The only clause that is required in all contracts is the correct identification of the College: The College shall be identified as The Trustees of Smith College in all agreements and contracts.

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Because data is essential in today’s economy, many contracts signed by businesses address the parties’ rights and responsibilities for data. Contracts commonly restrict the use of the data to only ...

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Plan sponsors should ask for indemnification clauses when they enter into contracts with service providers and retirement plan advisers, experts say. Indemnification clauses are promises by the ...

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