XI. Disclosure Review; Confidentiality of Information.
Participating Adviser agrees that it shall have reasonable grounds to believe based on the information made available to it through the Memoranda or other information reasonably requested by Participating Adviser and made available to Participating Adviser by the Dealer Manager or the Company that all material facts are adequately and accurately disclosed in the Memoranda and that the Memoranda provides a reasonable basis for evaluating an investment in the DST Interests. In making this determination, Participating Adviser shall evaluate, at a minimum, items of compensation, physical properties, tax aspects, financial stability and experience of Company, conflicts of interest and risk factors, and appraisals and other pertinent reports.
If Participating Adviser relies upon the results of any inquiry conducted by a member or members of FINRA, Participating Adviser shall have reasonable grounds to believe that such inquiry was conducted with due care, that the member or members conducting or directing the inquiry consented to the disclosure of the results of the inquiry and that the person who participated in or conducted the inquiry is not the Dealer Manager or a sponsor or an affiliate of the Company.
It is anticipated that (a) Participating Adviser and Participating Adviser’s officers, directors, managers, employees, owners, members, partners, diligence personnel or other agents of Participating Adviser that are conducting a due diligence inquiry on behalf of Participating Adviser and (b) persons or committees, as the case may be, responsible for determining whether Participating Adviser will participate in the Offering ((a) and (b) are collectively, the “Diligence Representatives”) either have previously or will in the future have access to certain Confidential Information (defined below) pertaining to the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Trusts, the Dealer Manager, the Adviser, or their respective affiliates. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” shall mean and include: (i) trade secrets concerning the business and affairs of the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Trusts, the Dealer Manager, the Adviser, or their respective affiliates; (ii) confidential data, know-how, current and planned research and development, current and planned methods and processes, marketing lists or strategies, slide presentations, business plans, however documented, belonging to the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Trusts, the Dealer Manager, the Adviser, or their respective affiliates; (iii) information concerning the business and affairs of the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Trusts, the Dealer Manager, the Adviser, or their respective affiliates (including, without limitation, historical financial statements, financial projections and budgets, investment-related information, models, budgets, plans, and market studies, however documented); (iv) any information marked or designated “Confidential—For Due Diligence Purposes Only”; and (v) any notes, analysis, compilations, studies, summaries and other material containing or based, in whole or in part, on any information included in the foregoing. Participating Adviser agrees to keep, and to cause its Diligence Representatives to keep, all such Confidential Information strictly confidential and to not use, distribute or copy the same except in connection with Participating Adviser’s due diligence inquiry. Participating Adviser agrees to not disclose, and to cause its Diligence Representatives not to disclose, such Confidential Information to the public, or to Participating Adviser’s sales staff, financial advisors, or any person involved in selling efforts related to the Offering or to any other third party and agrees not to use the Confidential Information in any manner in the offer and sale of the DST Interests.
Participating Adviser further agrees to use all reasonable precautions necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information, including, but not limited to (a) limiting access to such information to persons who have a need to know such information only for the purpose of Participating Adviser’s due diligence inquiry and (b) informing each recipient of such Confidential Information of Participating Adviser’s confidentiality obligation. Participating Adviser acknowledges that Participating Adviser or its Diligence Representatives may previously have received Confidential Information in