Common use of Ownership of Documents and Work Papers Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Documents and Work Papers. MDRS shall own all documents, files, reports, work papers and working documentation, electronic or otherwise, created in connection with the project which is the subject of this agreement, except for Contractor’s internal administrative and quality assurance files and internal project correspondence. Contractor shall deliver such documents and work papers to MDRS upon termination or completion of the agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, Contractor shall be entitled to retain a set of such work papers for its files. Contractor shall be entitled to use such work papers only after receiving written permission from MDRS and subject to any copyright protections. Additionally, Contractor assures that any and all information regarding clients of MDRS will be kept strictly confidential pursuant to 34 CFR 361.38 and will become the property of MDRS. Contractor assures that MDRS shall have full access to all information collected. The Contractor is prohibited from use of the above described information and/or materials without the express written approval of MDRS. Paper documents containing Personally Identifiable Information must be destroyed by burning, pulping, shredding, macerating, or other similar means that ensures the information cannot be recovered. If there are electronic devices and media (for example, computers, disk drives, CD’s, Jump/Flash drives, magnetic tape, etc.) that need to be disposed of, please contact MDRS for further guidance on approved methods on destroying electronic devices and related media.