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FindInChina LLC
Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement
(PDF Version)
This Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement
is made on this day of , 2004, by and between
FindInChina LLC, a Delaware LLC, having a place
of business at 146 Kenville Road, Buffalo, New
York 14215 (hereinafter referred to as “FINDINCHINA”
and _________________________, located at ______________________________________________.
WHEREAS, FINDINCHINA has developed and uses
certain valuable information related to its
business, products, markets, pricing, customers,
and financial data;
WHEREAS, each party desires to cooperate with
the other party in exploring potential product
development and business opportunities that
are beneficial to each party;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that it will be
necessary for each party to disclose to the
other party certain confidential and proprietary
information and trade secrets regarding their
respective businesses:
NOW, THEREFORE, FINDINCHINA and _______________________
agree as follows:
1. The term “Confidential Information”
as used herein means: all information, data,
patents, trademarks, prototypes, drawings, materials,
models, processes, trade secrets and written,
electronic or oral descriptions disclosed by
either party to the other which relates to (a)
the development, formulation, processing, marketing,
sale or use of market information and marketing
software; (b) the use of such information and
software for its business activities; and (c)
commercial, financial or marketing information
of either party hereto. Each party hereto hereby
agrees to receive in confidence the Confidential
Information of the other. The discloser shall
identify such information as Confidential Information
when disclosing it to the receiver.
2. Each party, its officers and employees to
whom Confidential Information is disclosed hereunder
shall exercise the same degree of care to preserve
and safeguard the integrity and secrecy of the
Confidential Information as it exercises to
protect its own Confidential Information. Each
party agrees that before disclosing any Confidential
Information of the other party to any of its
employees, such employees will be put on notice
that the matter disclosed is strictly confidential
and trade secret information of the other.
3. Each party hereto agrees that before disclosing
any Confidential Information of the other to
an outside consultant, it shall obtain the written
consent of the other party and the written agreement
by such consultant to maintain confidential
such information upon the same terms as set
forth in this Agreement.
4. It is hereby agreed by each party hereto
that the other shall incur no liability merely
for examining and considering the Confidential
Information of the other, and each party agrees
to use the other’s Confidential Information
only for the purposes specified in the Agreement.
5. Each party hereto agrees that upon receiving
any subpoena, or governmental, judicial, or
Administrative request for any information or
documentation containing or referencing any
Confidential information of the other party,
the party from whom such information is sought
shall notify the other of the request immediately,
and shall not produce or disclose such information
absent the other party’s consent or a
court order requiring such disclosure or production.
6. Upon termination of the Agreement for any
reason, each recipient of Confidential Information
shall return to the owner of that information
all copies (written, electronic, or otherwise)
then in its possession of any papers, drawings,
notes, models, prototypes, samples, etc. which
reveals or describes the Confidential Information
of the other, except that each party may retain
an archival copy for its own records.
7. Each party hereto agrees that, for a period
of three (3) years from the date of this Agreement,
it shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise
disclose, disseminate or publish any Confidential
Information of the other without the expressed
written consent of the disclosing party. This
Agreement does not apply to information in the
public domain at the time of the disclosure,
information independently developed by the receiving
party prior to any disclosure of Confidential
Information of the other party, or any information
lawfully obtained from third parties who did
not derive such information from the disclosure.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of New York without
regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
9. Each party hereto agrees and acknowledges
that due to the unique nature of each party’s
Confidential Information, there can be no adequate
remedy at law for any breach of either party’s
obligations hereunder, and that any such breach
may result in irreparable harm to the disclosing
party, and therefore, upon any such breach,
the disclosing party shall be entitled to appropriate
equitable relief in addition to any remedies
available at law.
10. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns; provided,
however, that no assignment of any benefit hereunder
may be made by either party, except to a successor
in interest of all or substantially all of such
party’s assets.
11. This Agreement supercedes all prior discussions
and writings and constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof. No waiver or modification of
this Agreement will be binding upon either party
unless made in writing and signed by a duly
authorized representative of such party, and
no failure or delay in enforcing any right will
be deemed a waiver thereof.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be executed on the day and
year first above written.
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FindInChina LLC
146 Kenville Rd., Buffalo,
NY 14203
Tel: 1(716) 3800950
Fax: 1(716) 8372415
by: ______________________________
by: ______________________________
Date: ____________________________
Date:_____________________________
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