hereinafter referred to as “SUBCONTRACTOR”), sets forth the terms and conditions by which Company agrees to disclose certain of its confidential information (hereinafter referred to as “Information”) to SUBCONTRACTOR, for the purpose of and gaining potential clients for KODIAK FIRE PROTECTION, INC.
2. Information includes any and all information, whether oral, written, in a physical embodiment or otherwise, which is disclosed for the purpose as set forth in Article 1 to Subcontractor.
3. Subcontractor agrees:
(a) established and to use the Information only for the purpose set forth in Article 1 hereof;
(b)To treat the Information as being confidential and to protect the Information with no less care than that Subcontractor uses to protect its own proprietary information;
(c)To restrict circulation and disclosure of the Information within its own organization to employees who have a need to know in connection with the “purpose” of the disclosure as set forth in Article 1, and to ensure that such employees are informed of the confidential nature thereof and agree to and are required to observe the provisions of confidentiality set forth herein;
(d)No to disclose the information to any other party without the written consent of Company;
(e)Subcontractor shall not have any contact with Company’s customers and/or clients without prior written authorization from Company.
(f)Not to reproduce the Information without the written authorization of Company; and
(g)To return the Information promptly upon request of Company, or, in any event, upon termination or completion of this Agreement, together with any copies and/or negatives made thereof. Upon return of the Information, Subcontractor if so desires, may retain the files of its legal counsel, for archival purposes only, one copy of all materials returned so as to provide Subcontractor with a record of such disclosure.
4. However, Company acknowledges that Subcontractor shall not be liable for disclosure or use of the information:
(a) domain subsequent to time of disclosure under this Agreement through no fault of Subcontractor; or
(b)Which was known to Subcontractor at the time of disclosure; or
(c)Which is disclosed with the written approval of Company; or
(d)Which is independently developed by Subcontractor without use of Information; or
(e)Which is rightfully furnished to Subcontractor by a third party; or
(f)Which is disclosed or required by judicial action; or
(g)Which is furnished to a third party by Company without a similar restriction on the third party’s rights; or