(v) Secretary. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Members in books provided for that purpose, and he shall attend to the giving and service of all notices. He may sign with the President or any Vice President, in the name of the Company, all contracts of the Company. He shall in general perform all duties incident to the office of the Secretary, subject to the control of the Members, the President and the Vice Presidents.
(vi) Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers. Each Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Controller, if any, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Treasurer, Secretary or Controller, respectively, or by the Members, the President or any Vice President. The Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers (in the order of their seniority as determined by the Members or, in the absence of such a determination, as determined by the length of time they have held such office) shall exercise the powers of the Treasurer, Secretary or Controller respectively, during that officer’s absence or inability to act.
(f) Limitations on Liability. Except as provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Members and the Officers shall conduct the affairs of the Company in good faith toward the best interests of the Company. The Members and Officers shall be liable for errors or omissions in performing their duties with respect to the Company only in the case of gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or breach of the provisions of this Agreement, but not otherwise. The Officers shall devote such time and effort to the Company’s business and operations as is necessary to promote fully the interests of the Company; however, no Officer must devote full time to Company business.
(g) Conflicts of Interest. Subject to the other express provisions of this Agreement, each Member, Officer or affiliate thereof may engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of any and every type and description, independently or with others, including ones in competition with the Company, with no obligation to offer to the Company or any other Member or Officer the right to participate therein. The Company may transact business with any Member, Officer or affiliate thereof, provided the terms of those transactions are no less favorable than those the Company could obtain from unrelated third parties.
(h) Indemnification; Reimbursement of Expenses; Insurance.
(i) THE COMPANY SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INDEMNIFY EACH MEMBER, EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, MEMBER, SHAREHOLDER, PARTNER, EMPLOYEE, REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF A MEMBER OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AND EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES (“COVERED PERSONS”) WHO IS MADE A PARTY OR IS THREATENED TO BE MADE A PARTY TO ANY THREATENED, PENDING OR COMPLETED ACTION,
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