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by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any
<br />information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the
<br />Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Consultant
<br />without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e)
<br />is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information disclosed by the
<br />Authority.
<br />11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE
<br />Consultant covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct
<br />or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this
<br />Agreement.
<br />12. NON-DISCRIMINATION
<br />Consultant shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status,
<br />sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender, medical conditions, genetic
<br />information, or military and veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined
<br />and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, teaching, training, utilization,
<br />promotion, termination or other employment related activities or any services provided under this
<br />Agreement. Consultant affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all
<br />applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
<br />13. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT
<br />This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the Authority
<br />and Contractor, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties.
<br />In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the
<br />terms of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written
<br />instrument signed by the Authority and by an authorized representative of Contractor. The parties
<br />agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent
<br />with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Consultant or the
<br />Authority. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements,
<br />promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on
<br />behalf of any party, which is not embodied herein.
<br />14. ASSIGNMENT
<br />Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Contractor,
<br />Consultant may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior
<br />written consent of the Authority and any such assignment, transfer, delegation or subcontract
<br />without the Authority's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this
<br />Agreement shall be construed to limit the Authority's ability to have any of the services which are
<br />the subject to this Agreement performed by Authority personnel or by other Contractors retained
<br />by Authority.
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