Common use of A General Clause in Contracts

A General. A.1. Generally, Project meetings shall be conducted by Members on a non-confidential basis. Subject to Section II.A.6, all disclosures of information relating to Project matters shall be 21 of 23 deemed to be non-confidential unless specifically disclosed pursuant to a separate written non-disclosure agreement between the discloser and the individual recipient. A.2. If a Member believes that it is necessary to disclose particular confidential information to other Project Members in connection with Project matters, such disclosure shall be made under the terms of an individual non-disclosure agreement between the discloser and the individual recipient that is mutually acceptable to the discloser and the individual recipient. This Section IV(A)(2), does not apply to information, data and materials already in the public domain at the time of disclosure, use, press release or public announcement, or to information, data and materials disclosed by the Member without any obligations of confidentiality or to any disclosure, use, press release, or public announcement to the minimum extent required by law or government regulation.