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Docusign Envelope ID: 5AAB15OC-OD31-4494-86DC-3D1415FAC19E 12.5 Intellectual Property. 12.5.1 Ownership: Unless specifically addressed otherwise in the Customer's contract, the State of Florida shall be the owner of all intellectual property rights to all new property created or developed in connection with the Customer's contract. This shall not apply to intellectual property developed prior to the execution of the Term Contract. 12.5.2 Patentable Inventions or Discoveries. Any inventions or discoveries developed in the course, or as a result, of services in connection with the Customer's contract that are patentable pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 101 are the sole property of the State of Florida. Contractor must inform the Customer and the Department of any inventions or discoveries developed or made through performance of the Customer's contract, and such inventions or discoveries will be referred to the Florida Department of State for a determination on whether patent protection will be sought. The State of Florida will be the sole owner of all patents resulting from any invention or discovery made through performance of the Customer's contract. This shall not apply to any invention or discovery made prior to the execution of the Term Contract. 12.5.3 Copyrightable Works. Contractor must notify the Customer and the Department of any publications, artwork, or other copyrightable works developed in connection with the Customer's contract. All copyrights created or developed through performance of the Customer's contract are owned solely by the State of Florida. This shall not apply to any copyrightable works created or developed prior to the execution of the Term Contract. SECTION 13. DATA SECURITY. The Contractor will maintain the security of State of Florida data including, but not limited to, maintaining a secure area around any displayed visible data and ensuring data is stored and secured when not in use. "State of Florida data" means data collected by, transmitted from, created for, or provided by the Department or the Customer. The Contractor will not allow any State of Florida data to be sent by any medium, transmitted, or accessed outside the United States due to Contractor's action or inaction. In the event of a Security Incident involving State of Florida data, the Contractor shall give notice to the Customer and the Department within one business day of becoming aware of the Security Incident. "Security Incident" for purposes of this section will refer to an actual or imminent threat of a violation of information technology resources, security, policies, or practices, unauthorized access of State of Florida data, or occurrences that compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of State of Florida data. An imminent threat refers to a situation in which the Contractor has a factual basis for believing that a,specific incident is about to occur. Once a data breach has been contained, the Contractor must provide the Department and the Customer with a post -incident report documenting all containment, eradication, and recovery measures taken. The Department reserves the right in its sole discretion to enlist a third party to audit Contractor's findings and produce an independent report, and the Contractor will fully cooperate with the third party. The Contractor will also comply with all HIPAA requirements and any other current state and federal rules and regulations regarding security of information. SECTION 14. CONTRACT MONITORING. 14.1 Performance Standards. The Contractor agrees to perform all tasks and provide deliverables as set forth in the Term Contract. The Customer will be entitled at all times, SP approved version 9-12-2024 Page 16 of 20 637