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11. CONFIDENTIALITY <br />If Contractor receives from the City information which due to the nature of such <br />information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor 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 />Contractor disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Contractor <br />without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) <br />is independently developed by the Contractor without reference to information disclosed by the <br />City. <br />12. CERTIFICATIONS <br />The funds used to pay for this Agreement will be partly comprised of federal grant funds. <br />Contractor agrees and understands that it will comply with the terms of the Certifications attached <br />hereto as Attachments A-H, incorporated by reference into this Agreement. Contractor shall keep <br />itself informed of all City, State and Federal laws and regulations which may, in any manner, affect <br />the performance of it services pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall at all times, observe <br />and comply with all such laws and regulations. City and its officers and employees shall not be <br />liable at law or in equity by reason of the failure of the Contractor to comply with this paragraph. <br />13. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE <br />The recipient or subrecipient must maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts <br />of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award, and <br />administration of contracts. No employee, officer, agent, or board member with a real or <br />apparent conflict of interest may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a <br />contract supported by the Federal award. A conflict of interest includes when the employee, <br />officer, agent, or board member, any member of their immediate family, their partner, or <br />an organization that employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has <br />a financial or other interest in or a tangible personal benefit from an entity considered for <br />a contract. An employee, officer, agent, and board member of the recipient or subrecipient <br />may neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from <br />contractors. However, the recipient or subrecipient may set standards for situations where <br />the financial interest is not substantial or a gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The <br />recipient's or subrecipient's standards of conduct must also provide for disciplinary actions <br />to be applied for violations by its employees, officers, agents, or board members. <br />