Confidentiality Statement

At Vakilgiri, it is understood and agreed that a Client may share certain information that is and must be treated as confidential. To safeguard such information, and to maintain any confidentiality necessary under patent and/or trade secret laws, it is agreed that:

1. Regardless of whether information shared is designated as “Confidential Information” at the time of disclosure, all the information shared will be treated as Confidential. The said Confidential Information can be defined as and includes Invention description(s), ideas, drawings and/or illustrations, technical and business information related to proprietary ideas and inventions, patentable ideas, trade secrets, existing and/or intended products and services, research and development, patent searches, production, costs, finances and financial projections, profit and margin information, customers, clients, marketing, and current or future business plans and models.

2. Vakilgiri shall disclose Confidential Information within its own organization on a strictly need to know basis. Vakilgiri and its affiliates – namely its directors, partners, members, employees and/or independent contractors (collectively referred to as “affiliates”) will not disclose the confidential information acquired from the discloser unless required to do so by law.

3. This Agreement enforces no obligation upon Vakilgiri with respect to any Confidential Information:

(a) that was in Vakilgiri’s possession before receiving it from Vakilgiri Client;

(b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault or responsibility of Vakilgiri;

(c) is rightfully received by Vakilgiri from a third party not owing a duty of confidentiality to the Vakilgiri Client;

(d) is disclosed without a duty of confidentiality to a third party, or with the authorization of Vakilgiri;

(e) is public knowledge due to information available in public domain; or

(f) is independently procured by Vakilgiri.

4. This Confidentiality Statement affirms the entire agreement between Vakilgiri and Vakilgiri Client concerning the disclosure of Confidential Information. Any addition or modification to this Statement must be made in writing and signed by both the concerned parties.

5. If any of the provisions of this Statement are found to be unenforceable, these provision(s) shall be believed modified to the limited extent required to permit enforcement of the Agreement as a whole and the remainder shall be enforced as fully as possible.

You are solely responsible for any consequences, losses, or damages that we may directly or indirectly suffer due to any unauthorized activities conducted by you, and may incur criminal or civil liability.