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Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement

اتفاقية السرية المتبادلة

SourceToGulf (SourceToGulf Supply Chain Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China) and the Client below. Please read the agreement, fill in your details, sign in the box, and submit. You will receive a confirmation on screen, and we will countersign and return a copy to you.

1. Purpose

The Parties wish to explore a potential business relationship concerning the development, sourcing, costing, sampling, and/or production of apparel, garments, clothing, textiles, fashion accessories and related products in the People's Republic of China for the Client.

2. Confidential Information

Non-public information disclosed by one Party to the other, in any form, that is designated as confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential. It includes designs, fashion sketches, technical drawings, tech packs, patterns, grading and size specifications, bill of materials, fabric and trim specifications, colour standards, artwork, logos and brand assets; factory identities, mill and supplier contacts, sourcing channels, cost breakdowns and pricing models; and the existence and content of discussions between the Parties.

3. Obligations of the Recipient

Each Recipient shall keep the other Party's Confidential Information confidential and not disclose it to any third party except as permitted in Clause 4; use it solely for the Purpose; protect it with no less than reasonable care; and not reverse engineer or disassemble any sample or garment provided, except as strictly necessary for the Purpose.

4. Permitted Disclosure

SourceToGulf may disclose the Client's designs, tech packs, patterns, specifications and samples to its fabric mills, trim and accessory suppliers, printing, embroidery, washing, dyeing and finishing houses, pattern makers, sample rooms, garment manufacturers (cut-make-trim), quality inspectors, testing laboratories, freight forwarders and professional advisers, solely to the extent necessary for the Purpose, provided each is bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than these. The Client acknowledges that apparel development cannot proceed without such disclosure, and that it shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement.

5. Exclusions

Confidential Information does not include information that the Recipient can demonstrate: was already lawfully in its possession before disclosure; is or becomes publicly available through no act or omission of the Recipient; was lawfully received from a third party free of any confidentiality obligation; or was independently developed without use of or reference to the Discloser's Confidential Information.

6. Residual Knowledge

Nothing in this Agreement restricts either Party from using, in the ordinary course of its business, the general skills, know-how, techniques, industry knowledge and experience retained in the unaided memory of its personnel, including general knowledge of garment construction, pattern-making methods, fabric behaviour, sewing and finishing processes. This Clause does not permit any use or disclosure of the other Party's Confidential Information itself, nor any infringement of its Intellectual Property Rights.

7. Non-Circumvention

During the Term and for twenty-four (24) months thereafter, the Client shall not, directly or indirectly (whether through affiliates, agents, employees, representatives or any intermediary), contact, solicit, engage, purchase from or transact with any factory, mill, supplier or other sourcing channel that was introduced, identified or disclosed to the Client by SourceToGulf in connection with the Purpose, without SourceToGulf's prior written consent.

8. Intellectual Property and Client Warranty

(a) All Intellectual Property Rights in the Client's designs, sketches, tech packs, artwork, logos and brand assets remain the exclusive property of the Client. (b) Any patterns, grading, technical drawings, tech packs, samples, prototypes, tooling, moulds, process improvements or know-how created by SourceToGulf or its manufacturing partners in performing the Purpose shall be the property of the Client upon full payment of all amounts due; provided that SourceToGulf retains a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use the general techniques, methods, processes, construction knowledge and professional skill embodied therein for any other client or project, and shall not use or disclose the Client's Confidential Information or reproduce the Client's specific designs. (c) The Client warrants that it owns, or is duly licensed to use, all Intellectual Property Rights in the designs and materials it provides, and that they do not infringe any third party's rights. (d) The Client shall indemnify and hold harmless SourceToGulf, its affiliates and manufacturing partners against all claims, damages, fines, seizure of goods, costs and legal fees arising from any allegation that the Client's designs infringe third party rights. (e) SourceToGulf may decline, suspend or terminate any work if it reasonably believes the Client's designs may infringe third party rights, without liability.

9. Term

This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and continues for two (2) years, unless earlier terminated by either Party on thirty (30) days' written notice. Clauses 2-8 and 10-16 survive expiry or termination. Clause 7 (Non-Circumvention) survives for the period stated in that Clause.

10. Return or Destruction

Upon written request or on expiry/termination, the Recipient shall return or destroy the Discloser's Confidential Information, except that it may retain one archival copy as required by law or professional record-keeping obligations, and copies stored in routine backups not readily accessible in the ordinary course of business. Retained copies remain subject to this Agreement.

11. No Obligation

This Agreement does not oblige either Party to enter into any purchase, supply, manufacturing or other commercial agreement, nor does it create any exclusivity, agency, partnership, joint venture or employment relationship. Any order is governed solely by its own separate written contract.

12. No Warranty

All Confidential Information is provided "as is". Neither Party makes any representation or warranty as to its accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose, except as expressly stated in Clause 8(c).

13. Remedies

The Parties acknowledge that a breach may cause irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and that the non-breaching Party is entitled to seek injunctive relief in addition to any other remedies available at law.

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China. The Parties shall first attempt to resolve any dispute amicably within thirty (30) days. Failing that, the dispute shall be submitted to the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission for arbitration in Guangzhou, in English. The arbitral award is final and binding on both Parties.

15. Language

This Agreement is executed in English and Arabic. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the two versions, the English version shall prevail.

16. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties as to the confidentiality of information exchanged for the Purpose, and supersedes all prior understandings on that subject. Amendments must be in writing and signed by both Parties.

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SourceToGulf Supply Chain Co., Ltd. (广州东达东供应链管理有限公司)
SourceToGulf · Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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