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negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, agents, <br />employees, vendors, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, anyone employed directly or indirectly by any <br />of them or for whose acts they may be liable for any or all of them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing <br />herein shall be construed to require CONSULTANT to indemnify the indemnified parties from any claim <br />arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified parties. This indemnity shall <br />apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy <br />limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by the CONSULTANT. <br />8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION <br />CONSULTANT shall defend and indemnify the CITY, its officers, agents, representatives, and <br />employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement of any United States' letters <br />patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, including costs, contained in the work product or documents <br />provided by CONSULTANT to the CITY pursuant to this Agreement. <br />9. RECORDS <br />CONSULTANT shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed <br />under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the <br />costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the <br />CITY for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of <br />final payment to CONSULTANT under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly <br />identifiable. CONSULTANT shall allow a representative of the CITY to examine, audit, and make <br />transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement during <br />regular business hours. CONSULTANT shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, <br />and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of fmal payment to <br />CONSULTANT under this Agreement. <br />10. CONFIDENTIALITY <br />If CONSULTANT receives from the CITY information which due to the nature of such <br />information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, CONSULTANT agrees that it <br />shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees <br />to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no <br />event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all nonpublic information. <br />Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, <br />visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any <br />subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of <br />non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly <br />available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the CONSULTANT disclosed in a publicly available source; <br />(c) is in rightful possession of the CONSULTANT without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required <br />to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the CONSULTANT without <br />reference to information disclosed by the CITY. <br />11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE <br />CONSULTANT covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct or <br />indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services. <br />Page 4 <br />