Common use of Requests for Documents Clause in Contracts

Requests for Documents. If any Receiving Party is presented with a request for documents: (a) by any Governmental Entity or Accrediting Body, or (b) by any other Person pursuant to applicable public records laws or (c) pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum regarding any records, data or documents of a Disclosing Party, which may be in such Receiving Party’s possession by reason of this Agreement, such Receiving Party must immediately give notice to the Disclosing Party, and the Disclosing Party will have the opportunity to contest such process by any means available to it, or to redact Confidential Information as provided below in this Section, before the records, data or documents are submitted to such Governmental Entity, Accrediting Body, court or other Person. The Receiving Party, however, is not obligated to withhold the delivery beyond the time ordered by the Governmental Entity, Accrediting Body or court, or pursuant to applicable public records laws, unless the subpoena or request is quashed or the time to produce is otherwise extended. In the event documents are requested pursuant to applicable public records laws, the Parties shall cooperate in producing a redacted version of the requested document(s) that is in conformance with requirements under the applicable public records law, with the Disclosing Party having the right to produce the first draft of such redacted documents.