2023年12月15日发(作者:)
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CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
Party A:
[•]
And
Party B:
[•]
[•] 2012
Confidentiality Agreement
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Contract No. [ ]
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into on this [•]
day of [•]2012in [Beijing], People's Republic of China ("PRC")
by and between
(1) [•], a company duly established and existing under the laws of the [•], with its
registered address at [•].
and
(2) [•], a company duly established and existing under the laws of the [•], with its
registered address at [•].
(individually a "Party" and collectively the "Parties").
WHEREAS
A.
[•]
C. The Parties wish to explore a possible future business opportunity regarding
[•]
and pursuit of mutually beneficial business interest, during the course of which
either Party ("Disclosing Party") has disclosed and/or may disclose Trade
Secret (as defined below) to the other Party ("Receiving Party"); and
D. The Parties hereby agree to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of
protecting their respective Trade Secrets against any unauthorized use or
disclosure.
NOW, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Definition of Trade Secret
1.1 "Trade Secret" refers to any written documents disclosed to the
Receiving Party and expressly indicated as Trade Secret by the
Disclosing Party, as well as any oral information deemed to be Trade
Secret by the Disclosing Party, as indicated in writing. This includes any
proprietary technical information and business information belonging to
the Disclosing Party which is unknown to the public, of economic benefit
to the Disclosing Party, has a practical application and for which
purpose reasonable protective measures have been adopted by the
Disclosing Party. Trade Secret includes any information relating to the
Disclosing Party or its business that is transmitted from the Disclosing
Party to the Receiving Party (regardless of the type of media on which
such information is stored or recorded, including information that is
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provided in written, oral, video or electronic form such as e-mails),
including without limitation:
1.1.1 the Disclosing Party's files and documents, including any type
of contract, agreement or letter of intent, personnel files,
administrative documents and information regarding business
associates and suppliers;
any information regarding the Disclosing Party's business
development, including without limitation information relating to
business and marketing development plans or strategies and
design drawings;
any information relating to the Disclosing Party's business
activities, including costs, names of distributors, market
penetration plans, pricing strategies, distribution channels,
sales models, price quotations, client lists and similar types of
information;
any information regarding the financial status of the Disclosing
Party, its assets, shareholders and investments;
any information concerning the Disclosing Party's management
methods and the status of its commercial operations; and
any information relating to "know-how" which, in this
Agreement, refers to any industrial information or techniques
that are used for the manufacture or processing of goods or
materials.
any information concerning techniques and products used
and/or owned by the Disclosing Party, including without
limitation, technical data, trade secrets, proprietary
technologies, research, product plans, ideas or concepts,
products, services, software, inventions, patent applications,
skills, crafts, developments, calculations, formulas, techniques,
designs, sketches, drawings, operation and hardware
configurations.
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
1.1.7
1.2
1.3 For purposes of this Agreement, the Receiving Party acknowledges and
agrees that a Trade Secret shall be deemed to include any confidential
and business information relating to the production, sales and operation
of the Disclosing Party that is transmitted to the Receiving Party by the
Disclosing Party.
Any information that is disclosed orally will only be deemed to be a
Trade Secret if the information is confirmed immediately in writing by
the Disclosing Party to be Trade Secret after such oral disclosure.
2. Confidentiality Obligations
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2.1 The Receiving Party has the duty to perform the following obligations in
respect of maintaining the confidentiality of Trade Secrets and use
reasonable care not to disclose the Trade Secret to any third party,
such care is to be at least commensurate with the care exercised by the
Receiving Party with respect to preserving its own Trade Secret,
namely:
2.1.1
2.1.2
without the Disclosing Party's prior written consent, not to
disclose a Trade Secret in any form whatsoever to any third
party;
not to use a Trade Secret for any purpose, unless such Trade
Secret is used by the Receiving Party for the purpose of
performing a task assigned or entrusted to it by the Disclosing
Party. The Receiving Party is not allowed to copy in any
manner information that is deemed to be a Trade Secret unless
it is for the purpose of exploring a possible business
opportunity relating to this agreement;
to abide by the confidentiality guidelines formulated by the
Disclosing Party when the Receiving Party is required to copy
any information comprising a Trade Secret in the course of the
performance of his/her job duties for the purpose of exploring a
possible business opportunity relating to this agreement and to
store properly and indicate on all copies of such information its
level of confidentiality;
without the Disclosing Party's prior written consent, not to
remove information constituting a Trade Secret from the
Disclosing Party's office premises;
not to discuss any issues relating to a Trade Secret in a public
place or by way of any public media (including without limitation,
by telephone, e-mail, newspaper publications and the Internet).
If the Receiving Party is required to disclose any confidential
information by way of such media, then he/she shall promptly
seek the Disclosing Party's prior written approval for the same
and take appropriate measures to maintain the confidentiality
of such information, as required by the Disclosing Party;
without the Disclosing Party's prior written consent, not to use
or allow any third party to use a Trade Secret obtained through
improper means unless the Receiving Party is unaware of the
fact that the information is obtained through improper means
and uses or allows any third party to use such information; For
purposes of this Agreement, the term "obtained through
improper means" shall include the acquisition of a Trade Secret
by means of theft, fraud, intimidation, bribery, unauthorized
reproduction, violation of confidentiality obligations, enticement
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
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of others to violate confidentiality obligations or other similar
means;
2.1.7 to perform the duty of care necessary to prevent third parties
from stealing any Trade Secret that is in the Receiving Party's
possession.
