ARTICLE 10. CONFIDENTIALITY
10.1. Standard of Care. For the duration of the Agreement and for a period of three (3) years after the expiration of the Agreement for whatever reason, each Party shall keep all Confidential Information of the other Party in strict confidence to avoid its unauthorized use, disclosure, publication or dissemination. In no event shall either Party be excused for its own negligence.
10.2. Restricted Disclosure. Either Party shall use the Confidential Information only for the performance of the Agreement. Neither Party shall use, for its own benefit or the benefit of any third party, or disclose, publish, release, transfer or otherwise make available to any third party, any Confidential Information of the other Party without the other Party’s prior written consent. Either CUSTOMER or INGENICO, however, shall be permitted to disclose Confidential Information of the other to its own employees, accountants, attorneys and other agents and its affiliates or subsidiaries to the extent such disclosure is strictly necessary for the performance of its duties and obligations under the Agreement. The receiving Party shall ensure that each person to whom it discloses Confidential Information is made aware of and complies with all the receiving Party’s obligations of confidentiality under this Agreement as if that person was a party to this Agreement in place of the receiving Party. Each of CUSTOMER or INGENICO shall be responsible for any violation of the confidentiality obligations set forth in the Agreement by any of such permitted third parties.
10.3. Exclusions. The obligations in this Article shall not restrict any disclosure of Confidential Information received by one Party from the other Party where the receiving Party can demonstrate that:
(i) such Confidential Information was independently developed by the receiving Party prior to its receipt thereof without violating its obligations under the Agreement or any of the disclosing Party’s proprietary rights;
(ii) such Confidential Information is or becomes publicly known (other than through unauthorized disclosure by the receiving Party);
(iii) such Confidential Information was already known to the receiving Party prior to its receipt thereof without any obligation of confidentiality;
(iv) such Confidential Information is received by the receiving Party from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality;
(v) the receiving Party is required to disclose the Confidential Information pursuant to any applicable law (provided that the receiving Party shall provide reasonable prior written notice to the Disclosing Party of such disclosure).
ARTICLE 11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
11.1. CUSTOMER acknowledges that, unless otherwise stipulated by INGENICO, all of INGENICO’s IPR are and shall remain the absolute property of INGENICO (or, if applicable, of the third-party holding these rights).
CUSTOMER must not alter or remove the Equipment’s signs of identification.
11.2. CUSTOMER shall not directly or through a third party claim, obtain or attempt to obtain, in any country during the term of this Agreement or any time thereafter, any right, title or interest by registration, use, or otherwise in or to any of INGENICO’s IPR, or confusingly similar or claim, obtain or attempt to obtain by patent, utility model or any other manner any right, title or interest in any invention or copyrightable matter supplied under this Agreement.