Common use of Use and Disclosure of Proprietary Information Clause in Contracts

Use and Disclosure of Proprietary Information. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, each Party agrees to hold, and will cause their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, advisors and agents (“Representatives”) to hold, including any of the aforementioned employed by a Party’s Affiliates, in confidence, and not disclose to any person, and shall not, and will cause its Representatives to not, use for any purpose other than as expressly provided for in this Agreement, any Confidential Information furnished to it by the other Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Confidential Information of the other Party developed as part of the activities hereunder. Each Party may use such Confidential Information only to the extent required for the purposes of this Agreement. Each Party shall disclose Confidential Information of the other Party only to its Representatives (i) who have a need to know such Confidential Information in the course of the performance of their duties under this Agreement, (ii) who are informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information, and (iii) who agree in writing (enforceable by the other Party) to comply with the terms of this Agreement as if a party hereto or are otherwise bound by obligations of confidentiality and non-use of Confidential Information at least as stringent as those set forth in this Agreement. Each Party shall adopt and maintain programs and procedures that are reasonably calculated to protect the confidentiality of Confidential Information and shall be responsible to the other Party for any disclosure or misuse of Confidential Information that results from a failure to comply with the terms of this Section 12 by such Party or such Party’s Representatives. Each Party shall promptly report to the other Party any actual or suspected violation of the terms of this Section 12 and shall take all reasonable further steps requested by the other Party to prevent, control or remedy any such violation. A breach of this Section 12 by either Party’s Representative shall be considered a breach by such Party itself.

Use and Disclosure of Proprietary Information. (a) Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, each Party agrees to hold, and will cause their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, advisors and agents (“Representatives”) to hold, including any of the aforementioned employed by a Party’s Affiliates, in confidence, and not disclose to any person, and shall not, and will cause its Representatives to not, use for any purpose other than as expressly provided for in this Agreement, any Confidential Information furnished to it by the other Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Confidential Information of the other Party developed as part of the activities hereunder. Each Party may use such Confidential Information only to the extent required for the purposes of this Agreement. Each Party shall disclose Confidential Information of the other Party only to its Representatives (i) who have a need to know such Confidential Information in the course of the performance of their duties under this Agreement, (ii) who are informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information, and (iii) who agree in writing (enforceable by the other Party) to comply with the terms of this Agreement as if a party hereto or are otherwise bound by obligations of confidentiality and non-use of Confidential Information at least as stringent as those set forth in this Agreement. Each Party shall adopt and maintain programs and procedures that are reasonably calculated to protect the confidentiality of Confidential Information and shall be responsible to the other Party for any disclosure or misuse of Confidential Information that results from a failure to comply with the terms of this Section 12 by such Party or such Party’s Representatives. Each Party shall promptly report to the other Party any actual or suspected violation of the terms of this Section 12 and shall take all reasonable further steps requested by the other Party to prevent, control or remedy any such violation. A breach of this Section 12 by either Party’s Representative shall be considered a breach by such Party itself.or