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• Confidentiality Clause 1. Both parties agree to endeavor to take all reasonable measures to keep in confidence the execution, terms and conditions as well as performance of this Agreement, and the confidential data and information of either party that the other party may know or access during performance of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Confidential Information”), and shall not disclose, make available or assign such Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of the party providing the information. 2. The above restriction is not applicable to: (a) information that has already become generally available to the public at the time of disclosure; (b) information that, after the time of disclosure, has become generally available to the public not because of either party’s fault; (c) information that either party can prove that it has already possessed before the time of disclosure and that has not been directly or indirectly acquired from the other party; and (d) the foregoing Confidential Information that either party is obliged to disclose to relevant governmental authorities or stock exchanges, among others, as required by law, or that either party discloses to its direct legal counsels and financial advisors as needed during its due course of business. 3. Both parties agree that this clause will continue to remain valid and effective regardless of any alteration, cancellation or termination of this Agreement.

• Mutual Confidentiality Company and LIMR realize that certain information received by one party from the other pursuant to this Agreement shall be confidential. It is therefore agreed that any information received by one party from the other should be clearly designated in writing as “CONFIDENTIAL” at the time of transfer, shall not be disclosed by either party to any third party and shall not be used by either party for purposes other than those contemplated by this Agreement. Any information exchanged by the parties under this Agreement shall remain confidential for a period of three (3) years from the termination of the Agreement, unless or until — a. Said information shall become known to third parties not under any obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party, or shall become publicly known through no fault of the receiving party, or b. Said information was already in the receiving party’s possession prior to the disclosure of said information to the receiving party, except in cases when the information has been covered by a preexisting Confidentiality Agreement, or c. Said information shall be subsequently disclosed to the receiving party, by a third party not under any obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party, or d. Said information is approved for disclosure by prior written consent of the disclosing party, or e. Said information is required to be disclosed by court order or governmental law or regulation, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing party prompt notice of any such requirement and cooperates with the disclosing party in attempting to limit such disclosure.

• Confidentiality of Agreement Executive shall keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential, except for Executive’s immediate family members and Executive’s legal and tax advisors in connection with services related hereto and except as may be required by law or in connection with the preparation of tax returns.

• 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.

• Confidentiality of Vendor Data Vendor understands and agrees that by signing this Agreement, all Vendor Data is hereby released to TIPS, TIPS Members, and TIPS third-party administrators to effectuate Vendor’s TIPS Contract except as provided for herein. The Parties agree that Vendor Data is accessible by all TIPS Members as if submitted directly to that TIPS Member Customer for purchase consideration. If Vendor otherwise considers any portion of Vendor’s Data to be confidential and not subject to public disclosure pursuant to Chapter 552 Texas Gov’t Code (the “Public Information Act”) or other law(s) and orders, Vendor must have identified the claimed confidential materials through proper execution of the Confidentiality Claim Form which is required to be submitted as part of Vendor’s proposal resulting in this Agreement and incorporated by reference. The Confidentiality Claim Form included in Vendor’s proposal and incorporated herein by reference is the sole indicator of whether Vendor considers any Vendor Data confidential in the event TIPS receives a Public Information Request. If TIPS receives a request, any responsive documentation not deemed confidential by you in this manner will be automatically released. For Vendor Data deemed confidential by you in this manner, TIPS will follow procedures of controlling statute(s) regarding any claim of confidentiality and shall not be liable for any release of information required by law, including Attorney General determination and opinion. In the event that TIPS receives a written request for information pursuant to the Public Information Act that affects Vendor’s interest in any information or data furnished to TIPS by Vendor, and TIPS requests an opinion from the Attorney General, Vendor may, at its own option and expense, prepare comments and submit information directly to the Attorney General stating why the requested information is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the requirements of the Public Information Act. Vendor is solely responsible for submitting the memorandum brief and information to the Attorney General

• Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure The Executive hereby agrees at all times during the term of the Employment and after his termination, to hold in the strictest confidence, and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without prior written consent of the Company, any Confidential Information. The Executive understands that “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, including, without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans, services, customer lists and customers, supplier lists and suppliers, software developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, hardware configuration information, personnel information, marketing, finances, information about the suppliers, joint ventures, franchisees, distributors and other persons with whom the Company does business, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company or other business information disclosed to the Executive by or obtained by the Executive from the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, if specifically indicated to be confidential or reasonably expected to be confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally available and known to the public through no fault of the Executive.

• Confidentiality; Non-Disclosure The State shall exercise at least the same degree of care to safeguard any trade secrets or confidential information of Contractor as the State does its own property of a similar nature and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that neither the confidential information of Contractor nor any part of it will be disclosed for reasons other than its own business interests. Such prohibition on disclosures does not apply to disclosures by the State to its employees, agents or representatives, provided such disclosures are reasonably necessary to the State’s use of the Deliverable, and provided further that the State will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Deliverable is not disclosed by such parties in contravention of this Contract. The State’s performance of the requirements of this Section shall be subject to the State of Connecticut Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). All Records, Client Agency Data, and any Data owned by the State in any form, in the possession of the Contractor or Contractor Parties, whether uploaded, collected, stored, held, hosted, located or utilized by Contractor and Contractor Parties directly or indirectly, must remain within the continental United States.

