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BUSINESS SALE NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
This BUSINESS SALE NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (hereinafter known as the
“Agreement”) is entered into between ____________________ (hereinafter known as the
“Company”) and _____________________ (hereinafter known as the “Potential Buyer”) for the
purpose of sharing operational, financial and other information relating to the Company for the
purpose of pursuing or establishing a business relationship or negotiating a contract between
the parties. The Agreement is effective as of the ____ day of _________________, 20___
(hereinafter known as the “Effective Date”).
Article I: Conditions
The Company agrees to share trade secrets and confidential, proprietary and protected
information not generally disclosed to the public (hereinafter known as “Confidential
Information”) on the condition that the Potential Buyer acts in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement and agrees to use the Confidential Information solely for the consideration of a
potential purchase transaction or strategic alliance. Although the Company will use all
reasonable efforts to include materials which they believe to be reliable and relevant, the
Company makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the
Confidential Information except as may be set out in a definitive agreement which may be
entered into by both parties in connection with a potential transaction.
Article II: Confidential Information
A. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information refers to the
Company’s businesses, operations and assets (whether in written, electronic or other form)
including, but not limited to, current, future or proposed products, formulas, designs, devices,
drawings, specifications, technical memoranda and correspondence, computer code, programs
and algorithms, product development agreements and other related agreements.
B. Property Rights. Confidential Information is and will, at all times, remain the property of the
Company, and the Company reserves the right to disclose the Information to other persons or
entities in connection with other possible transactions or for any other purpose.
Article III: Non-Disclosure
A. Transaction. The Potential Buyer understands and agrees that under no circumstances
(except as provided in subsection (D) of this section) shall they disclose information regarding
any potential transaction or any of the terms, conditions or other facts relating to this
Agreement.
B. Information. The Potential Buyer shall only disclose Confidential Information to
representatives within their organization who are required to know the Information for the
purposes of furthering a potential transaction. Confidential Information is to be kept strictly
confidential, and the Potential Buyer and their representatives shall not (i) make any public
comment, statement or communication or otherwise disclose to any person in any manner
whatsoever the Confidential Information, or (ii) use the Information for any purpose other than to
evaluate and implement a potential transaction. The Potential Buyer shall not use any
Confidential Information with respect to any of the financial affairs of the Company in