Common use of Retention of Client Materials Clause in Contracts

Retention of Client Materials. Unless otherwise agreed or directed by Client in writing (or, in case of other obligations of Evotec for Client Materials provided by Third Parties on behalf of Client under separate agreements with Evotec), Evotec shall retain all unused Client Materials for a period of [***] as from termination or expiry of the related Project (“Retention Period”), as included as a lump sum in the compensation of Evotec for such Project. Upon the expiration of such Retention Period, Evotec shall return or appropriately discard or destroy all such unused Client Materials as directed by Client. In case Client Material is provided to Evotec on behalf of Client or its Partners by Third Parties or a Partner under separate agreements between Third Parties and Evotec (to be previously approved by Client), these agreements may require the return of such Client Material to the providing Third Party or Partner. For the avoidance of doubt, in such a case, these agreements shall prevail with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s obligation to return, discard or destroy the unused Client Materials as set forth in Section 54 (second sentence).