Non-Disclosure Absent prior written consent of the person listed in Section 3 or his/her designee, Contractor shall not: (1) disclose, publish, or disseminate any information, not a matter of public record, that is received by reason of this Contract, regardless of whether the Contractor is or is not under contract at the time of the disclosure; or (2) disclose, publish, or disseminate any information developed for MPS under this Contract. Contractor agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use, disclosure, publication, or dissemination of the same information. All information and any derivatives thereof, whether created by MPS or Contractor under this Contract remains the property of MPS and no license or other rights to such information is granted or implied hereby. For purposes of this Contract, “derivatives” shall mean: (i) for copyrightable or copyrighted material, any translation, abridgment, revision, or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed, or adapted; and (ii) for patentable or patented material, any improvement thereon. Within ten business days of the earlier of receipt of MPS’ written or oral request, or final payment, Contractor will return all documents, records, and copies thereof it obtained during the development of the work product covered by this Contract.
Confidentiality; Publicity (a) Each Party shall (and shall cause its Affiliates, agents and representatives to), for the term of this Agreement and for six (6) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, (i) keep confidential, (ii) not disclose to others, (iii) use only for the purposes provided for or permitted under this Agreement or any Related Agreement, and (iv) use Best Efforts, and at least the same degree of care (but no less than a reasonable degree of care) as it uses to protect its own Confidential Information of like importance, to prevent unauthorized use, dissemination and disclosure of, all of the other Party's Confidential Information, except as expressly provided for or permitted by this Agreement or such Related Agreement. All Confidential Information shall, as between the Parties, remain the sole property of the disclosing Party. The receiving Party and its Affiliates, agents and representatives shall have no rights to the Confidential Information of the disclosing Party, except as provided in this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 8.18 shall prevent disclosure or use of information which is or becomes public knowledge without the fault of the receiving Party and its Affiliates, agents and representatives or information already known to, or proven by written evidence to have been independently derived by, the receiving Party or received from a third party having the right to convey it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Confidential Information may be (i) disclosed to a Governmental Authority and to others to the extent such disclosure may be required to be included in regulatory filings permitted under the terms of this Agreement or any Related Agreement or required under Applicable Law; (ii) published by the receiving Party, if and to the extent such publication has been approved in writing by the disclosing Party; or (iii) disclosed to the extent required by Applicable Law or as ordered by a court or other regulatory body having competent jurisdiction. In each of the foregoing cases, the receiving Party will use its Best Efforts to limit the disclosure and maintain confidentiality of such Confidential Information to the maximum extent practicable and prior to making any such disclosure it shall use Best Efforts to consult with the disclosing Party regarding the scope of any protective order or other confidentiality protections that may be available to limit the extent of disclosure. Any disclosure of Confidential Information to any Affiliates, agents or representatives of the receiving Party shall be limited to a "need to know" basis for purposes related to this Agreement; provided that (i) the receiving Party shall be responsible and liable to the disclosing Party for any breach of the terms of this Section 8.18 by any Affiliate, agent or representative, and (ii) disclosure by the receiving Party to any agent or representative shall be made pursuant to appropriate confidentiality agreements. The provisions of this Section 8.18 shall survive and shall remain in full force and effect for six (6) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or any Related Agreement for any reason. After any expiration or termination of this Agreement or any Related Agreement, upon written request, each Party shall promptly discontinue the use of, and return within thirty (30) business days all originals and copies of, any requested Confidential Information that was disclosed by the other Party or is the property of the other Party and that has been fixed in any tangible means of expression. For purposes of this Section 8.18, L'Oreal shall be deemed an Affiliate of Investor.