The undersigned,
‘S.M.V.Garden and Construction Limited Partnership. ’ having its registered address at (Head office) 20 Phakdeeborirak rd, T.Tapradoo , Muang , Rayong 21000 (Thailand),hereinafter referred to as ‘Recipient’.
and
Archetype Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd having its registered at 140/49-50 ITF TOWER, 22nd FL., Silom Road, Suriyawongse, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, hereinafter referred to as ‘Archetype’
hereinafter also referred to as ‘Party ‘or jointly as ‘Parties’,
whereas:
- ‘Recipient’ and Archetype are in the possession of Confidential Information, as defined in article 1 of this Secrecy Agreement;
- it is necessary that the Parties disclose to each other Confidential Information and the Parties consider it desirable to safeguard the confidential use of the Confidential Information by the other Party through this Secrecy Agreement,
hereby agree to observe the following obligations:
1. ‘Recipient’ and Archetype will treat any and all plans, specifications, drawings and other documents and data related to the Project (‘Confidential Information’) received from the other Party confidential and use the Confidential Information for no other purpose than the purpose for which the Confidential Information has been provided.
2. Each Party agrees that the Confidential Information is, and shall remain, the sole property of the Party that disclosed such Confidential Information.
3. ‘Recipient’ and Archetype will impose the obligations under this Secrecy Agreement on their employees who in the course of their work obtain knowledge of the Confidential Information and agree to do anything in fairness and reason to ensure that such employees will observe these secrecy obligations.
4. The receiving Party will only provide the Confidential Information on a specific need to know basis to third parties who specifically need to know such Confidential Information in order for the receiving Party to be able to fulfill its obligations in relation to the Project.
5. ‘Recipient’ and Archetype shall not be bound by the obligations stated in this Secrecy Agreement with respect to the Confidential Information:
a. which is public knowledge at the time of disclosure;
b. which becomes public knowledge in the future other than through acts or omissions of the receiving Party;
c. which is already in the possession of the receiving Party at the time of disclosure;
d. which is lawfully obtained by the receiving Party from a third party which has, directly or indirectly, no secrecy obligations to the disclosing Party; or
e. which the receiving Party is compelled to disclose under the law or pursuant to a court order or a lawful request from government agencies or regulatory body. To the extent that the receiving Party is legally allowed to do so the receiving Party shall prior to such disclosure, upon receipt of such request to disclose Confidential Information, notify the disclosing Party.
6. ‘Recipient’ and Archetype undertake to return all Confidential Information to the disclosing Party at that Party’s first request. The receiving Party may retain a copy of the Confidential Information necessarily required to be retained by law, for the maintenance of proper professional records or for internal archiving obligation (provided always that such retained Confidential Information shall remain subject to the obligations of confidentiality in this Secrecy Agreement) as well as all electronic copies of the Confidential Information created by automatic computer-generated backup systems.
7. Except in case written exemption has been granted by the disclosing Party, ‘Recipient’ respectively Archetype accepts the aforesaid obligations for a period of three (3) years after the effective date.
8. This Secrecy Agreement is governed by the law of Thailand. Any disputes connected herewith shall exclusively be settled by the competent court in Thailand.