided by DIMA.
Confidentiality and Publication Subject to the remaining provisions of this clause 8, each Party will treat all Confidential Information of any other Party as confidential and will not, without the consent of the other relevant Party, disclose or permit the same either to be disclosed to third parties or to be used, except solely as contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party must use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that its representatives comply with the obligations of confidentiality imposed upon it under this clause 8 as if those representatives were bound in the same way. Each Party must advise each other Party as soon as practicably possible of any breach of any confidentiality obligations under this Agreement of which it becomes aware. A Party may disclose Confidential Information if required to do so by law or to its professional advisers, subject to the relevant adviser being bound by similar obligations of confidentiality, or if necessary, entering into an appropriate confidentiality undertaking. A Party may publish the Project IP, subject to it complying with the following: prior to any publication, the Party must provide the other Party with full details of the Project IP it proposes to publish and the nature of the publication; and the other Party must notify the first Party whether permission to publish has been granted or refused within 30 days of the request (or such other period as may be set out at Item 7 of the Schedule) (Period); and if the other Party fails to notify the first Party of its decision under clause 8.5(b) within the Period shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed publication by the first Party; and any other Party may only refuse a request to publish if, in that other Party’s reasonable opinion, the publication is likely to jeopardise: the protection of Project IP (as applicable) under any statute of monopoly; or the successful commercialisation of the Project IP by the Party with such rights, or
Severability and Reformation If any one or more of the terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions shall remain in full force and effect, and the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions shall be deemed severable. Moreover, if any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be reformed by limiting and reducing it to the minimum extent necessary, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear.
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”).
Confidentiality and Use of Information (a) Consultant shall hold in trust for the District, and shall not disclose to any person, any confidential information. Confidential information is information which is related to the District's research, development, trade secrets and business affairs, but does not include information which is generally known or easily ascertainable by nonparties through available public documentation.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION In this Agreement, Confidential Information means all information of a confidential nature relating to one party which is supplied by or on behalf of that party (whether before or after the date of this Agreement), either in writing, orally or in any other form, directly or indirectly from or pursuant to discussions with that party (the Disclosing Party) or which is obtained through observations made by the receiving party (a Receiving Party). Confidential Information also includes all analyses, compilations, studies and other documents whether prepared by or on behalf of a party which contain or otherwise reflect or are derived from such information. Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the disclosure of information held by any party which is a Public Authority (as defined in the FOIA) beyond the restrictions permitted by the FOIA. Each Receiving Party shall hold in confidence any Confidential Information, PROVIDED THAT the provisions of this clause shall not restrict a Receiving Party from passing such information to its professional advisers and insurers, to the extent necessary, to enable it to perform (or to cause to be performed) or to enforce its rights or obligations under this Agreement, and provided further that the LEP may, subject to obtaining appropriate confidentiality restrictions: pass to the Funders and their professional advisors or any prospective funders and their professional advisors or investors and their professional advisors such documents and other information as are reasonably required by the Funders in connection with the raising of finance for the SPA Operations or which the LEP is obliged to supply by the terms of the Funding Agreements; and pass to Service Providers documents and other information which are necessary for the LEP's performance of this Agreement. The obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information does not apply to Confidential Information: which the Disclosing Party confirms in writing is not required to be treated as Confidential Information; which is or comes into the public domain otherwise than through any disclosure prohibited by this Agreement; to the extent required to be disclosed pursuant to clause 9.12 (Records), clause 9.15 (Auditor), or required to be disclosed to the Audit Commission, District Auditor or required to be disclosed for the proper performance of the Services; or which is disclosed to enable a determination to be made under clause 16 (Dispute Resolution); the disclosure of which is required by any Law (including any order of a court of competent jurisdiction), any Parliamentary obligation or the rules of any stock exchange or governmental or regulatory authority having the force of law or, if not having the force of law, compliance with which is in accordance with the general practice of persons subject to the stock exchange or government or regulatory authority concerned; disclosed by the Local Authority where the Confidential Information relates to the design, construction, operation or maintenance of the Project or is other information as may be reasonably required for the purpose of conducting a due diligence exercise disclosed to any person in connection with a benchmarking exercise in accordance with clause 8.3 or market testing in accordance with Schedule 4; disclosed by the Local Authority to any other department, office or agency of the Government or the governing body of any of the Facilities; disclosed for the purpose of: the examination and certification of the Local Authority's or the LEP's accounts; or any examination pursuant to the Local Government Act 1999 of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Local Authority has performed its functions; or which is already in the lawful possession of the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party provided that any subsequent disclosure is not in breach of any restriction, condition or stipulation already applying to that Confidential Information. Unless otherwise required by any Law or any regulatory or governmental authority or in the circumstances set out in clause (c)(vii) (but only to that extent), neither party shall make or permit or procure to be made any public announcement or disclosure (whether for publication in the press, the radio, television screen or any other medium) of any Confidential Information or in the case of the LEP of its (or any LEP Party's) interest in the Project or, in any such case, any matters relating thereto, without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Subject to sub-clause (e)(ii), the Local Authority shall be free to disclose the terms of this Agreement and the other Project Documents to any Relevant Government Department and the parties agree that the Local Authority shall be free to use and disclose such information on such terms and in such manner as any Relevant Government Department sees fit. The Local Authority shall notify the LEP in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to any intended disclosure of the terms of any of the documents referred to in sub-clause (e)(i) to any Relevant Government Department. The LEP shall notify the Local Authority in writing of any terms of such documents (the Sensitive Information) that the LEP objects to being disclosed within five (5) Business Days of any such notification by the Local Authority (failing which the LEP shall be deemed to have notified the Local Authority that it has no objection to any such disclosure). Without prejudice to the Local Authority's right to disclose the Sensitive Information pursuant to sub-clause (e)(i), the Local Authority shall consult with the LEP following receipt of a notification from the LEP that it objects to disclosure of such Sensitive Information with a view to agreeing whether or not part or all of the Sensitive Information can be removed from the information to be disclosed. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this clause 17.6, the parties agree, throughout the term of this Agreement, to offer all reasonable co-operation and assistance to PfS (including providing information to PfS within such time periods as may reasonably be specified by PfS) for the purpose of the collection and use of data by PfS in connection with the performance of projects including, without limitation, the provision of information in relation to key performance indicators designated from time to time by PfS as "national priority" key performance indicators even if those national priority key performance indicators are not agreed and adopted by the LEP as Key Performance Indicators. If and to the extent information is requested from the parties by PfS in relation to key performance indicators which are not Key Performance Indicators the relevant party or parties shall supply that information to PfS within such time period as may reasonably be specified by PfS. If the information requested by PfS is not otherwise collected or monitored by the party from whom the information is requested then that party shall, subject to prior notification to and agreement of PfS, be entitled to charge to PfS that party's reasonable costs of complying with the request for information from PfS in relation to any additional work required to be undertaken by the relevant party to provide the information requested which that party would not otherwise be required to undertake under this Agreement or Project Agreements or would not otherwise undertake in any event in the normal course of business.
Confidentiality and Safeguarding Information 1. Each Party may have access to confidential information made available by the other. The provisions of the Florida Public Records Act, Chapter 119, F.S., and other applicable state and federal laws will govern disclosure of any confidential information received by the State of Florida.
