This Non-Disclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of the date set forth below, is made by and between the undersigned counter party (the “Recipient”) and eXp Commercial (the “Discloser”). In consideration of the mutual agreements and other provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows.
1. Scope of Confidential Information.
1.1 “Confidential Information” means any information, data, or materials, regardless of whether it is in tangible form, that is disclosed or otherwise made available, directly or indirectly, by the Discloser to the Recipient or to Recipient’s directors, officers, employees, stockholders, partners, agents, and advisors. Such information includes, without limitation, client lists, pricing lists, business plans, business methodologies, finances, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, projections, forecasts, operations, assets, liabilities, strategies, technology, specifications, development plans, design details, research plans and results, customers, prospective customers, partners, personnel, business practices or policies, know-how, inventions, specifications, suppliers, suppliers billing records, software (source and object code), market analysis, products, and services. Confidential Information will also include Recipient’s notes, analyses, compilations, studies, or other documents prepared by or on behalf of Recipient to the extent such materials are based on Discloser’s Confidential Information.
2.4 The Recipient will maintain a log with a signature system for recording access to the Confidential Information of the Discloser, and will require all individuals who have access to such Confidential Information to sign the log, indicating the dates and times of access.
2.5 All copies of the Confidential Information of the Discloser will be segregated from other materials and maintained in a secure location.
2.6 In the event that the Recipient is required by law to make any disclosure of any of the Confidential Information of the Discloser, by subpoena, judicial, or administrative order or otherwise, the Recipient shall first give written notice of such requirement to the Discloser, and shall permit the Discloser to intervene in any relevant proceedings to protect its interests in the Confidential Information, and provide full cooperation and assistance to the Discloser in seeking to obtain such protection.
3. Certain Rights and Limitations.
3.1 The Recipient shall provide upon the Discloser’s request a certification that access and use is being controlled in accordance with this Agreement. The Discloser may audit to verify compliance with this Agreement.
3.2 All Confidential Information remains the property of Discloser. The provision of Confidential Information hereunder does not transfer to Recipient any right, title, or interest in such information or any other intellectual property of Discloser. Discloser does not grant Recipient any express or implied right to or under Discloser’s or another party’s patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secret information, or other proprietary rights.
3.3 All tangible embodiments of the Confidential Information of the Discloser (e.g., drawings, memoranda, and notes) and all copies thereof, whether in hard-copy or machine-readable form and whether supplied by the Discloser or made by or for the Recipient (collectively, the “Tangible Embodiments”), shall at all times be and remain the exclusive property of the Discloser.
3.4 The Recipient may not reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any software disclosed to it under this Agreement and may not remove, overprint, or deface any notice of confidentiality, copyright, trademark, logo, legend, or other notices of ownership or confidentiality from any originals or copies of Confidential Information it obtains from the Discloser.
3.5 From and after the effective date set forth below and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Recipient agrees (i) not to, directly or indirectly, or in concert with others, encourage or seek to influence any officer or employee of the Discloser to quit or leave his or her employment with the Discloser, and (ii) not to employ or otherwise engage (as employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise) any officer or employee of the Discloser.
3.6 This Agreement imposes no obligations on either party to exchange any Confidential Information or to purchase, sell, license, transfer, or otherwise transact in any technology, services, or products or otherwise conduct business with each other.
4. Remedies.
4.1 Recipient acknowledges that a breach by it of any of the terms of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm to the Discloser for which Discloser could not be adequately compensated by money damages. Accordingly, Recipient agrees that, in addition to all other remedies available to Discloser in an action at law (including, but not limited to, the right to seek actual damages), in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Recipient of the terms of this Agreement, the Discloser is, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting any bond or other security, entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief, including, but not limited to, specific performance of the terms of this Agreement. Such remedy will not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement but will be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity.
4.2 Recipient agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, contest the validity or enforceability of this Agreement on any grounds, including as being against public policy, as having been improperly induced or otherwise, or as being violative of any duty owed to any person, whether by the initiation of any legal proceeding for such purpose, intervention, participation, or attempted intervention or participation in any manner in any other legal proceeding initiated by another person, or otherwise.
4.3 Notice of Independent Knowledge or Breach
The Recipient agrees to notify the Discloser promptly in writing if (a) upon disclosure of Confidential Information by the Discloser, the Recipient has prior knowledge of the same; or (b) subsequent to disclosure of any Confidential Information by the Discloser, information is disclosed to the Recipient in the manner described in Section 1.2; or (c) the Recipient becomes aware of any breach of this Agreement with respect to the Confidential Information of the Discloser in the Recipient’s possession.
5. Termination.
5.1 Notice and Effect of Termination. The Discloser may elect at any time to terminate further access by Recipient to the Confidential Information. Such election is effective immediately. The terms and conditions of this Agreement will survive any such termination with respect to Confidential Information that is disclosed prior to the effective date of termination.
5.2 Return of Confidential Information. Upon the earlier of (a) the termination of this Agreement, (b) Discloser’s written request, or (c) such time as the Recipient no longer requires the Confidential Information for the Permitted Purpose, Recipient agrees to promptly return to Discloser or destroy all Confidential Information and any Tangible Embodiments that are in the possession of Recipient and to certify the return or destruction of all such Confidential Information and embodiments.
6. Warranty.
Discloser warrants that it has the right to make the disclosures under this Agreement. NO OTHER WARRANTY IS MADE BY DISCLOSER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. ANY INFORMATION EXCHANGED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.”
7. Assignment.
The Recipient may not assign this Agreement, nor delegate any duties under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Discloser, which consent may be withheld in the Discloser’s sole option and election. Any assignment or delegation or attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement without prior written consent of the Discloser is void.
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