• Confidentiality of Agreement Terms The terms of this Agreement shall be held in strict confidence by Employee and shall not be disclosed by Employee to anyone other than Employee’s spouse, Employee’s legal counsel and Employee’s other advisors, unless required by law. Further, except as provided in the preceding sentence, Employee shall not reveal the existence of this Agreement or discuss its terms with any person (including but not limited to any employee of Employer or its Affiliates) without the express authorization of the President of Employer, provided that Employee shall advise any prospective new employer of the existence of Employee’s non-competition, confidentiality and similar obligations under this Agreement. To the extent that the terms of this Agreement have been disclosed by Employer, in a public filing or otherwise, the confidentiality requirements of this Section 21 shall no longer apply to such terms.

• Confidentiality and Non-Use In consideration of receiving Confidential Information, the QCP and PA agree as follows: a. The Parties hereby acknowledge that any Confidential Information received by either Party is the property of the disclosing Party and the Property Owner, as applicable, and that the receiving Party shall hold confidential and not disclose to any Person, without the prior written consent of the disclosing Party or as otherwise required by law, and if such consent is given, obtain a written commitment from such third party, all Confidential Information and any information about the Project, or the terms or conditions or any other facts relating thereto, including, without limitation, the fact that discussions are taking place with respect thereto or the status thereof, or the fact that Confidential Information has been made available to the receiving Party or its Representatives; provided, however, that the Parties may disclose such Confidential Information to their Representatives and their potential or actual direct or indirect investors and potential or actual third party participants in the Project or third party assignees or transferees of all or any portion of the Project, who are actively and directly participating in the Party’s evaluation of the Project or who otherwise need to know the Confidential Information for the purpose of the Project; b. Each Party shall cause all its Representatives to observe the terms of this Agreement and shall be responsible for any breach of the terms of this Agreement by it or its Representatives; and, c. The receiving Party shall return or destroy all Confidential Information (including all copies thereof) within ten (10) days of receipt of a written request made by the disclosing Party, except for one record copy that may be maintained by the receiving Party in its legal archives. Further, the receiving Party shall delete all Confidential Information contained in electronic files. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties may retain copies of any computer records and files containing Confidential Information that have been created pursuant to their automatic electronic archiving and back-up procedures until such computer records and files have been deleted in the ordinary course. Any copies retained as described shall be maintained as Confidential Information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. d. In addition to the foregoing, neither Party will use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than directly in connection with the Project and as expressly authorized in writing by the disclosing Party or, if the Confidential Information is the property of the Property Owner, by the Property Owner.

• Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality 9.1 In connection with the investment by the Purchaser in the Note contemplated hereunder (the "Transaction"), the Company will furnish to the Purchaser certain information that is either non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature (the "Confidential Information"). 9.2 Pursuant to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation FD, the Company is permitted to disclose to the Purchaser on a confidential basis, Confidential Information so long as the Purchaser agrees to bound by the terms of this Article 9. 9.3 The Purchaser acknowledges that the Confidential Information will be provided to the Purchaser, or the Purchaser will be granted access to the Confidential Information, solely for the purposes of evaluating the Transaction, and the Purchaser agrees to receive the Confidential Information on the following terms and conditions: (a) that the Confidential Information is to be received and maintained in confidence; (b) that no copies, summaries or reproductions of the Confidential Information or any part thereof may be made without the prior written consent of the Company except as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the Transaction; (c) the Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, disclose, communicate or make known the Confidential Information or any part thereof to any person, firm or corporation for any purpose other than evaluating the Transaction; (d) the Purchaser will take all reasonable precautions to safeguard the Confidential Information against unauthorised disclosure; (e) that upon request by the Company, the Purchaser will promptly return to the Company, all Confidential Information, including all reproductions and copies thereof together with all materials and documents created by the Purchaser containing Confidential Information or references thereto from which reference to the substance of the Confidential Information can be implied or understood; (f) that the Confidential Information shall be disclosed only to those professional advisers of the Purchaser (collectively, the "Permitted Persons") as are reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose(s) of this Agreement; (g) that the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential Information shall be communicated to the Permitted Persons; and (h) the Purchaser will be responsible for any unauthorised use or disclosure of Confidential Information by the Permitted Persons and by any and all other persons to whom it discloses the Confidential Information. 9.4 The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser is aware, and further agrees that the Purchaser will advise the Permitted Persons, that United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information about a company from purchasing or selling securities of such a company or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 9.5 If the Purchaser is required by any applicable law, stock exchange regulations or court order to disclose any Confidential Information, the Purchaser shall first notify the Company in writing, sufficiently in advance so as to provide the Company with reasonable opportunity to seek to prevent such disclosure or to seek to obtain a protective order for such Confidential Information.