Common use of Rights of a Member Clause in Contracts

Rights of a Member. (a) In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by applicable Law, and except as limited by Section 3.2(b), each Member shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Member’s interest as a Member, upon reasonable written demand stating the purpose of such demand and at such Member’s own expense: (i) promptly after their becoming available, to obtain a copy of the Company’s U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns for any of the six years preceding such Member’s written demand, provided that such Member was a Member during any part of such year; and (ii) to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate of Formation and all amendments thereto, together with a copy of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate of Formation and all amendments thereto have been executed. (b) The Company may keep confidential from the Members, for such period of time as the Company determines in its sole discretion, (i) any information that the Company reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or (ii) other information the disclosure of which the Company believes (A) is not in the best interests of the Company Group, (B) could damage the Company Group or its business or (C) that any Group Member is required by Law or by agreement with any third party to keep confidential (other than agreements with Affiliates of the Company the primary purpose of which is to circumvent the obligations set forth in this Section 3.2).