Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement

Each undersigned party (the “Receiving Party”) understands that the other party (the “Disclosing Party”) has disclosed or may disclose information relating to the Disclosing Party’s business or operations (including, without limitation, computer programs, names and expertise of employees and consultants, know-how, formulas, processes, ideas, inventions (whether patentable or not) schematics and other technical, business, financial, customer and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and information), which to the extent previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed to the Receiving Party is hereinafter referred to as “Proprietary Information” of the Disclosing Party.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing will be considered “Proprietary Information” of the Disclosing Party unless either (1) it is first disclosed in tangible form and is conspicuously marked “Confidential,” “Proprietary” or the like or (2) it is first disclosed in nontangible form and orally identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and is summarized in tangible form, conspicuously marked “Confidential,” and provided to the Receiving Party within 30 days of the original disclosure.

In consideration of the parties’ discussions and any access the Receiving Party may have to Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party hereby agrees as follows:

1. Use of Proprietary Information. The Receiving Party agrees:

1. to hold the Disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information in confidence and to take reasonable precautions to protect such Proprietary Information (including, without limitation, all precautions the Receiving Party employs with respect to its confidential materials),
2. to not divulge any such Proprietary Information or any information derived therefrom to any third person (except consultants, subject to the conditions stated below),
3. not to make any use whatsoever at any time of such Proprietary Information except to evaluate internally whether to enter into an agreement with the Disclosing Party; and
4. not to copy or reverse engineer any such Proprietary Information.

Any employee or consultant given access to any such Proprietary Information must have a legitimate “need to know” and shall and shall be similarly bound in writing. Without granting any right or license, the Disclosing Party agrees that…

2. Return of Proprietary Information. Immediately upon (i) the decision by either party not to enter into the agreement contemplated by paragraph 1, or (ii) a request by the Disclosing Party at any time (which will be effective if actually received or three days after mailed first class postage prepaid to the Receiving Party), the Receiving Party will turn over to the Disclosing Party…