Common use of Specific Obligation Regarding Third Parties Clause in Contracts

Specific Obligation Regarding Third Parties. All Confidential Information is and shall remain the sole property of the Person submitting the same, and the receiving party shall not disclose, use, copy or permit to be copied any Confidential Information of the disclosing party except as otherwise permitted under this Section 5.2. The receiving party shall, upon request of disclosing party, return such Confidential Information to its owner upon any termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the receiving party specifically agrees (a) to take reasonable precautions not to disclose or otherwise permit to any other Person access to, in any manner, the Confidential Information of the disclosing party or any part thereof except as such access shall be required by an employee or independent contractor in the course of his or her employment or engagement; (b) to take reasonable precautions to assure that employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors, licensees, invitees and guests of the receiving party are advised of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and to require by agreement or otherwise that they are prohibited from copying (other than as required to perform their duties) or revealing for any purpose whatsoever the Confidential Information or any part thereof; (c) to notify the disclosing party promptly and in writing of the circumstances known to the receiving party surrounding any possession, use or knowledge of the Confidential Information by any Person other than those authorized by this Section 5.2; (d) immediately upon receipt by the receiving party of any legal process (whether initiated by private parties or governmental agencies) requesting access to Confidential Information under the receiving party’s control, to transmit such request to the disclosing party, and not to divulge such Confidential Information in response to such legal process without the disclosing party’s written consent (it being understood that the receiving party shall undertake the burden of opposing such process if the disclosing party should deem it necessary and shall agree to indemnify in writing the receiving party for any costs or penalties incurred by the receiving party in connection with its refusal to comply with such process); (e) to take reasonable precautions not to use, provide, make available, or permit the use of the Confidential Information or any part thereof in any form whatsoever, whether gratuitously or for valuable consideration, to or for the benefit of any other Person except as otherwise permitted by this Section 5.2; (f) to take at the receiving party’s expense to the extent it was at fault in permitting access to the Confidential Information and otherwise at the disclosing party’s expense, subject to the disclosing party’s control, any legal action reasonably necessary to prevent unauthorized use of such Confidential Information by any third Person that has gained access to the Confidential Information, due, at least in part, to the fault of the receiving party; and (g) to take any and all other reasonable actions deemed necessary or appropriate by the disclosing party, at the disclosing party’s expense and subject to the disclosing party’s control, to assure the continued confidentiality and protection of the Confidential Information and to prevent access to the Confidential Information by any Person not authorized under this Section 5.2.

Specific Obligation Regarding Third Parties. All Confidential Information is and shall remain the sole property of the Person submitting the same, and the receiving party shall not disclose, use, copy or permit to be copied any Confidential Information of the disclosing party except as otherwise permitted under this Section 5.2. The receiving party shall, upon request of disclosing party, return such Confidential Information to its owner upon any termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the receiving party specifically agrees (ai) to take reasonable precautions not to disclose or otherwise permit to any other Person access to, in any manner, the Confidential Information of the disclosing party or any part thereof except as such access shall be required by an employee or independent contractor in the course of his or her employment or engagement; (bii) to take reasonable precautions to assure that employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors, licensees, invitees and guests of the receiving party are advised of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and to require by agreement or otherwise that they are prohibited from copying (other than as required to perform their duties) or revealing for any purpose whatsoever the Confidential Information or any part thereof; (ciii) to notify the disclosing party promptly and in writing of the circumstances known to the receiving party surrounding any possession, use or knowledge of the Confidential Information by any Person other than those authorized by this Section 5.2; (div) immediately upon receipt by the receiving party of any legal process (whether initiated by private parties or governmental agencies) requesting access to Confidential Information under the receiving party’s control, to transmit such request to the disclosing party, and not to divulge such Confidential Information in response to such legal process without the disclosing party’s written consent (it being understood that the receiving party shall undertake the burden of opposing such process if the disclosing party should deem it necessary and shall agree to indemnify in writing the receiving party for any costs or penalties incurred by the receiving party in connection with its refusal to comply with such process); (ev) to take reasonable precautions not to use, provide, make available, or permit the use of the Confidential Information or any part thereof in any form whatsoever, whether gratuitously or for valuable consideration, to or for the benefit of any other Person except as otherwise permitted by this Section 5.2; (fvi) to take at the receiving party’s expense to the extent it was at fault in permitting access to the Confidential Information and otherwise at the disclosing party’s expense, subject to the disclosing party’s control, any legal action reasonably necessary to prevent unauthorized use of such Confidential Information by any third Person that who or which has gained access to the Confidential Information, due, at least in part, to the fault of the receiving party; and (gvii) to take any and all other reasonable actions deemed necessary or appropriate by the disclosing party, at the disclosing party’s expense and subject to the disclosing party’s control, to assure the continued confidentiality and protection of the Confidential Information and to prevent access to the Confidential Information by any Person not authorized under this Section 5.2.