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 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/SAFEGUARDING OF INFORMATION The CONTRACTOR shall not use or disclose any information concerning the AGENCY, or information that may be classified as confidential, for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of this contract, except with prior written consent of the AGENCY, or as may be required by law.
Access to Information; Confidentiality (a) Upon reasonable advance written notice, subject to applicable logistical restrictions or limitations as a result of COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures and solely for purposes of furthering the Merger Transactions, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent, Merger Sub and their respective representatives reasonable access during normal business hours during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII, to all their respective properties, assets, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Parent: (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities Laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or Merger Sub may reasonably request (including Tax Returns filed and those in preparation and the workpapers of its auditors). Nothing herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.2(a) and Section 5.2(b)) shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide such access or information to the extent that such action (A) would reasonably be expected to result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege, (B) specifically relates to the evaluation, deliberation or minutes of the Company Board (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) related to the Merger Transactions, the strategic and financial alternatives process leading thereto, or any information or materials provided to the Company Board (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) in connection therewith or (C) would reasonably be expected to violate any applicable Law or any confidentiality obligation owing to a third party so long as the Company shall promptly notify Parent of any such confidentiality obligations or access restrictions and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to provide such information and otherwise provide such access to Parent, if requested and (b) generally describe the type of information that cannot be disclosed to Parent (to the extent not prohibited by law or the underlying document). No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. All requests for access pursuant to this Section 5.2 must be directed to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or another person designated in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause their respective representatives not to, contact any partner, licensor, licensee, customer or supplier of the Company in connection with the Offer, the Merger or any of the other Merger Transactions without the Company’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that any such contact shall be arranged by and with a representative of the Company participating.
Confidentiality of Information 8.1. By accessing this EHSAN AUCTIONEERS SDN. BHD. website, the E-Bidders acknowledge and agree that EHSAN AUCTIONEERS SDN. BHD. website may collect, retain, or disclose the E-Bidder’s information or any information by the e-bidders for the effectiveness of services, and the collected, retained or disclosed information shall comply with Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and any regulations, laws or rules applicable from time to time.
INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY 20.1 Each party recognises that under this Agreement it may receive Confidential Information belonging to the other.
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.
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information (a) Executive acknowledges that the Company possesses certain confidential and propriety information that has been or may be revealed to him or learned by Executive during the course of Executive’s employment with the Company and that it would be unfair to use that information or knowledge to compete with or to otherwise disadvantage the Company. Executive shall not, during the Term of Employment or at any time following the Term of Employment, directly or indirectly, disclose or permit to be known (other than as is required in the regular course of his duties (including without limitation disclosures to the Company’s advisors and consultants), as required by law (in which case Executive shall give the Company prior written notice of such required disclosure) or with the prior written consent of the Board of Directors, to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity, any confidential information acquired by him during the course of, or as an incident to, his employment or the rendering of his advisory or consulting services hereunder, relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, the directors of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, any supplier or customer of the Company or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any corporation, partnership or other entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any of the foregoing, or in which any of the foregoing has a beneficial interest, including, but not limited to, the business affairs of each of the foregoing. Such confidential information shall include, but shall not be limited to, proprietary technology, trade secrets, patented processes, research and development data, know-how, market studies and forecasts, financial data, competitive analyses, pricing policies, employee lists, personnel policies, the substance of agreements with customers, suppliers and others, marketing or dealership arrangements, servicing and training programs and arrangements, supplier lists, customer lists and any other documents embodying such confidential information. This confidentiality obligation shall not apply to any confidential information, which is or becomes publicly available other than pursuant to a breach of this paragraph 12(a) by Executive.
Ownership of Confidential Information All Confidential Information shall be and shall remain the property of the party which supplied it to the other party.
Data Confidentiality All data, regardless of form, including originals, images and reproductions, prepared by, obtained by or transmitted to the Professional in connection with this Agreement is confidential, proprietary information owned by NBU. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the Professional shall not intentionally disclose data generated in the performance of the Services to any third party without the prior, written consent of NBU.
