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V. OTHER PROVISIONS With the exception of agreements with British Columbia for sharing health information, all data must be stored within the United States. VI. AGREEMENT ALTERATIONS AND AMENDMENTS This Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties. Such amendments shall not be binding unless they are in writing and signed by personnel authorized to bind each of the parties VII. CAUSE FOR TERMINATION The Information Recipient acknowledges that unauthorized use or disclosure of the data/information or any other violation of sections II or III, and appendices A or B, may result in the immediate termination of this Agreement. VIII. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The DOH may, by written notice to the Information Recipient: Terminate the right of the Information Recipient to proceed under this Agreement if it is found, after due notice and examination by the Contracting Office that gratuities in the form of entertainment, gifts or otherwise were offered or given by the Information Recipient, or an agency or representative of the Information Recipient, to any officer or employee of the DOH, with a view towards securing this Agreement or securing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending or the making of any determination with respect to this Agreement. In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in (VII) above, the DOH shall be entitled to pursue the same remedies against the Information Recipient as it could pursue in the event of a breach of the Agreement by the Information Recipient. The rights and remedies of the DOH provided for in this section are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law. Any determination made by the Contracting Office under this clause shall be an issue and may be reviewed as provided in the "disputes" clause of this Agreement. IX. DISPUTES Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, when a genuine dispute arises between the DOH and the Information Recipient and it cannot be resolved, either party may submit a request for a dispute resolution to the Contracts and Procurement Unit. The parties agree that this resolution process shall precede any action in a judicial and quasi-judicial tribunal. A party's request for a dispute resolution must: • Be in writing and state the disputed issues, and Page 9 of 26 09/2017