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NDA-Ditrolic Progressive Impact 11012024
NDA-Ditrolic Progressive Impact 11012024
NDA-Ditrolic Progressive Impact 11012024
Between
(A) Ditrolic Sdn Bhd (Registration No.:228663-H), a company incorporated under the
laws of Malaysia and having its business office at No. 1, Jalan Ekoperniagaan 1/15,
Taman Ekoperniagaan, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia (“Ditrolic”);
Ditrolic, the Company and their respective Affiliates may disclose to each other certain
confidential information for the purposes of participating in Large-Scale Solar (LSS) project at
Selambau, Kedah under Ditrolic Sdn. Bhd. ALL THE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION UNDER
DITROLIC (“Purpose”). The Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions
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plans, inventions, products and services, strategies, research, development, design
details and specifications, technology, software and/or data, ideas, trade secrets,
financial information, procurement requirements, engineering and manufacturing
information, customer lists and business forecasts. For the avoidance of doubt, any
ideas, documents, products, or processes derived, in whole or in part, from or
which include any material portions of the information described above is also
considered to be Confidential Information.
“Discloser” means the Party that discloses Confidential Information under this
Agreement.
“Recipient” means the Party that receives Confidential Information under this
Agreement.
2.1 Subject to Clause 3 below, the Recipient will not use, disseminate, reproduce,
distribute or in any way disclose any of the Discloser’s Confidential Information in
whole or in part, directly or indirectly (or permit any of the foregoing) to any
person, firm or business, except to the extent necessary for the Purpose.
2.2 Furthermore, neither Party may disclose the existence of any negotiations,
discussions, or consultations in progress between the Parties to any form of public
media without the prior written approval of the other Party.
2.3 The Recipient shall treat all of the Discloser’s Confidential Information with the
same degree of care as the Recipient accords to the Recipient’s own Confidential
Information, but not less than reasonable care.
2.4 The Recipient shall be permitted to disclose the Discloser’s Confidential Information
only to those of the Recipient’s employees, consultants and contractors who need
to know such information in connection with the Purpose.
2.5 The Recipient shall procure that each such employee, consultant and contractor will
(whether as a condition to employment or otherwise) be bound by terms and
conditions substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the
Recipient under this Agreement.
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2.6 The Recipient shall immediately give notice to the Discloser of any unauthorized
use or disclosure of the Discloser’s Confidential Information.
2.7 The Recipient shall assist the Discloser in remedying any such unauthorised use or
disclosure of the Discloser’s Confidential Information.
3.1 The Recipient’s obligations under Clause 2 shall not apply to any of the Confidential
Information in the event such Confidential Information:
(a) was in the public domain at or subsequent to the time such Confidential
Information was communicated to the Recipient by the Discloser except
through any breach of any undertaking in this Agreement;
(e) is disclosed by the Recipient with the Discloser’s prior written approval.
3.2 Subject to Clause 3.1(e), a disclosure by the Recipient of any of the Discloser’s
Confidential Information:
(b) as otherwise required by any law or regulation of any country with jurisdiction
over the affairs of either Party,
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4. Ownership and Return of Confidential Information and Other Materials
4.1 All Confidential Information and any Derivatives (defined below) thereof, whether
created by such the Discloser or the Recipient, are, and shall remain, the property
of the Discloser and no license, assignment or other rights to such Confidential
Information or Derivatives is granted or implied hereby.
4.3 All materials (including, without limitation, documents, drawings, papers, diskettes,
tapes, models, apparatus, sketches, designs and lists) furnished by the Discloser to
the Recipient (whether they contain any Confidential Information) are the property
of such Discloser.
4.4 Within 5 days of request by the Discloser, the Recipient shall destroy or deliver to
the Discloser, at the Discloser’s option, (a) all such the Discloser-furnished
materials and (b) all materials in the Recipient’s possession or control (even if not
the Discloser-furnished) that contain or disclose any of such Discloser’s Confidential
Information.
4.5 The Recipient will provide the Discloser a written certification of the Recipient’s
compliance with the Recipient’s obligations under this Clause. The Recipient shall,
however, be entitled to retain one copy of the Confidential Information solely for
legal, regulatory, internal audit and dispute resolution purposes.
4A. Non-Compete
4A.1 Each Party agrees and undertake not (i) to engage, participate and operate in any
activity and/or business; or (ii) provide advices and/or perform services that is
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competitive in nature with any activity and/or business, directly or indirectly of the
other Party and its Affiliate, during the Term of the Purpose of this Agreement.
