CONFIDENTIALITY & NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
This Agreement's Effective Date is the time-stamped date of Email Recipient's "Reply,"
Thereafter, this
Agreement will remain in effect for 5 continuous years.
The Email Recipient agrees that his/her "Reply" with the words "I accept"
followed by his/her typed name
will constitute a valid digital agreement
upon hitting "Send."
This Agreement is between Pressure Dynamics, LLC and its future corporate assign
and the EMAIL RECIPIENT to protecting confidential information disclosed by Pressure Dynamics and Email Recipient, each referred
to as "Discloser".
"Confidential
Information" (CI) is any and all information that is not readily available to the public, including but not limited to strategic
plans; organization charts; acquisition and divestiture information prior to authorized release; financial reports and information
prior to authorized release; research and development information; information regarding proprietary processes, inventions
and prototypes; product specifications; cost and price planning data; comprehensive customer and vendor databases; personally
identifiable patient healthcare information; and clinical or other scientific test results prior to authorized release; as
well as other information that, under the circumstances surrounding the disclosure, in good faith, ought to be treated as
proprietary or confidential. CI may be disclosed orally, in writing, by samples, by prototypes, by inspections, or by other
tangible media. CI includes all financial disclosures and CI from a third party.
Confidential
Markings: The obligation to maintain confidentiality shall only extend to information that is identified as confidential by
the Discloser. disclosed in writing shall be clearly marked as "proprietary",
"confidential', or the like. CI disclosed in any manner other than writing shall be preceded or followed by an oral or written
statement that the information is CI falling within the terms of this Agreement, and such disclosure shall be followed within
thirty days by a written statement describing, summarizing, or reducing to writing the CI disclosed.
Exceptions: The restrictions and obligations
imposed by this Agreement shall not apply to information that
· is known to Recipient prior to receipt under this Agreement, as evidenced by written
records;
· is disclosed without restriction to Recipient in good faith by a third party who
is in lawful possession of the information and who has the right to make such disclosure;
· is or becomes public knowledge, by publication or otherwise, through no fault of
Recipient;
· is independently developed by Recipient without reference to any CI received hereunder;
· is transmitted by Discloser after notification in writing by Recipient that Recipient
does not wish to receive any additional CI from Discloser; and
· is required to be disclosed by law, court order, or subpoena, provided, however,
that the party faced with such compulsion shall provide reasonable notice before making such disclosure to enable the other
party to challenge the basis of the disclosure.
Use
and Care of Confidential Information: Recipient agrees that CI shall be used
only to investigate a business relationship. Recipient will treat Discloser's
CI with the same care it uses to protect its own, but not less than a reasonable care under the circumstances. Recipient may only disclose CI to employees and consultants to fulfill the purpose of this Agreement under
appropriate written agreements compliant with this Agreement. Recipient shall notify Discloser immediately upon discovery
of any unauthorized use or disclosure of CI or any other breach of this Agreement by Recipient, its employees and consultants,
and will cooperate with Discloser in every reasonable way to help Discloser regain possession of the CI and prevent its further
unauthorized use or disclosure.
Return
of Confidential Information: Upon request, Recipient shall promptly return to
Discloser all of Discloser's CIand all copies thereof, or, at Recipient's election, shall destroy all such CI(in which instance
an authorized officer of Recipient shall certify that such destruction has been completed). That portion of Discloser's CIthat
consists of reviews, analyses, compilations, notes, or other documents prepared by Recipient, its employees or advisers, may
be held by Recipient, provided Recipient keeps it confidential pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Material samples, device samples, and prototypes shall be returned rather than destroyed. Recipient may,
if Recipient so elects, retain one copy of Discloser's CI in a secure location with appropriately restricted access for the
limited purpose of enforcing Recipient's rights under this Agreement before a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant
to the requirements of a governmental agency or by operation of law
Non-Circumvention: Recipient expressly agrees that Recipient shall not circumvent, decompile, reverse
engineer, or disassemble any sample, device, prototype, hardware, software, or other material, or any portion thereof, identified
as CI by Discloser. Nothing in this Agreement grants either party any license
to the other party's intellectual property
Miscellaneous: This Agreement is governed by the laws of Minnesota State. Each Discloser warrants that it has the right to make the disclosures under this Agreement, or to guarantee
any future business relationship. Information exchanged is provided "as is.” EITHER PARTY MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
The parties will adhere to all applicable laws, regulations and rules
relating to the export of technical data, and shall not export or re-export any technical data, any samples or prototypes
received hereunder, or the direct product of such technical data to any proscribed country listed in such applicable laws,
regulations and rules unless properly authorized. The parties further agree to comply with applicable federal and state health
information confidentiality laws and regulations as to any personally identifiable patient healthcare information included
as part of CI hereunder.
This
is the entire Agreement: There are no representations, warranties, promises or
undertakings other than those stated herein. This Agreement does not supersede
any other written agreements between the parties concerning the subject matter of such other agreements. This Agreement may not be amended except in writing signed by both parties.