2.2
2.3
2.4
If the Receiving Party is uncertain as to the nature and degree of
confidentiality applicable to any piece of information, the Receiving
Party is obliged to seek written clarification from the Disclosing Party.
During the term of this Agreement, the Receiving Party agrees to use
Trade Secret only for the purpose of exploring a possible business
opportunity relating to this agreement.
The Receiving Party is obliged to ensure that any employee, external
staff, and senior consultant who has access to a Trade Secret as set
forth in this agreement performs the confidentiality obligation as defined
in this agreement; where the aforesaid person performs any act in
breach of the law or this agreement or discloses a Trade Secret that
causes any loss to the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party shall be
liable to compensate in full for the loss suffered as a result thereof.
3.
Exceptions
The Receiving Party will not be liable for disclosure of any Trade Secret if the
Receiving Party can prove that such Trade Secret:
3.1
3.2
3.3
was already known by the Receiving Party prior to receipt from the
Disclosing Party;
has entered the public domain other than as a result of its disclosure by
the Receiving Party in violation of this Agreement upon the signing of
this Agreement or at any time thereafter;
is independently developed by the Receiving Party after the signing of
this Agreement, provided, however, that the person(s) developing such
information have not had access to such information received from the
Disclosing Party;
is lawfully obtained from a source other than the Disclosing Party;
is furnished to others by the Disclosing Party without restrictions against
further disclosure similar to those herein; or
was approved in writing by the Disclosing Party for disclosure to a third
party by the Receiving Party; and
is compelled to disclose under an applicable law or court order, in which
event the extent of disclosure of such Trade Secret shall be limited by
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
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the Receiving Party to the information or materials required to be
disclosed under the said applicable law or court order. The Receiving
Party agrees to promptly notify the Disclosing Party of the relevant law
or court order prior to disclosing of any such information or materials, in
order that the Receiving Party may consider taking appropriate
protective measures.
4.
Return of Materials
All materials transmitted from the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party and
containing Trade Secret will remain the property of the Disclosing Party and
shall, at the request of the Disclosing Party, be returned to the Disclosing Party
(including photocopies thereof) or destroyed by the Receiving Party at the
Disclosing Party's option and under the supervision of the personnel
designated by the Disclosing Party.
Liability for Breach
If the Receiving Party fails to perform its confidentiality obligations hereunder
or fails to do so in the manner as agreed upon, it shall be liable to compensate
the Disclosing Party for any direct losses or damages suffered as a result
thereof.
Miscellaneous
6.1 Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as granting by
implication, estoppel or otherwise, any licenses or rights under any
patents, copyrights or other legally protectable proprietary rights
(present or future) of either Party.
This agreement shall take effect upon it being signed and sealed by the
legal or authorized representatives of the Parties; the term for
confidentiality will be five (5) years from the date of its execution.
No amendment or supplement to this Agreement shall be made unless
mutually agreed by the Parties. An amendment or supplement to this
Agreement shall only become effective if it is made in writing and
signed by both Parties.
Either Party's performance of its obligations hereunder shall not be
affected by any change in the name or title of its respective legal
representatives, successors or assignees after the Agreement takes
effect.
All notices and communications between the Parties shall be made in
writing in the Chinese language and sent by facsimile transmission,
delivery in person (including courier service) or registered airmail letter
to the appropriate correspondence address set forth below, unless
notified otherwise in writing:
5.
6.
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
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[•] Corporation
Address: [•]
Tel: [•]
Fax: [•]
Attn: [•]
[•] Corporation
Address: [•]
Tel: [•]
Fax: [•]
Attn: [•]
6.6
6.6.1 that set forth in the transmission journal, in the case of a
facsimile transmission, unless such facsimile transmission is
sent after 5:00 pm on a business day in the place of receipt, in
which event, the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the
following business day in the place of receipt;
the time of signing of an acknowledgement receipt by the
receiving Party in the case of delivery in person (including
courier service); and
5 business days from that shown on the official postal receipt in
the case of a registered airmail letter.
The time of receipt of a notice or communication as referred to in Article
6.5 above shall be deemed to be:
6.6.2
6.6.3
6.7 The execution, validity, interpretation and implementation of this
Agreement, and the settlement of any disputes hereunder, shall be
governed by PRC law. Where PRC law is silent on any particular
matter, reference shall be made to general international commercial
practice.
The Parties shall attempt in the first instance to resolve all disputes
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement through friendly
consultations between themselves and/or mediation by a neutral party.
If the dispute fails to be resolved in the aforesaid manner within thirty
(30) days after the commencement of discussions, the Parties shall
agree to submit the dispute to the Beijing Arbitration Commission
(“Commission”). The arbitration shall be conducted in the Chinese
language and under the Rules of Arbitration of the Commission at the
time of filing for an arbitration application. The arbitral award shall be
final and binding upon the Parties.
6.8
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6.9 This Agreement is prepared in two (2) sets of originals in English and
Chinese, each set comprising both language versions. Each Party will
retain one (1) set of originals and both language versions shall have the
same legal effect.
[•] Corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
Company
Seal:
[•] Corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
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