Common use of Authorized Third Parties Clause in Contracts

Authorized Third Parties. CONSULTANT may engage member firms of the CONSULTANT’S network of independent firms and/or affiliated third-party providers ("CONSULTANT Resources"), which may be in or outside the United States, to assist in the performance of the services. CONSULTANT remains responsible to the CITY for the performance of such Services, and adherence to obligations of confidentiality, by any CONSULTANT Resources to the same extent CONSULTANT is obligated under the terms of this Agreement. With the understanding that CONSULTANT remain responsible to the CITY for the CONSULTANT Resources, the CITY acknowledges and agrees that the CONSULTANT Resources will not be subject to flow-down terms set forth in the Agreement. In addition, the CITY acknowledges and agrees that third party service providers., ("Vendors") may have access to confidential information from offshore locations and that the CONSULTANT uses Vendors within and outside of the United States to provide at CONSULTANT'S direction administrative or clerical services to CONSULTANT. These Vendors may in the performance of such services have access to the CITY'S confidential information. CONSULTANT represents to the CITY that with respect to each Vendor, CONSULTANT has technical, legal and/or other safeguards, measures, and controls in place to protect Confidential Information of the CITY from unauthorized disclosure or use.