Party A:_________
Party B:_________
Whereas:Exchanging of relevant business and technological information is required for the ongoing business discussions or cooperation between Party A and Party B with respect to , this agreement is entered into by and between Party A and Party B through friendly consultations and under the principle of mutual benefit and joint development.
Article 1Definition of Confidential Information
Confidential information refers to data and information with respect to relevant businesses and technologies, whether in written or other forms, that have been disclosed by either Party A or Party B to the other party with clear label or designation of confidential information(hereinafter referred to as confidential information), excluding the following data and information:
(1)Information that is already or to be make public available, except those disclosed by either Party A or Party B or their representatives in violation of this agreement and without authorization;
(2)Non-confidential information that has come to the attention of the receiving party before the disclosure of the other party;
(3)Non-confidential information offered by either party, before the disclosure of which the receiving party is not informed of the fact that the provider of this information (a third party) has signed a binding confidentiality agreement with the party disclosing the non-confidential information under this agreement, and the receiving party may reasonably presume that the information discloser is not forbidden to offer the information to the receiving party.
Article 2Obligations and Liabilities
(1)Both Party A and Party B represent to the other party as the provider and receiver of confidential information, and thus both undertake confidentiality obligations and liabilities.
(二)甲乙双方中任何一方未经对方书面同意不得向第三方(包括新闻界人士)公开和披露任何保密资料或以其他方式使用保密资料。双方也须促使各自代表不向第三方(包括新闻界人士)公开或披露任何保密资料或以其它方式使用保密资料。除非披露、公开或利用保密资料是双方从事或开展合作项目工作在通常情况下应承担的义务(包括双方今后依法律或合同应承担的义务)适当所需的。
(2)Neither Party A nor Party B shall disclose or make public any confidential information to a third party (including the press) or otherwise make use of the confidential information without the written approval of the other party; Both parties are obliged to urge their representatives not to disclose or make public any confidential information to a third party (including the press) or otherwise make use of the confidential information; unless the disclosure, publicity and application of the confidential information is required by the due performance of the obligations of the two parties in association with the undertaking and proceeding of the cooperative programs under normal circumstances (including obligations to be assumed by both parties in the future pursuant to the law and the contracts signed by the two parties).
(3)Both parties shall strictly limit the access to the confidential information to their responsible representatives only for the purposes specified hereunder.
(4)Neither party shall provide a third party with copies or duplicates of the confidential information disclosed by the other party or its representative, whether intentionally or not, unless the disclosure is allowed by a written agreement signed by the two parties.
(五)如果合作项目不再继续进行或其中一方因故退出此项目,经对方在任何时候提出书面要求,另一方应当、并应促使其代表在五(5)个工作日内销毁或向对方返还其占有的或控制的全部保密资料以及包含或体现了保密资料的全部文件和其它材料并连同全部副本。但是在不违反本协议其它条款的条件下,双方可仅为本协议第四条之目的,保留上述文件或材料的复制件一份。
(5)In the event that the proceeding of the cooperative program ceases or either party quits the program with reasons, a party shall and shall urge its representatives to destroy or return to the other party all confidential information as well as all documents and materials and all duplicates thereof containing confidential information within five working days, upon the request of the other party at any time. Nevertheless, the party possessing the confidential information may keep one piece of the duplicates of the documents or materials described above only for the purpose enshrined in Article 4 hereunder, without breaching other provisions of this agreement.
(6)Either Party A or Party B shall and shall urge their respective representatives to treat the confidential information provided by the other party with a degree of care no less than that used for the similar information in its own possession. However, under no circumstances shall the treatment of the confidential information be held under a reasonable degree of care.
Article 3Intellectual Property Rights
甲乙双方向对方或对方代表披露保密资料并不构成向对方或对方的代表的转让或授予另一方对其商业秘密、商标、专利、技术秘密或任何其它知识产权拥有的权益,也不构成向对方或对方代表转让或向对方或对方代表授予该方受第三方许可使用的商业秘密、商标、专利、技术秘密或任何其他知识产权的有关权益。
Disclosure of the confidential information by either Party A or Party B to the other party or its representatives shall not be construed to constitute an assignment or grant to the other party or its representatives of the rights and interests in relation to its trade secrets, trademarks, patents, know-how or any other intellectual property, nor shall it constitute an assignment or grant to the other party or its representatives the rights and interests in relation to the trade secrets, trademarks, patents, know-how, or any other intellectual property authorized by a third party.
Article 4Preservation and Application of the Confidential Information
(1)Either Party A or Party B has the right to preserve necessary confidential information, so as to make use of which in implementing binding laws, regulations, and obligations under their cooperative programs.
(2)Either Party A or Party B has the right to make use of the confidential information to defend against any claims, lawsuits, judicial proceedings, and accusations towards the receiving party or its representatives in relation to the programs hereunder and relevant affairs, or to respond to summons, subpoena, or other legal proceedings with respect to the programs hereunder and relevant affairs.
(3)Either party can, in light of actual demand, disclose the confidential information in any reports, statements or certificates submitted to any regulatory organs at municipal, provincial, central, or other levels that have jurisdiction or assert having jurisdiction over the receiving party, after informing the other party in written form and making a copy for the other party of the disclosed information.
Article 5Dispute Settlement and Governing Laws
This agreement shall be governed by and be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the People''s Republic of China. With respect to any issues, disputes, lawsuits or proceedings arising from or in connection with the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, the two parties shall irrevocably accept the jurisdiction of the people''s courts of the People''s Republic of China.
Article 6Term of the Agreement
(1)This agreement shall remain effective for years, and shall come into force as from the date when both parties sign and stamp the company chop on the agreement.
(2)This agreement shall be held in four copies of the same form. Each party shall preserve two copies with equal legal effect.
Party A(Seal): _________ Party B(Seal):_________
Address:_________ Address:_________
Representative(Signature):_________ Representative(Signature):_________
Tel:_________ Tel:_________
Fax:_________ Fax:_________