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services liability claim is determined to have been caused by the negligence, recklessness or <br />willful misconduct of Contractor or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, or other <br />persons acting on their behalf. With respect to claims that do not arise out of professional <br />services, the Contractor further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the <br />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 <br />personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this <br />Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any <br />legal proceeding. <br />7. 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 <br />all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but <br />also 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 <br />any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault <br />of the Contractor disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the <br />Contractor without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of <br />law; or (e) is independently developed by the Contractor without reference to information <br />disclosed by the City. <br />8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE <br />Contractor covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not acquire any interests, <br />direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified <br />under this Agreement. No persons having such interest shall be employed by or associated with <br />Contractor. <br />9. NOTICE <br />Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this <br />Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or <br />mailed by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by telefacsimile or other <br />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 />