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___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Business Consulting Quality Assurance Procedures Guidelines PAGE 2 January 1997 APPENDIX 17 - Mutual Nondisclosure No usage guidance is imbedded within this document. MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) During the course of discussions between Arthur Andersen LLP (AA) and _______________________ (Client) relating to and for the purpose of __________________________________________, each party may disclose to the other information it considers proprietary and confidential which (a) relates to _________________________________________, and (b) has been identified in writing as confidential (Confidential Information). As used herein, the party disclosing Confidential Information is the Disclosing Party and the party receiving the Confidential Information is the Recipient. In connection therewith, the parties agree as follows: 1. Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party may be used by the Recipient only in connection with the purpose identified above. 2. The parties shall protect the confidentiality of each others Confidential Information in the same manner they protect the confidentiality of their own proprietary and confidential information of like kind. AA will at all times comply with applicable professional standards with respect to Client’s Confidential Information. 3. Confidential Information shall at all times remain the property of the Disclosing Party. No license under any trade secrets, copyrights, or other rights is granted by this Agreement or any disclosure of Confidential Information hereunder. Any such permitted copies will be considered Confidential Information. 4. Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party may not be copied or reproduced by the Recipient without the Disclosing Partys prior written consent. 5. All Confidential Informati