
Non-Disclosure Agreement Terms and Conditions
BY AND BETWEEN
One who subscribes to Clearclaim’s Suraksha+, (hereinafter referred to as “Customer”, which expression shall unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, include its successors in interests and assigns) OF THE ONE PART;
AND
Clearclaim Ventures Private Limited a Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) at ROC, Pune, Maharashtra, India and having its registered office at F1401, The Cliff Garden, Hinjewadi Phase 3, Mulashi, Pune (hereinafter referred to as “Company” which expression shall, unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, be deemed to include its representatives and permitted assigns) OF THE OTHER PART;
Customer and Company shall hereinafter be referred to as such or collectively as “Parties” and individually as “Party”.
WHEREAS both the Parties herein wish to pursue discussions and negotiate with each other for the purpose of entering into a potential business arrangement in relation to subscription of Suraksha+ services provided by Company to the Customer (“Proposed Transaction”); The effective date of execution of this Agreement will be the same as that of the date of execution of the Proposed Transaction
AND WHEREAS the Parties contemplate that with respect to the Proposed Transaction, Customer may exchange certain information, material and documents relating to assets, financial condition, investments, plans and/or prospects of their investments (hereinafter referred to as “Confidential Information”, more fully detailed in clause 1 herein below) that each Party regards as proprietary and confidential; and
AND WHEREAS, Company wishes to review such Confidential Information of Customer for the sole purpose of determining their mutual interest in engaging in the Proposed Transaction;
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
- “Confidential and or proprietary Information” shall mean and include any information disclosed by Customer (Disclosing Party) to the Company (Receiving Party) either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, media, documentation, discs and code). Confidential information shall include, without limitation, any investment information such as Bank Name, DP Broker Name, Post office name, Mutual Fund name, and all other non-public information, material or data relating to the current and/ or future proposed investment information by the Disclosing Party.
- The Receiving Party assumes that the confidential information provided by the Disclosing Party is best of Disclosing Party’s knowledge and stands true at any given time. Receiving Party does not validate this information with any financial institute or governing body.
- The Receiving Party shall refrain from disclosing, reproducing, summarising and/or distributing Confidential Information and confidential materials of the Disclosing Party except in connection with the Proposed Transaction.
- Receiving Party shall protect the confidentiality of Disclosing Party Confidential Information in the same manner as they protect the confidentiality of their own proprietary and confidential information of similar nature. Each Party, while acknowledging the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential Information agrees to take all reasonable measures at its own expense to restrain its representatives from prohibited or unauthorised disclosure or use of the Confidential Information.
- Confidential Information shall at all times remain the property of the Disclosing Party and may not be copied or reproduced by the Receiving Party without the Disclosing Party’s prior written consent.
- Within seven (7) days, the Receiving Party shall destroy (as may be earlier termination of services) all originals, copies, reproductions and summaries of Confidential Information provided to the Receiving Party as Confidential Information.
- Within three sixty-five (365) days, the Receiving Party shall destroy (as may be requested in writing by the Disclosing Party or upon expiry of services) all originals, copies, reproductions and summaries of Confidential Information provided to the Receiving Party as Confidential Information.
- The Receiving Party may disclose the Confidential Information only to the Receiving Party's employees and consultants on a need-to-know basis as mentioned in the Terms & Conditions of the Suraksha+ services.
- Confidential Information, however, shall not include any information which the
Receiving Party can show:
- is in or comes into the public domain otherwise than through a breach of this Agreement or the fault of the Receiving Party; or
- was already in its possession free of any such restriction prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party; or
- was independently developed by the Receiving Party without making use of the Confidential Information; or
- has been approved for release or use (in either case without restriction) by written authorization of the Disclosing Party.
- In the event either Party receives a summons or other validly issued administrative or judicial process requiring the disclosure of Confidential Information of the other Party, the Receiving Party shall promptly notify the Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent such disclosure is required by law, rule, regulation or legal process; provided however, that, to the extent practicable, the Receiving Party shall give prompt written notice of any such request for such information to the Disclosing Party, and agrees to cooperate with the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party’s expense, to the extent permissible and practicable, to challenge the request or limit the scope there of, as the Disclosing Party may reasonably deem appropriate.
- Each Party agrees that the conditions in this Agreement and the Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement are of a special, unique, and extraordinary character and that an impending or existing violation of any provision of this Agreement would cause the other Party irreparable injury for which it would have no adequate remedy at law and further agrees that the other Party shall be entitled to obtain immediately injunctive relief prohibiting such violation, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to it at law or in equity.
- Neither Party shall be liable for any special, consequential, incidental or exemplary damages or loss (or any lost profits, savings or business opportunity) regardless of whether a Party was advised of the possibility of the damage or loss asserted.
- Both the Parties agree that by virtue of the Parties entering into this Agreement neither Party is obligated to disclose all or any of the Confidential Information to the other as stated in this Agreement. The Parties reserve the right to disclose only such information at its discretion and which it thinks, is necessary to disclose in relation to the Proposed Transaction.
- Both the Parties agree that this Agreement will be effective from the date of
execution of this Agreement by both Parties and shall continue to be effective till
the Proposed Transaction is terminated by either party, in case either Party
foresees that the Proposed Transaction would not be achieved.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall survive and continue after expiration or termination of this Agreement for a further period of 1 year(s) from the date of expiration.
It being further clarified that notwithstanding anything contained herein, in case a binding agreement is executed between the Parties in furtherance of the Proposed Transaction, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall become effective and form a part of that binding agreement and be co-terminus with such binding agreement and shall be in effect till the term of such binding agreement and shall after its expiry and or early termination shall continue to be in force in the following manner:
- i. 1 year(s) after the termination of the binding agreement
- ii. 1 year(s) after the expiry of the binding agreement
- Each Party warrants that it has the authority to enter into this Agreement.
- If any provision of this agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected and each provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement shall be replaced with a provision that is valid and enforceable and most nearly reflects the original intent of the unenforceable provision.
- This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
- The relationship between both the Parties to this Agreement shall be on a principal-to-principal basis and nothing in this agreement shall be deemed to have created a relationship of an agent or partner between the Parties.
- This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of India. Both parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in Pune, Maharashtra, India, for any action or proceeding regarding this Agreement. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection herewith, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Procedure of the Indian Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, including any amendments thereof. The arbitration tribunal shall be composed of a sole arbitrator, and such arbitrator shall be appointed mutually by the Parties. The place of arbitration shall be Pune, Maharashtra, India and the arbitration proceedings shall take place in the English language.
- Additional oral agreements do not exist. All rights of the modifications and amendments to this Agreement remains with Receiving Party.
- Receiving Party reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these terms of this agreement at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 15 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at the Receiving Party’s sole discretion.
- The Agreement and/or any rights arising from it cannot be assigned or otherwise transferred either wholly or in part, without the written consent of Receiving party.
THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE EXECUTED THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AUTOMATICALLY BY DEFAULT WHEN CUSTOMER ACCEPTS THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE COMPANY WHILE REGISTRATION AND SUBSCRIBES TO THE SERVICES OF COMPANY AS OF THE DATE OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.