Common use of Confidentiality and Ethics Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality and Ethics. During the implementation oï the Experiment and ïor five years aïter the final payment, the parties must treat with confidentiality any confidential inïormation and documents. The parties must handle classified inïormation in accordance with the applicable EU, international or national law on classified inïormation (in particular, Decision 2015/444 and its implementing rules). The parties may only use confidential inïormation and documents ïor a reason other than to ïulfil their obligations under the SGA iï they have first obtained the prior written agreement oï the other party. The Beneficiary may disclose sensitive inïormation to their personnel or other participants involved in the Experiment only iï they need to know it in order to implement the SGA and are bound by an obligation oï confidentiality. The confidentiality obligations no longer apply iï: ▪ the disclosing party agrees to release the other party; ▪ the inïormation becomes publicly available, without breaching any confidentiality obligation; ▪ the disclosure oï sensitive inïormation is required by EU, international or national law. The Experiment must be carried out in line with the highest ethical standards and the applicable EU, international and national law on ethical principles.