Common use of Responsibilities of Recipient Clause in Contracts

Responsibilities of Recipient. A. Recipient agrees (1) to disclose Confidential Information only to those of its employees who have a need to know such information, are informed of its confidential nature and agree to comply with this Agreement, (2) not to disclose Confidential Information to any third party, except pursuant to a lawful judicial, administrative or governmental order after providing Applied an opportunity to avoid or limit such disclosure, (3) to protect the Confidential Information with at least the degree of care with which it protects its own confidential information, but in no case with less than a reasonable degree of care and (4) to notify Applied promptly of any breach of this Agreement.