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Caremark ) . Such records shall be limited to information necessary for validating the accuracy of the Rebate amounts <br /> distributed to Member County by Caremark . The parties agree that an independent third - party auditor agreeable to <br /> Customer and Caremark shall conduct such audit, and that such firm will siun a Caremark confidentiality agreement <br /> ensuring that all details and terms of all Manufacturer Rebate contracts with Caremark ( except the total <br /> aggregate <br /> amount due to Customer) will be treated as confidential to Caremark and will not be revealed in any manner or form <br /> by <br /> or to any person or entity . Furthermore , such audit shall be conducted at Caremark ' s office where such records <br /> are <br /> located , during normal business hours , without undue interference with business activities , and in accordance <br /> with <br /> reasonable audit procedures. <br /> 5. CONFIDENTIALITY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY . <br /> 5. 1 Confidential and Proprietary Information . In connection with this Agreement, each party may <br /> disclose to the other party certain proprietary or confidential technical and business information , databases, <br /> trade <br /> secrets , and innovations belonging to the disclosing party ("Confidential Information" ) , the value of which might be <br /> lost if the proprietary nature or confidentiality of such Confidential Information is not maintained . For the purposes <br /> of <br /> this Section , the contents of this Agreement and of any exhibits, amendments, or addenda attached hereto are deemed <br /> Confidential Information . Furthermore , any work, compilation , processes or inventions developed by Caremark, <br /> Member County or Customer, or their respective agents, employees or contractors , is deemed Confidential Information <br /> of such party under this Agreement . Notwithstanding the foregoing , Confidential Information may be disclosed by <br /> Member County in response to a request made pursuant to the Member County ' s applicable state Public Records Law , <br /> insofar as disclosure is required by that Law . Member County shall provide Caremark with ( i ) notice of its intent <br /> to <br /> disclose Confidential Information and ( ii ) an opportunity for Caremark to object to such disclosure in accordance with <br /> Law . Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a copy of this Agreement which redacts certain pricing <br /> information . <br /> Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that as a matter of convenience, Exhibit D may be <br /> disclosed by <br /> Member County as required by Member County ' s applicable Public Records Law without providing Caremark an <br /> opportunity to object. Member County agrees to provide Caremark with reasonable notice of its disclosure of Exhibit <br /> D . <br /> 5 .2 Non -Disclosure of Confidential Information . The parties will not ( except to the extent expressly <br /> authorized by this Agreement ) disclose Confidential Information of any other to anyone outside of Caremark , Member <br /> County or Customer, nor will they copy or reproduce any Confidential Information of another unless <br /> expressly <br /> authorized to do so by such party in writing . Each party will disclose Confidential Information of another only to <br /> its <br /> employees who have a need to know the Confidential Information in order to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement <br /> and who ( i ) have been informed of the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential Information, and ( ii ) have <br /> agreed not to disclose it to others . In order to preserve and protect the confidential or proprietary <br /> nature of any <br /> Confidential Information and to prevent it from falling into the public domain or into the possession of persons <br /> not <br /> bound to maintain its confidentiality , each party will handle the Confidential Information of any other party with <br /> the <br /> same degree of care that it applies with respect to its own information that it considers as confidential and proprietary <br />, <br /> but in no event with less than reasonable care. <br /> 5.3 Exceptions and Permitted Disclosures. The receiving party of Confidential Information will not be <br /> liable for any disclosure or use of Confidential Information which is publicly available or later becomes <br /> publicly <br /> available other than through a breach of this Agreement , or if the Confidential Information is <br /> shown by written <br /> documentation to be known to the receiving party on the date of execution of this Agreement, having been <br /> received <br /> from a source ( other than a party to this Agreement ) that had the right to disclose the Confidential Information . <br /> 5. 4 Subpoena . Confidential Information may be disclosed pursuant to a bona fide subpoena if the party <br /> receiving the bona fide subpoena has given the other party prompt written notice of receipt of the subpoena so that <br /> the <br /> other party can object or otherwise intervene as it deems proper. <br /> 5. 5 Return or Destruction of Information . All Confidential Information will remain the property of the <br /> disclosing party , and the receiving party will return all written or tangible materials , and all copies thereof, upon <br /> request <br /> of the disclosing parry . If and to the extent feasible, upon termination of this Agreement , Caremark will destroy <br /> or will <br /> return to Member County or Customer all PHI obtained pursuant to this Agreement and shall retain no copies thereof: <br /> provided however, that if such return or destruction is not reasonably feasible, the provisions of Section <br /> 4 of this <br /> Agreement shall continue to apply to such information after the termination hereof. <br /> NACo k3 m) doc ( 02 /24 /2006 ) IRcClaiml Parc 5 of 29 <br /> This document contains proprietary information of Caremark , and may not be used for any purpose other than to evaluate entering <br /> into a relationship <br /> t% ith Caremark , nor may it be duplicated or disclosed to others for any purpose <br />