Company Board; provided, however, that Advisor may execute transactions for and on behalf of Company and its Subsidiaries if so authorized in writing in advance by the Company Board. Such authorization may be specific with respect to a particular transaction or may be general with respect to any class or category of transactions and, in such event, may be limited as to the maximum permissible amount. The initial classes and categories of pre-approved authorizations, and the amounts thereof, are set forth in the pre-approved authorizations policy attached hereto as Exhibit A (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Pre-Approved Authorizations Policy”). The Pre-Approved Authorizations Policy may be amended or withdrawn at any time in the sole discretion of, and only by written notice approved by, the Company Board, effective upon delivery of such notice to the Advisor. All other authorizations relating to the advice provided by Advisor shall be made solely and exclusively by Company, and in the name of Company.
(d) Advisor shall for all purposes be deemed to be, and shall be, an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized as specified in Section 2.2(c) hereof, have no authority to act for or represent Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any purpose whatever. The parties to this Agreement further acknowledge that they are neither partners nor joint venturers, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership or a joint venture and neither party shall be liable to the other or any third party as such.
2.3 Advisor’s Right of Ingress and Egress. Company hereby grants to Advisor the right of ingress and egress to Company’s facilities for purposes of providing and performing the Services in accordance with this Agreement. Such right is granted to those individuals having duties to perform in Company’s facilities hereunder. Advisor’s and its employees’ and contractors’ ingress and egress shall, at all times, be conducted in accordance with the health, safety, security, confidentiality and environmental requirements and/or concerns established from time to time by Company.
2.4 Indemnification.
(a) Company agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Advisor and each of its members, stockholders, partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns and each of their respective affiliates (but not ECH or such other Persons in their capacity as service providers under the ECH Services Agreement) from any liability, damages, losses, claims, expenses, costs and attorneys’ fees of any nature, kind, or description of any person or entity arising out of, caused by, or resulting from Company’s breach of this Agreement.
(b) Advisor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company and each of its members, stockholders, partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors, and assigns and each of their respective affiliates from any liability, damages, losses, claims, expenses, costs and attorneys’ fees of any nature, kind, or description of any person or entity arising out of, caused by, or resulting from Advisor’s breach of this Agreement.
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