Common use of Performance of checks Clause in Contracts

Performance of checks. The Customer shall have the right to use spot checks to assure itself of compliance with statutory obligations and with ATOSS’s obligations assumed under this Agreement in its business operations during business hours. These spot checks must be notified to ATOSS with a reasonable lead time. The Customer may perform these checks itself or have them performed at its own expense by a third party to be designated by it and obligated to maintain confidentiality in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement. Third parties in this sense may not be representatives of competitors of ATOSS. ATOSS may object to be reviewed by an external auditor in the event that the auditor selected by the Customer maintains a competitive relationship with ATOSS.