organizational, legal or technological nature, including patents, copyrights, proprietary software, computer algorithms, trade secrets, inventions and other intellectual property, financial statements and other financial data, customer and supplier lists, marketing plans, sales projections and forecasts, cost information, product designs, engineering and technical data, models, prototypes and other information relating to business practices, current and future acquisitions, research and development, manufacturing, production, operation sand the like. Confidential Information also includes information of or relating to third parties that is disclosed by the disclosing party to the receiving party. Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information that, as shown by competent proof, (i) is publicly known or generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing party to the receiving party, (ii) becomes publicly known or generally available in the public domain after disclosure by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction of the receiving party, (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the receiving party’s written records existing immediately prior to the time of such disclosure, (iv) is obtained by the receiving party from a third party that may lawfully disclose such information without breaching any obligation of confidentiality applicable to such third party or (v) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, as shown by the receiving party’s independent contemporaneous written records.
9.3 All Confidential Information provided hereunder will be and remain the property of the disclosing party and will be promptly returned to the disclosing party or destroyed upon termination of this Agreement or at the disclosing party’s written request.
9.4 This Section shall survive for a period of five (5) years from the date of any expiration or termination of the Agreement.
10. Compliance with Laws; Government Approvals
10.1 Compliance with Laws. KDI and its personnel, agents, sub-licensees, and representatives are aware of, and agree to strictly abide by the obligations imposed by all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, decisions and requirements of any governmental body, authority, agency, division or subdivision, whether federal, state, provincial or local, including without limitation, all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, exemptions, consents, decisions and requirements of any governmental body, authority, agency, division or subdivision in or of the United States or any other country or jurisdiction in the Territory, including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and OFAC Regulations (as defined below) and Anti-Corruption Laws (as defined below) (collectively, “Applicable Laws”). KDI shall refrain from taking any action which would cause ACE to be in violation of any Applicable Laws.
10.2 Accreditation. KDI shall have sole responsibility for its on-going compliance with any applicable requirements (including any accreditation requirements) under the AATB, FDA regulations, and any applicable industry standards or guidelines concerning its business and operations with respect to the Products. In the event that KDI’s registration as an establishment with the FDA is revoked or is placed under scrutiny or investigation by the FDA, KDI shall immediately notify ACE of such revocation or scrutiny and ACE shall have men the right to immediately terminate this Agreement upon receipt of such notice of loss of accreditation or revocation or investigation
10.3 Anti-Bribery Compliance. KDI shall comply fully with the requirements of any applicable laws, regulations, and administrative requirements prohibiting bribery and corruption (“Anti-Corruption Laws”). No principal of KDI has been, is, or will become during the Term (i) an official or employee of a governmental entity or political party, or (ii) a candidate for political office. KDI shall not directly or indirectly pay, offer, promise, give, or authorize to pay, offer, or give money or anything of value to any
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