Confidential Treatment/Permitted Disclosures. Each of the Parties covenants and agrees not to (a) use for any commercial purpose other than in connection with the Project any of the proprietary or confidential information concerning the Project, including but not limited to proprietary and confidential technical information such as drawings, documents, specifications and non-public data and procedures, furnished by any Party or its Affiliates or developed for purposes of the Project (collectively, the "Project Information"), or (b) divulge any Project Information to third parties without the consent of the other Parties; except that (i) any party may disclose Project Information to such of its directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (including financial and legal advisors) as have a reasonable need to know such Project Information in connection with the Project Loans and its equity participation in the Project (in each case pursuant to a written agreement whereby the recipient agrees to keep such Project Information confidential); (ii) FI shall have the right to disclose such Project Information to the Government in furtherance of its obligations under the Contract of Work with the ROI; and (iii) each other Party may disclose Project Information as required in accordance with applicable laws and for the due enforcement of its rights hereunder and under the Major Contracts. Notwithstanding the above, no Party shall be under any obligation of confidentiality and restricted use as to any Project Information and knowledge based thereon, which, as evidenced by documents, (c) was in the lawful possession of the receiving Party prior to the disclosure thereof by the disclosing Party and which was not obtained by the receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing Party or another Party, or (d) is, after disclosure by the disclosing Party, lawfully disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party having no obligation of secrecy to the disclosing party as to the said information, or (e) is or at any time becomes available to the public through no act, failure to act or other legal fault of receiving Party. Specific information disclosed to a receiving Party shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because such information is embraced by more general information in the public domain or is in the possession of the receiving Party. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the receiving Party, but only if the combination itself and its principles of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of receiving Party.
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Samples: Joint Venture and Shareholders Agreement (Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc), Joint Venture and Shareholders Agreement (Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc)
Confidential Treatment/Permitted Disclosures. Each of the Parties covenants and agrees not to
to (a) use for any commercial purpose other than in connection with the Project any of the proprietary or confidential information concerning the Project, including but not limited to proprietary and confidential technical information such as drawings, documents, specifications and non-public data and procedures, furnished by any Party or its Affiliates or developed for purposes of the Project (collectively, the "Project Information"), or
or (b) divulge any Project Information to third parties without the consent of the other Parties; except that (i) any party may disclose Project Information to such of its directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (including financial and legal advisors) as have a reasonable need to know such Project Information in connection with the Project Loans and its equity participation in the Project (in each case pursuant to a written agreement whereby the recipient agrees to keep such Project Information confidential); (ii) FI shall have the right to disclose such Project Information to the Government in furtherance of its obligations under the Contract of Work with the ROI; and (iii) each other Party may disclose Project Information as required in accordance with applicable laws and for the due enforcement of its rights hereunder and under the Major Contracts. Notwithstanding the above, no Party shall be under any obligation of confidentiality and restricted use as to any Project Information and knowledge based thereon, which, as evidenced by documents,
, (c) was in the lawful possession of the receiving Party prior to the disclosure thereof by the disclosing Party and which was not obtained by the receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing Party or another Party, or
or (d) is, after disclosure by the disclosing Party, lawfully disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party having no obligation of secrecy to the disclosing party as to the said information, or
or (e) is or at any time becomes available to the public through no act, failure to act or other legal fault of receiving Party. Specific information disclosed to a receiving Party shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because such information is embraced by more general information in the public domain or is in the possession of the receiving Party. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the receiving Party, but only if the combination itself and its principles of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of receiving Party.
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Confidential Treatment/Permitted Disclosures. Each of the Parties covenants and agrees not toto {PH007005.1} 20
(a) use for any commercial purpose other than in connection with the Project any of the proprietary or confidential information concerning the Project, including but not limited to proprietary and confidential technical information such as drawings, documents, specifications and non-public data and procedures, furnished by any Party or its Affiliates or developed for purposes of the Project (collectively, the "βProject Information"β), or
(b) divulge any Project Information to third parties without the consent of the other Parties; except that (i) any party Party may disclose Project Information to such of its directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (including financial and legal advisors) as have a reasonable need to know such Project Information in connection with the Project Loans and its equity participation in the Project (in each case pursuant to a written agreement whereby the recipient agrees to keep such Project Information confidential); (ii) FI PTFI shall have the right to disclose such Project Information to the Government in furtherance of its obligations under the Contract of Work with the ROI; and (iii) each other Party may disclose Project Information as required in accordance with applicable laws and for the due enforcement of its rights hereunder and under the Major ContractsProject Documents. Notwithstanding the above, no Party shall be under any obligation of confidentiality and restricted use as to any Project Information and knowledge based thereon, which, as evidenced by documents,
(c) was in the lawful possession of the receiving Party prior to the disclosure thereof by the disclosing Party and which was not obtained by the receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing Party or another Party, or
(d) is, after disclosure by the disclosing Party, lawfully disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party having no obligation of secrecy to the disclosing party Party as to the said information, or
(e) is or at any time becomes available to the public through no act, failure to act or other legal fault of receiving Party. Specific information disclosed to a receiving Party shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because such information is embraced by more general information in the public domain or is in the possession of the receiving Party. In addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions merely because individual features are in the public domain or in the possession of the receiving Party, but only if the combination itself and its principles of operation are in the public domain or in the possession of receiving Party.
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Samples: Joint Venture and Shareholders Agreement (Freeport-McMoran Inc)