1. Except for attorney-client communications and attorney-work product: all rights, title, and
interests in all procedures, methods, equipment, displays, exhibits, techniques, strategies,
mock-ups, devices, databases, forms, and other Services or Products (collectively, "Products")
created or modified by Consultant in the performance of its work under this Agreement, shall
belong to and be owned by Consultant. Consultant hereby grants to Client the license to use
Products for the duration of this Scope of Work unless previously revoked by Consultant for
good cause. Client shall enjoy full ownership rights in all written reports and
photo-documentation prepared by Consultant.
2. Both during and after the term of this Agreement, both Parties agree that all information
and know-how, whether or not in writing, of a private, secret, or confidential nature, or
obtained publicly, which concerns the other Party’s business affairs including, but not limited
to, its inventions, products, trade secrets, processes, projects, developments, business
practices, marketing concepts, and business procedures, are and shall be the sole and exclusive
property of that other Party; and neither Party will disclose the same to unauthorized
persons or use the same for any unauthorized purposes without the prior written consent of
an authorized officer of that Party.
3. Except as provided in 1 above, Consultant agrees that all files, letters, memos,
reports, sketches, drawings, laboratory notebooks or other written material containing matter
of the type set forth in section 1 above which shall come into the custody or possession of
Consultant shall remain the exclusive property of Client to be used by Consultant only in the
performance of Consultant's duties herein. Consultant shall forfeit and return any and all such
documents to Client upon termination of this Agreement, except any copies of Consultant's work
product which will be kept for a period of fifteen (15) years from date of this Agreement.
Consultant shall be entitled to utilize various photographs taken of the “Site” for educational,
marketing and training purposes, provided that no such photographs shall be used which in any
way identify the specific Project, location or builder.
4. Notwithstanding sections 2 and 3 above, Client expressly authorizes Consultant to
disclose and share directly with Client’s general liability and/or errors and omissions
insurance carriers (Arch Insurance), any and all information and data, in any form or manner
whatsoever, collected, observed, obtained, or tabulated by Consultant, or its duly authorized
representatives, within Consultant’s Scope of Work as detailed herein. Such information and
data may specifically identify and include: Client’s name, Client’s project, the project
contractors and subcontractors, and project material suppliers and vendors and compliance
status. Client further expressly authorizes Consultant to disclose and share directly with
other Third Parties any and all information and data, in any form or manner whatsoever,
collected, observed, obtained, or tabulated by Consultant, or its duly authorized
representatives, within Consultant’s Scope of Work as detailed herein, with the express
limitation that the information and data shall be generic and shall not specifically identify:
Client’s name, Client’s project, the project contractors and subcontractors, and project
material suppliers and vendors.
5. The confidentiality obligations and remedies of the Parties under this Agreement shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.