Confidentiality; Survival of Obligations. The parties hereto agree that they shall each shall treat confidentially the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all information provided by each party to the others regarding its business and operations. All confidential information provided by a party hereto shall be used by any other party hereto solely for the purpose of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party without the prior consent of such providing party. The foregoing shall not be applicable to any information that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement, or that is required to be disclosed by any bank examiner of the Custodian, any auditor of the parties hereto or by judicial or administrative process or otherwise by applicable law or regulation. The provisions of this Section 7.10 and Sections3.03, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 7.01 and 7.06 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, provided that in the event of termination the Custodian agrees that it shall transfer and return Securities and other assets held by the Custodian for the benefit of the Funds as the Funds direct pursuant to Proper Instructions.
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Samples: Custody Agreement (Fidelity Securities Fund), Custody Agreement (Fidelity Advisor Series Viii), Custody Agreement (Variable Insurance Products Fund)
