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Item 36 -  No Gratuities.
            Supplier shall not offer or provide to the employees, agents or other representatives of the Co-op, its Selected Buyers, and/or
            the Servicers any gratuities, gifts, payments, or anything of value, whether or not in an attempt to influence such person's
            administration of the provisions of this Agreement or to otherwise gain unfair advantage over the Co-op, its Selected Buyers
            and/or the Servicers.


             Item 37 -  Confidential Information.

                    (a)       The Co-op and Supplier (each, a “Receiving Party”) acknowledge that they may be furnished with,
                    receive, or otherwise have access to information of or concerning the other or its affiliates (the “Providing
                    Party”) which the Providing Party considers to be proprietary and confidential ("Proprietary Information").
                    The  Providing  Parties  each  agree  to  limit  disclosure  of  Proprietary  Information  to  only  that  information
                    necessary for the Receiving Party to know in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Except
                    as authorized by this Agreement or in writing by the Providing Party, no Receiving Party shall:

                                                (i)              Disclose  in  any  manner  (including,  without  limitation,  through  patent  or
                    copyright applications) any Providing Party’s Proprietary Information to any third party;

                                                (ii)              Use  any  Providing  Party’s  Proprietary  Information  for  its  own  account  or
                    purposes or for other purposes of any third party;

                                                (iii)              Make,  photocopy,  reproduce  or  disclose  any  tangible  items  containing  any
                    Providing Party’s Proprietary Information except as reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under
                    this Agreement;

                                                (iv)              Communicate or disclose to any third party that Proprietary Information has
                    been disclosed to it, or that a business relationship exists between the parties hereto; or

                                                (v)              Disregard its obligations of confidence and use by selecting a series of items of
                    knowledge from unconnected sources and fitting them together through its knowledge or use of any Providing
                    Party’s Proprietary Information so as to attempt a justified use thereof for its own purposes or for that of any third
                    party; provided, however, a Receiving Party may disclose Proprietary Information to the extent required pursuant to
                    any court order or as otherwise required by any law or governmental authority. The Receiving Party shall give the
                    Providing Party reasonable advance notice of any such proposed disclosure to permit the Providing Party the
                    opportunity to contest the validity of the court order or seek an injunction or other legal restriction on the Receiving
                    Party’s obligation to disclose such Proprietary Information.

                          (b)       For purposes of this Agreement, Proprietary Information shall not include information:

                                                (i)              in  the public domain as of the Effective Date or which later becomes part of
                    the public domain from a source other than a Receiving Party;

                                                (ii)              any  Receiving  Party  had  in  its  possession  prior  to  the  Effective  Date  other
                    than information obtained from a Providing Party; or

                                                (iii)              any Receiving Party receives from a bona fide third party having the right to
                    disclose such information to such party without restrictions or obligations of confidentiality.

                          Each Receiving Party hereto shall (i) be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any Providing Party’s
            Proprietary Information disclosed to or otherwise obtained by such Receiving Party; (ii) take all reasonable measures to
            prevent unauthorized disclosure of any Providing Party’s Proprietary Information disclosed to or otherwise obtained by such
            Receiving Party; (iii) disclose any Providing Party’s Proprietary Information only to those of its employees who are necessary
            to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and make such employees aware of the obligations of this Agreement; (iv) take
            all reasonable measures to enforce this Agreement with its current and former employees who, while in the employ of the
            Receiving Party, may have had access to any Providing Party’s Proprietary Information; and (v) upon request, promptly
            return to a Providing Party all of the Providing Party’s Proprietary Information. The parties acknowledge that no license rights
            to Proprietary Information are granted directly or by implication by this Agreement. Each Receiving Party agrees to indemnify
            and hold harmless a Providing Party from all damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees which the
            Providing Party may sustain as a result of any unauthorized disclosure or other breach of this Agreement by the Receiving
            Party. Each Providing Party shall have the right to enforce this Agreement by injunctive relief and/or recovery of damages.


             Item 38 -  Notices.
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