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or equitable relief arising out of claims for personal injury, including health, and claims for property damage, which may
<br />arise from the direct or indirect operations of the Contractor or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, or other
<br />persons acting on their behalf which relates to the services provided by Contractor under this Agreement; and (2) from any
<br />claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief is due by reason of the terms
<br />of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages,
<br />just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events
<br />referred to in this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Contractor further
<br />agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for special
<br />counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third party challenging the validity of this Agreement, or
<br />asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or
<br />property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable
<br />decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding.
<br />8. CONFIDENTIALITY
<br />If Contractor receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably
<br />understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except
<br />in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own
<br />information of like 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 information transferred
<br />orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary
<br />and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure
<br />shall not apply to any 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 without an obligation of
<br />confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Contractor
<br />without reference to information disclosed by the City.
<br />9. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE
<br />Contractor covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct or indirect, which would
<br />conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this Agreement.
<br />10. NOTICE
<br />Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
<br />shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or mailed by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or
<br />sent by telefacsimile or other telegraphic communication in the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons:
<br />To City: Clerk of the City Council
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
<br />P.O. Box 1988
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988
<br />facsimile (714) 647-6956
<br />With courtesy copies to:
<br />Executive Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza (M-75)
<br />P.O. Box 1988
<br />Santa Ana, California 92702
<br />facsimile (714) 571-4211
<br />and
<br />City Attorney
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza (M-29)
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