This Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective as of the date of acceptance. To explore the possibility of a business relationship between Gong and Company, each party (“Discloser”) may disclose sensitive information to the other (“Recipient”) (each a “party,” together the “parties”). The parties agree as follows:
1. Definition. The term “Confidential Information” means, to the extent previously, presently or subsequently disclosed by or for Discloser to Recipient, all financial, business, legal, technical, and social information of Discloser or any of its affiliates, suppliers, customers and employees (including information about research, development, operations, marketing, transactions, regulatory affairs, discoveries, inventions, methods, processes, articles, materials, algorithms, software, specifications, designs, drawings, data, strategies, plans, prospects, pricing, know-how and ideas, whether tangible or intangible, and including all copies, abstracts, summaries, analyses and other derivatives thereof), that is marked or otherwise identified as proprietary or confidential at the time of disclosure, or that by its nature would be understood by a reasonable person to be proprietary or confidential. Confidential Information shall not include any information that (a) was rightfully known to Recipient without restriction before receipt from Discloser, (b) is rightfully disclosed to Recipient without restriction by a third party, (c) is or becomes generally known to the public without violation of this Agreement by Recipient or (d) is independently developed by Recipient or its employees without access to or reliance on such information. Discloser represents and warrants to Recipient that it is authorized to disclose any and all Confidential Information made available to Recipient under this Agreement.
2. Restrictions. As to the other party’s Confidential Information, Recipient agrees (a) to use the Confidential Information only for its consideration internally of a business relationship or transaction between the parties, and its performance in any resulting arrangement, but not for any other purpose, (b) to maintain the Confidential Information as confidential, and exercise reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized access, use or disclosure, (c) not to copy the Confidential Information, (d) not to disclose the Confidential Information to any third party other than Recipient’s employees and agents who have a need to know for the permitted purpose and who are apprised of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and all of the restrictions in this Agreement, (e) not to decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer any Confidential Information, or use any similar means to discover its underlying composition, structure, source code or trade secrets and (f) not to export or re-export any Confidential Information or product thereof in violation of U.S. or other export control laws or regulations. The terms and conditions of any transaction or possible transaction between the parties, the fact that disclosures, evaluations or discussions are taking place, and the status and results thereof will also be held in confidence by both parties and not disclosed to any third party. Each party shall be responsible for any breach of its confidentiality obligations by its respective employees and agents.
3. Compelled Disclosures. These restrictions will not prevent either party from complying with any law, regulation, court order or other legal requirement that compels disclosure of any Confidential Information. Recipient will promptly notify Discloser upon learning of any such legal requirement, and cooperate with Discloser in the exercise of its right to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information before any tribunal or governmental agency.
4. Whistleblower Protection. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833, the parties have immunity from criminal or civil liability under applicable state or federal trade secret law for disclosing any trade secrets included in the Confidential Information when such disclosure is made: (a)(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, or to an attorney; and (a)(ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. This provision does not act as a waiver of any of the parties’ rights or remedies that are consistent with the protection described herein.
5. No Warranties or Licenses. All Confidential Information is provided “AS IS.” Discloser will not be liable to Recipient for damages arising from any use of the Confidential Information, from errors, omissions or otherwise. All of Discloser’s rights in and to its Confidential Information remain the exclusive property of Discloser. Neither this Agreement, nor any disclosure of Confidential Information hereunder (a) grants to Recipient any right or license under any copyright, patent, trademark, mask work, trade secret or other intellectual property right, except solely for the use expressly permitted herein, (b) obligates either party to disclose or receive any information, perform any work or enter into any agreement, (c) limits either party from developing, manufacturing or marketing products or services that may be competitive with those of the other except insofar as this Agreement limits the use and disclosure of Confidential Information, (d) limits either party from assigning or reassigning its employees in any way or (e) limits either party from entering into any business relationship with third parties.
6. Termination. This Agreement will terminate as to the further exchange of Confidential Information immediately upon the earlier of (a) receipt by one party of written notice from the other or (b) the second anniversary of this Agreement. The confidentiality obligations of this Agreement, as they apply to any Confidential Information disclosed prior to termination, will survive termination for a period of three (3) years; provided, Recipient’s obligations hereunder shall survive and continue in effect thereafter with respect to any Confidential Information that is a trade secret under applicable law.
7. Return of Materials. All documents and other tangible objects containing or representing Confidential Information which have been disclosed by either party to the other party, and all copies which are in the possession of the other party, shall be and remain the property of the Discloser. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement or written request from the Discloser, the Recipient shall promptly return or destroy all Confidential Information of the Discloser and all copies thereof, and, upon written request from the Discloser, provide the Discloser with written certification thereof by an authorized representative of the Recipient, except that one copy may be kept by the Recipient for archival purposes and in connection with any claims arising in connection with this Agreement.
8. Remedies. Due to the unique nature of the Confidential Information, the parties agree that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement will cause not only financial harm to Discloser, but also irreparable harm for which money damages will not be an adequate remedy. Therefore, Discloser shall be entitled, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies, to an injunction or similar equitable relief against any such breach or threatened breach without the necessity of posting any bond.
9. General. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings or agreements (oral or written), between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which is an original, but taken together constituting one and the same instrument. Execution of a facsimile copy shall have the same force and effect as execution of an original, and a facsimile signature shall be deemed an original and valid signature. No change, consent or waiver to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against which enforcement is sought. The failure of either party to enforce its rights under this Agreement at any time for any period shall not be construed as a waiver of such rights. Unless expressly provided otherwise, each right and remedy in this Agreement is in addition to any other right or remedy, at law or in equity, and the exercise of one right or remedy will not be deemed a waiver of any other right or remedy. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the United States of America, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Any disputes under this Agreement shall be brought in the state and federal courts located in or serving the Northern District of California, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of these courts. In any action or proceeding to enforce or interpret this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover from the other party its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with such action or proceeding and enforcing any judgment or order obtained. Any notice hereunder will be effective upon receipt and shall be given in writing, in English and delivered to the other party at its address given herein or at such other address designated by written notice.