4A.2 The Parties further acknowledges that during the Term of the Purpose of this
Agreement, the Parties shall become familiar, with the other Party’s and its
Affiliates’ trade secrets and Confidential Information. Accordingly, the Recipient of
such trade secrets and Confidential Information agrees and undertake, that during
the Term and two (2) years following the expiry of the Term, the Recipient shall
not, in any manner, directly or indirectly (whether voluntary or involuntary) utilize
and/or disclose the trade secrets and Confidential Information, to any such
person/third party for the purposes of being in competition with, directly or
indirectly of the Discloser.
4A.3 For the purposes of this Clause, the nature and context of “competition”
encompasses, inter alia, any business, endeavours of a kind or services that is in
direct or indirect competition to the other Party or its Affiliates and which would
result in the Recipient inevitable use or disclosure of the trade secret and/or
Confidential Information, ascertained during the Term of this Agreement, from the
Discloser.
4B. Non-Circumvent
Neither Party shall communicate any information to the other in violation of the
proprietary rights of any third party.
6. No Warranty
All Confidential Information is provided by the Discloser “as is” and without any
representation or warranty, express, implied or otherwise, as to the accuracy,
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reliability or completeness of any of the Confidential Information or the use thereof.
7. No Export
The Recipient will obtain any licenses or approvals required by any law or
regulation of any country with jurisdiction over the affairs of either Party prior to
exporting, directly or indirectly, any technical data acquired from the Discloser
pursuant to this Agreement or any product utilising any such data.
8. Term
This Agreement shall remain in effect from the Effective Date and the Non-
disclosure and Non-use Obligations shall continue indefinitely until such time as the
information that is subject to such obligations no longer comprises Confidential
Information under any of the exceptions set forth in Clause 3. Either Party may
terminate this Agreement upon giving the other Party at least thirty (30) days
written notice. Confidentiality obligations will survive for the Term stipulated
herein.
9. No Assignment
Neither Party may assign this Agreement or transfer any rights or obligations under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
10. Remedies
Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that each Party may have, each
Party acknowledges and agrees that a person with rights under this Agreement
may be irreparably harmed by any breach of its terms and that damages alone
may not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, a person bringing a claim under this
Agreement shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of
injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or
actual breach of the terms of this Agreement.
11. Indemnity
The Recipient shall fully indemnify and keep indemnified the Discloser, its holding
companies, subsidiaries, associates and related companies as well as each of their
Representatives (“Indemnified Parties”) and to hold the Indemnified Parties
harmless from and against all liabilities, claims, charges, demands, actions,
damages, losses, costs, judgments, investigations and/or proceedings which may
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sustained or incurred by the Indemnified Parties consequent upon any breach by the
Recipient and/or its Representatives of this Agreement.
12. Notices
12.1 This Agreement and all disputes and claims arising out of it, or in connection with
its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), are
to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.
12.2 The Parties agree that any dispute related to this Agreement, if not resolved within
thirty (30) days of it first being notified in writing by one Party to the other, will be,
at the option of either Party, be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in
Malaysia in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Asian International
Arbitration Centre ("AIAC Rules") for the time being in force, which rules are
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this clause. The Tribunal shall consist of
one (1) arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
Where applicable, the Parties shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations
and requirements relating to protection of personal data. Where the Discloser
discloses Confidential Information containing personal data to the Recipient, the
Recipient agrees to implement and operate appropriate security measures and only
to act on the Discloser’s instructions in relation to the personal data.
15. Severability
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affected in any manner adverse to any Party.
If a Party waives any terms, provision or a Party’s breach of this Agreement, such
waiver shall not be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Party granting
it. No waiver by a Party of a breach of this Agreement by the other Party shall
constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach by such other Party. No
variation or amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and
duly executed by or on behalf of all the Parties.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect
to the Confidential Information disclosed hereunder and supersedes and
extinguishes all prior or contemporaneous drafts, arrangements, understandings
and agreements concerning such Confidential Information, written or oral.
18. Counterparts
19. Time
This Agreement has been negotiated and executed by the Parties in English. In the
event any translation of this Agreement is prepared for convenience or any other
purpose, the provisions of the English version shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Non-Disclosure Agreement as of
the Effective Date.
Signed by )
DITROLIC SDN BHD )
(REGISTRATION NO.: 228663-H) )
)
in the presence of: )
Authorised Signatory
Name:
Designation:
(Please affix company stamp below)
Name:
Designation:
Signed by )
PROGRESSIVE IMPACT TECHNOLOGY )
SDN BHD
REGISTRATION NO.: 199201008703 )
(240206-U)
)
in the presence of: )
Authorised Signatory
Name:
Designation:
(Please affix company stamp below)
Name:
Designation:
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