Privacy Policy
SELLING MEMBER INFORMATION
CoreConnex does not sell or distribute Member information to any third party marketing or sales organization.
CONFIDENTIALITY & SECURITY
Each party acknowledges that the other party’s Confidential Information is valuable and agrees that it shall use the other party’s Confidential Information solely in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and shall not disclose, or permit to be disclosed, the same, directly or indirectly, to any third party without the other party’s prior written consent, and shall safeguard the other party’s Confidential Information from unauthorized use and disclosure using measures that are equal to the standard of performance used by such party to safeguard its own Confidential Information, but in no event less than reasonable care. Confidential Information shall mean, (i) all information that is marked confidential or proprietary or identified by the disclosing party as confidential at the time of disclosure, (ii) reports and online information delivered to the member by CCI that contain market data, best practices, guidelines, statistics and other data developed by CCI solely for Member use and marked as such or accessed online through a restricted member website, and (iii) the terms and conditions of this agreement.
Confidential Information of a party does not include information which at the time of disclosure to the receiving party is available to the public from the disclosing party without restriction, is lawfully obtained by the receiving party from a third party that is not restricted from disclosing such information, is known to the receiving party without confidential restriction prior to disclosure, or is at any time developed by the receiving party independently of disclosure by the disclosing party.
If any party is requested or required to disclose the other party’s Confidential Information by a government authority or by court-ordered subpoena, or similar process, that party shall promptly notify the other party of such request or requirement so that the other party may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate relief and/or waive compliance with provisions of this Agreement, and if, in the absence of such relief or waiver hereunder, any party or its representatives are, in the opinion of its counsel, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, then that party may disclose such Confidential Information to the person compelling disclosure. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, Member will return to CCI all records, notes, documentation, licensed software and any items that were used, created, controlled by, or in possession of Member and which were proprietary to CCI during the term of this Agreement.
MEMBERSHIP PRIVELEGES, RESPONSIBILITIES
Member agrees to participate as a colleague with all other Members (the “Member Network”), but also recognizes that all Members are independent, self-sustaining, and proprietary enterprises. Member is free to share information and collaborate directly with other Members, but not obligated to do so. However, Member is obligated to participate in the sharing of statistical data which will not contain identifying information as to who the data was derived from. In addition, Member will be asked to participate in surveys that will collect anonymous data on operating practices. This information will be compiled and shared as statistics and best practices.
PARTICIPATION IN BENCHMARK DATA COLLECTION
Members agrees to allow statistical data and data derived from Confidential Information that does not identify their business or disclose Confidential Information to be compiled in the CoreConnex Benchmarks Database for the purpose of producing industry statistics that are shared by all Members and that CCI uses for publication and general educational purposes.
