ONE WAY CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

This Confidentiality Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of July 05, 2022 (the "Effective Date") by and between , an individual with an address at ,  ,  ("Party-1"), and , a company with an address at , ,   ("Party-2").

BACKGROUND

The parties are considering a business relationship with each other, more specifically: TEXTFIELD [QR-19] (the "Business Purpose"). In the course of discussions regarding the Business Purpose, Party-1 may disclose to Party-2 certain Confidential Information (as that term is later defined). By virtue of this Agreement, each party wishes to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for the Business Purpose and the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. DEFINITIONS.

(a) "Confidential Information" means private or confidential information, data or materials of Party-1, and all such private or confidential information, data or materials must be marked as "confidential" or "proprietary" to the disclosing party, however, for oral disclosures of information, data or materials, the disclosing party may describe the disclosure within twenty (20) days thereafter in a written notice provided to Contractor, referencing the time, date, and receiving individuals for the disclosure, at which point such described information, data or materials become Confidential Information of the disclosing party on a going forward basis from the date of receiving party's receipt of such letter. [QR-12]

(b) "Government Authority" means any governmental authority or court, tribunal, agency, department, commission, arbitrator, board, bureau, or instrumentality of the United States of America or any other country or territory, or domestic or foreign state, prefecture, province, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, territory, protectorate or possession.

(c) "Law" means all Laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, regulations and other pronouncements having the effect of Law of any Government Authority.

2. CONFIDENTIALITY.

(a) Confidential Information Disclosures. In the performance of this Agreement Party-2 may receive the Confidential Information of Party-1. Disclosures of Confidential Information made by Party-1 (or the "disclosing party") to Party-2 (or the "receiving party"), are pursuant to all terms and conditions of this Agreement. All Confidential Information of the disclosing party will remain the exclusive property of the disclosing party.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement are deemed to be Confidential Information of both parties.

(b) Exclusions. Confidential Information does not include information, data or materials that, as proved by written records:

(i) Public Domain. Are or become a part of the public domain through no act or omission on the part of the receiving party and no violation of any obligation of nondisclosure by any third party; or

(ii) Independently Developed. Are independently developed by the receiving party without reference to the disclosing party's Confidential Information, as evidenced through written records created in the normal course of the receiving party's business; or

(iii) Third Party Source. Are disclosed to the receiving party through a third party source or series of sources without any violation of nondisclosure with respect to such information, data or materials by any source(s) in the series (however, such information only becomes Confidential Information once the receiving party is aware of such breach).

(c) Duties. Without limiting any other obligations under this Agreement, the parties agree to the following specified duties:

(i) Nondisclosure and Uses. The receiving party must use commercially reasonable methods, at least as substantial as the methods it uses to protect its own confidential information, data and materials of a similar nature, to maintain and cause its employees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information by not copying, publishing, disclosing to third parties or using the Confidential Information; except employees of a receiving party may use the Confidential Information in order to perform the receiving party's obligations or engage in activities contemplated under the Business Purpose. A receiving party may not modify or delete any proprietary rights legend appearing in the disclosing party's Confidential Information.

(ii) Advise Employees. The receiving party must advise each employee before receiving direct or indirect access to the Confidential Information of the obligations of the receiving party regarding the Confidential Information under this Agreement.

(iii) Disclosures to Agents and Subcontractors. A receiving party may share Confidential Information with: (a) its attorneys under an obligation of confidentiality and nondisclosure no less protective of the disclosing party's Confidential Information than the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (b) its subcontractors pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement no less protective of the disclosing party's Confidential Information than this Agreement (a "Subcontractor Confidentiality Agreement"), provided that in no event may an attorney or subcontractor of a receiving party disclose Confidential Information to any other third party, with the exception of a Government Authority to which a disclosure may be made (for subcontractors, only pursuant to a provision in the Subcontractor Confidentiality Agreement identical to Section 2.4 (Disclosures Required by Law) of this Agreement), except that the attorney or subcontractor must give the prior notice required therein to both the receiving party and the disclosing party. Receiving party agrees to assume all liability and responsibility for such attorneys'' and subcontractors' compliance with and breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such attorneys' and subcontractors' acts and omissions were receiving party's own.

(iv) Notice. Upon discovery, receiving party agrees to provide disclosing party immediate telephonic and written notice of a breach of: (a) any obligation of confidentiality and nondisclosure required hereunder prior to a disclosure; and (b) any Subcontractor Confidentiality Agreement.

(v) Return of Confidential Information. After a request by the disclosing party, and after termination or expiration of this Agreement, receiving party must within thirty (30) days return or destroy (and certify to such destruction in writing, such certification not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) all Confidential Information of the disclosing party, including, without limitation: (a) all tangible and electronic documents, drawings, materials, hardware, disks, tapes; and (b) all copies, notes, summaries and excerpts of any of the foregoing; and (c) all Confidential Information in the possession of any third parties to whom receiving party disclosed Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, receiving party may retain Confidential Information as required by applicable Laws or orders of a Government Authority with jurisdiction over receiving party (the "Retention Requirements"), and any such uses or disclosures of Confidential Information by the receiving party will be limited to only those uses and disclosures mandated by the Retention Requirements.

