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<br />111 SECTION 6: ATTACHMENTS | 2014_0122
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<br />judicial determinations made pursuant to the foregoing laws. Contractor will be notified prior to Purchaser’s release of documents to
<br />entities other than participating agencies or other State agencies. Contractor shall be exclusively responsible for defendin g
<br />Contractor’s position concerning the confidentiality of the requested documents, at its own expense.
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<br />18.5 Recycled products. Contractor must use, to the maximum extent economically feasible in the performance of this
<br />Contract, recycled paper (as defined in ORS 279A.010(1)(gg)), recycled PETE products (as defined in ORS 279A.010(1)(hh), and
<br />other recycled plastic resin products and recycled products (as “recycled product” is defined in ORS 279A.010(1)(ii).
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<br />19. Notices. Except as otherwise provided in a Purchase Order, any notices to be given under this Addendum or under a
<br />Purchase Order must be given in writing by personal delivery, by facsimile, or by mailing the notice, postage prepaid, to the address or
<br />phone number set forth on the Purchase Order. Any communication so addressed and mailed will be deemed to have been received
<br />five calendar days after mailing. Any communication delivered by facsimile will be deemed to be given when a confirming report for
<br />the transmission is generated by the transmitting fax machine. To be effective against the receiving party, a fax transmission or
<br />mailed notice must be confirmed by telephone notice and email notice to the receiving party’s authorized representative. Any notice
<br />by personal delivery will be deemed to be given when actually received by the appropriate authorized representative. For notices
<br />given under this Addendum, the contact information for representatives of Contractor and Oregon DPS are set forth in Section 5 of the
<br />Addendum.
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<br />20. Confidential Information and non-disclosure.
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<br /> 20.1 In the course of performing under this Addendum, Contractor may be exposed to or acquire information that is
<br />confidential to Oregon DPS and Purchasers. Any information of any form obtained by Contractor and its employees, agents, and
<br />approved subcontractors (together, “Contractor Personnel”) in the performance of this Addendum and Purchase Orders is confidential
<br />information of Oregon DPS and Purchasers (“Confidential Information”). Contractor must treat any reports or other documents or
<br />items which result from the use of the Confidential Information in the same manner as Confidential Information.
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<br /> 20.2 Non-disclosure obligation. Contractor must hold Confidential Information in confidence, using at least the same
<br />degree of care that Contractor uses in maintaining its own confidential information, and must not transfer, copy, reproduce, sell,
<br />assign, license, market, or otherwise disclose Confidential Information to third parties (other than Contractor Personnel who have a
<br />need to know such information). Contractor must not use Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than in
<br />performing under this Addendum. Contractor must advise Contractor Personnel in writing of their obligations to keep the
<br />Confidential Information confidential. Contractor must use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Purchasers in identifying and
<br />preventing any unauthorized use or disclosure of any Confidential Information. Without limiting the foregoing, Contractor mus t
<br />advise Purchasers immediately if Contractor learns or has reason to believe that any person who has had access to Confidential
<br />Information has violated or intends to violate the non-disclosure obligations of this Addendum. Contractor will at its expense
<br />cooperate with Purchasers in seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in the name of Purchasers or Contractor against any such
<br />person. Contractor agrees that, except as directed by Purchasers, Contractor will not at any time during or after the term of this
<br />Addendum disclose, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information to any person, except in accordance with this Addendum, and
<br />that upon termination of this Addendum or at a Purchaser’s request, Contractor will provide to the Purchaser all documents, papers,
<br />and all other materials in Contractor’s possession that contain Confidential Information of that Purchaser.
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<br />20.3 Confidential Information does not to include information that (a) is or becomes (other than by disclosure by Contractor)
<br />publicly known or is contained in a publicly available document, (b) is furnished by Purchaser to others without restrictions similar to
<br />those imposed by this Addendum, (c) is rightfully in Contractor’s possession without the obligation of nondisclosure prior to the time
<br />of its disclosure under this Addendum, (d) is obtained from a source other than Purchaser without the obligation of confidentiality, (e)
<br />is disclosed with the written consent of a Purchaser, or (f) is independently developed by Contractor Personnel who have had no
<br />access to the Confidential Information.
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<br />21. Dispute resolution. In the event that there is any disagreement, dispute, breach, or claim of breach, non-performance, or
<br />repudiation arising from, related to or in connection with the Addendum or any Purchase Order, including without limitation to any
<br />party’s failure or alleged failure to comply with any of the provisions of the Addendum (collectively, a “Dispute”), other than one
<br />related to the release of Confidential Information, Oregon DPS and Contractor shall first conduct the following procedure in an
<br />attempt to resolve the Dispute:
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<br />(a) Oregon DPS and Contractor must make every effort to settle any dispute through their respective managers within
<br />five calendar days of one party notifying the other party of a dispute.
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<br />(b) If the dispute is not resolved between the managers, then either party may initiate formal dispute resolution
<br />discussions by advising the other party in writing. The contacts for these discussions will be Oregon DPS’s and Contractor’s
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