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Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
THIS AGREEMENT is made on Tue, Feb-18-2003 08:56:09 by and between .,
("Discloser") and ()("Recipient").
1. Purpose. The Discloser has agreed to make available to the Recipient
certain
Confidential Information (as defined below) of the Discloser for the purpose of
evaluating a possible
business transaction with the Discloser.

2. Definition. "Confidential Information" means any information,
technical data, or know-
how, including, but not limited to, that which relates to research, product
plans, products, services,
customers, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, designs,
drawings, engineering,
hardware configuration information, marketing or finances, which Confidential
Information is
designated in writing to be confidential or proprietary, or if given orally, is
confirmed promptly in writing
as having been disclosed as confidential or proprietary. Confidential
Information does not include
information, technical data or know-how which: (i) is in the possession of the
receiving party at the
time of disclosure as shown by the receiving party's files and records
immediately prior to the time of
disclosure; (ii) prior or after the time of disclosure becomes part of the
public knowledge or literature,
not as a result of any inaction or action of the receiving party; or (iii) is
approved for release by the
Discloser in writing.
3. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Recipient agrees not to
use the
Confidential Information for any purpose other than that set forth in Section 1
of this Agreement. The
Recipient will not disclose any Confidential Information to third parties except
those directors, officers,
employees, consultants and agents of Recipient who are required to have the
information in order to
carry out the purpose set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement. Recipient has
had or will have
directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents of Recipient to whom
Confidential Information
is disclosed or who have access to Confidential Information sign a
Non-Disclosure Agreement in
content substantially similar to this Agreement and will promptly notify the
Discloser in writing of the
names of each such person who has signed such agreements after such agreements
are signed.
Recipient agrees that it will take all reasonable measures to protect the
secrecy of and avoid
disclosure or use of Confidential Information in order to prevent it from
falling into the public domain or
the possession of persons other than those persons authorized hereunder to have
any such
information, which measures shall include the highest degree of care that
Recipient utilizes to protect
its own Confidential Information of a similar nature. Recipient agrees to notify
the Discloser in writing
of any misuse or misappropriation of such Confidential Information which may
come to its attention.
4. Mandatory Disclosure. In the event that the Recipient or its directors,
officers,
employees, consultants or agents are requested or required by legal process to
disclose any of the
Confidential Information, the Recipient shall give prompt notice so that the
Discloser may seek a
protective order or other appropriate relief. In the event that such protective
order is not obtained, the
Recipient shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which
its counsel advises that
it is legally required to disclose.
5. Return of Materials. Any materials or documents of which have been
furnished by the
Discloser to the Recipient will be promptly returned, accompanied by copies of
such documentation,
after the evaluation set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement has been
concluded.
6. No License Granted. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant any
rights to
Recipient under any patent, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual
property right nor shall this
Agreement grant Recipient any rights in or to the other party's Confidential
Information, except the
limited right to review such Confidential Information solely for the purpose set
forth in Section 1 of this
Agreement.
7. Term. The foregoing commitments shall survive any termination of
discussions
between the parties, and shall continue for a period of three (3) years
following the date of this
Agreement.
8. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of
the
undersigned parties, their successors and assigns, provided that Confidential
Information may not be
assigned without the prior written consent of the Discloser. Failure to enforce
any provision of this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any term hereof.
9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
Select a State, and shall be
binding upon the parties hereto in The United States of America and worldwide.
The federal and state courts
within the State of Select a State shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
adjudicate any dispute arising out of
this Agreement.
10. Remedies. Recipient agrees that its obligations hereunder are necessary
and
reasonable in order to protect the Discloser and its business, and expressly
agrees that monetary
damages would be inadequate to compensate the Discloser for any breach of any
covenants and
agreements set forth herein. Accordingly, Recipient agrees and acknowledges that
any such
violation or threatened violation will cause irreparable injury to the Discloser
and that, in addition to
any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, the
Discloser shall be entitled
to obtain injunctive relief against the threatened breach of this Agreement or
the continuation of any
such breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first written above.
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Signed:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:02-18-2003 08:56:09
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RECIPIENT
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Signed:_________________________________
Name: ()
Title:
Date:02-18-2003 08:56:09
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