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defense of the City, including fees and costs for special counsel to be selected by the City, <br /> regarding any action by a third party challenging the validity of this Agreement, or asserting that <br /> personal injury,damages,just compensation,restitution,judicial or equitable relief due to personal <br /> or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City <br /> may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding. <br /> Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant's services are subject to Civil Code <br /> Section 2782.8,the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section <br /> 2782.8, to claims that arise of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful <br /> misconduct of the Consultant. <br /> 9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION <br /> Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, <br /> representatives, and employees against any and all liability, including costs, and attorney's fees, <br /> for infringement of any United States' letters patent,trademark,or copyright contained in the work <br /> product or documents provided by Consultant to the City pursuant to this Agreement. <br /> 10. 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 <br /> the costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements <br /> charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by <br /> law, from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such records and <br /> invoices shall be clearly identifiable. Consultant shall allow a representative of the City to <br /> examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created <br /> pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours. Consultant shall allow inspection of all <br /> work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three <br /> (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement. <br /> 11. 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 <br /> it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and <br /> further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like <br /> importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information"shall include all <br /> nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also <br /> information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential <br /> information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered <br /> 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 /> City. <br /> Page 6 of 10 <br />