(d) Disclosures Required by Law. In the event any Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by Law or order of any Government Authority having jurisdiction over the receiving party (including as necessary for a party to assert a claim in a court of competent jurisdiction), before any such disclosure the receiving party will provide notice to the disclosing party reasonably sufficient to allow the disclosing party the opportunity to apply for a protective order or other restriction regarding such disclosure. In the event such Confidential Information is disclosed in such circumstances, such Confidential Information shall continue to constitute Confidential Information in all other circumstances pursuant to this Agreement.

3. TERM AND SURVIVAL.

(a) Term. The term of this Agreement (together with any renewals, the "Term") begins on the Effective Date and expires one (1) year [QR-24] later.  Immediately upon expiration this Agreement automatically renews on the same terms and conditions for additional successive periods of one (1) year on each anniversary of the Effective Date, unless either party gives the other party notice that the Agreement does not renew at least thirty (30) days before the end of the then applicable Term. [QR-18]  Termination for Convenience. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either party for its convenience, with or without cause, and for any reason or no reason, effective upon the non-terminating party's receipt of notice of termination from the terminating party. [QR-17]

(b) Survival.  The following captioned sections survive any termination, expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement: "Nondisclosure and Uses" (only for purposes of complying with the "Return of Confidential Information" provision) and only for thirty (30) days or such longer period as necessary to comply with the Retention Requirements, also, if any personnel of a receiving party retains in their memory any specific contents of a disclosing party's Confidential Information, such specific contents may not ever be disclosed to any third parties except under "Disclosures Required by Law"), "Return of Confidential Information", "Disclosures Required by Law", "Survival" and "General".

(c) Termination for Insolvency. If either party is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt, or upon the institution of any proceedings by it seeking relief, reorganization or arrangement under any Laws relating to insolvency, or if an involuntary petition in bankruptcy is filed against a party and the petition is not discharged within sixty (60) days after filing, or upon any assignment for the benefit of a party's creditors, or upon the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee of any of a party's assets, or upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of its business (each, an "Event of Bankruptcy"), then the party affected by any Event of Bankruptcy must immediately give notice of the Event of Bankruptcy to the other party, and the other party may terminate this Agreement by notice to the affected party.

(d) Termination for Breach.  If either party breaches any provision contained in this Agreement, and the breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the breaching party receives notice of the breach from the non-breaching party, the non-breaching party may then deliver a second notice to the breaching party immediately terminating this Agreement.

4. GENERAL.  Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all earlier and simultaneous agreements regarding the subject matter, including, without limitation, any invoices, business forms, purchase orders, proposals or quotations. This Agreement may be amended only in a written document, signed by both parties. Independent Contractors, Third Party Beneficiaries, and Subcontractors.  The parties acknowledge that they are independent contractors under this Agreement, and except if expressly stated otherwise, none of the parties, nor any of their employees or agents, has the power or authority to bind or obligate another party.  Except if expressly stated, no third party is a beneficiary of this Agreement. The parties may not subcontract any of their obligations under this Agreement. [QR-63] Governing Law and Forum.  All claims regarding this Agreement are governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of TEXTFIELD [QR-27], applicable to contracts wholly made and performed in such jurisdiction, except for any choice or conflict of Law principles, and must be litigated in TEXTFIELD [QR-28], regardless of the inconvenience of the forum, except that a party may seek temporary injunctive relief in any venue of its choosing.  The parties acknowledge and agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is specifically excluded from application to this Agreement.  Assignment.  This Agreement binds and inures to the benefit of the parties' successors and assigns.  Either party may assign, delegate, sublicense or otherwise transfer this Agreement, or any right or obligation under this Agreement, to a third party. [QR-46]  No Waivers, Cumulative Remedies.  A party's failure to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of any of its rights under this Agreement. Except if expressly stated otherwise, all remedies under this Agreement, at Law or in equity, are cumulative and nonexclusive.  Severability.  If any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion must be construed as nearly as possible to reflect the original intent of the parties, the remaining portions remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable portion remains enforceable in all other contexts and jurisdictions.  Notices.  All notices, including notices of address changes, under this Agreement must be sent by registered or certified mail or by overnight commercial delivery to the address set forth in this Agreement by each party.  Captions and Plural Terms.  All captions are for purposes of convenience only and are not to be used in interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement.  Terms defined in the singular have the same meaning in the plural and vice versa.


    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties execute this  Agreement as of the Effective Date. Each person who signs this  Agreement below represents that such person is fully authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of the applicable party.

PARTY-1

By: __________________________________
Print Name: ___________________________
Title: ________________________________

PARTY-2

By: __________________________________
Print Name: ___________________________
Title: ________________________________