Common use of General Audit Clause in Contracts

General Audit. Only on annual basis, Ford, upon notifying Vastera of the estimated scope and duration of the audit will have the right upon at least five (5) business days' prior notice and during normal business hours to send its authorized representatives to examine all pertinent documents and materials in the possession or under the control of Vastera relating to any of Vastera's obligations under this Agreement or any payments requested by Vastera pursuant to this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 12.4 below, Ford will not have access to any information relating to Vastera's other customers if the release of such information to Ford would violate any confidentiality agreement with such customers. Vastera will assist Ford's employees, agents, subcontractors, examiners or auditors as may be reasonably required in testing Ford's data files and programs created by Vastera in the course of performing its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, installing and running audit software. If requested by Ford's external auditors or required by law (e.g., governmental agency reporting purposes), Vastera will assist Ford in responding to those requests and requirements, including copying.

General Audit. Only on annual * basis, Ford, upon notifying Vastera of the estimated scope and duration of the audit will have the right upon at least five (5) * business days' prior notice and during normal business hours to send its authorized representatives to examine all pertinent documents and materials in the possession or under the control of Vastera relating to any of Vastera's obligations under this Agreement or any payments requested by Vastera pursuant to this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 12.4 below, Ford will not have access to any information relating to Vastera's other customers if the release of such information to Ford would violate any confidentiality agreement with such customers. Vastera will assist Ford's employees, agents, subcontractors, examiners or auditors as may be reasonably required in testing Ford's data files and programs created by Vastera in the course of performing its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, installing and running audit software. If requested by Ford's external auditors or required by law (e.g., governmental agency reporting purposes), Vastera will assist Ford in responding to those requests and requirements, including copying.