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exhaustion of all available administrative appeals if funding is initially denied. <br />5. Confidentiality <br />5.1. "Confidential Information" means any information or data (including without <br />limitation any formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process) that <br />is disclosed by one party (a disclosing party) to the other party (a receiving party) pursuant to this <br />Agreement that is identified in writing as confidential or that would reasonably be recognized as <br />confidential. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is or becomes publicly <br />known or available without breach of this Agreement; (b) is received by a receiving party from a <br />third party without breach of any obligation of confidentiality; (c) was previously known by the <br />receiving party as shown by its written records; or (d) was independently developed by the <br />receiving party as shown by its written records. <br />5.2. A receiving party agrees: (a) to hold the disclosing party's Confidential Information <br />in strict confidence; and (b) use the disclosing party's Confidential Information solely in <br />connection with the provision of Services under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a <br />receiving party may disclose Confidential Information of the disclosing party as required by law or <br />court order; in such event, such party shall use its best efforts to inform the other party prior to <br />any such required disclosure. <br />5.3. Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the receiving party will return <br />to the disclosing party all the Confidential Information delivered or disclosed to the receiving <br />party, together with all copies in existence thereof at any time made by the receiving party. The <br />provisions of this Section 5 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. <br />6. Term and Termination <br />6.1. This Agreement shall be in effect for an initial term beginning on the Effective Date <br />and continuing for one (1) year from the Production Date unless earlier terminated pursuant to <br />this Section 6; provided that IIS' obligation to provide Services hereunder shall not commence <br />until the Production Date. After the end of the initial term, this Agreement will automatically <br />continue for up to five (5) successive annual renewal terms unless either party provides the other <br />party written notice at least sixty (60) days prior (or, if County does not receive continued <br />appropriation by the applicable Country Board of Commissioners or other funding source, at least <br />five (5) days prior) to the end of the then-current term of its intent to terminate this Agreement. <br />Fees for renewal terms are due as set forth in Section 4.1 above. If County does not pay the <br />support fee for a renewal term within thirty (30) days after the date of invoice, then IIS may in its <br />discretion suspend the delivery of support services or terminate this Agreement. <br />6.2. Either party may terminate this Agreement or if the other party materially breaches <br />this Agreement and such breach is not cured, or an acceptable plan for resolving the breach is <br />not put in place, within thirty (30) days after written notice identifying specifically the basis for <br />such notice. <br />6.3. The terms provided in Sections 2, 5, 7, 8.1, 8.3, 9 and 10 of this Agreement shall <br />survive any termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that <br />termination of this Agreement shall not result in termination of the License Agreement. <br />7. Warranty <br />7.1. IIS represents that it has the requisite knowledge, expertise and experience <br />necessary to perform Services under this Agreement. County agrees to notify IIS of any breach <br />of this representation within thirty (30) days after completion of the Services. <br />7.2. County represents that it has obtained or will obtain prior to IIS' commencement of <br />the Services all licenses and consents from third party vendors authorizing access to software <br />and/or technical information owned by such vendors and licensed to County, as required in order <br />Page 3 <br />