- Mutual agreement
- This is a mutual confidentiality and non-circumvention agreement binding both disclosing and receiving parties.
- Purpose limitation
- Information may be used only to evaluate, structure, and discuss potential capital introductions, investment matching, and related advisory transactions.
- Confidential information
- Covers non-public business, financial, technical, commercial, investor, transaction, and other proprietary materials shared under the agreement.
- Representatives (need-to-know)
- Disclosure to representatives is limited to those with a need to know for the stated purpose and who are bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than this agreement.
- Restricted use & standard of care
- Receiving parties must protect confidential information with reasonable care and prevent unauthorized use, copying, or disclosure outside the permitted purpose.
- Compelled disclosure
- If disclosure is legally required, the receiving party should provide prompt notice when permitted and limit disclosure to what is required by law or order.
- Introduced contacts
- Contacts introduced under the agreement are treated as protected introductions for transaction-related engagement during the restricted period.
- Transaction definition
- Transaction scope includes contemplated capital raising, investment, financing, advisory, and related cross-border deal discussions defined by the parties.
- Non-circumvention period
- Unless changed by written agreement, non-circumvention applies for two (2) years from the date of first introduction.
- No implied compensation
- No fee, commission, or compensation is implied by this form; compensation obligations require a separate written agreement executed by the relevant parties.
- Carve-outs / exclusions
- Excludes information that is publicly available, lawfully known before disclosure, independently developed without use of confidential material, or lawfully received from a third party without confidentiality breach.
- Pre-existing relationship exception
- A party claiming a prior direct relationship with an introduced contact must provide documentary evidence within five (5) business days of notice to rely on that exception.
- Term and survival
- The form includes placeholders for effective date and term length, and confidentiality and related obligations survive as stated in the executed agreement.
- Governing law & general provisions
- Includes State of [Texas] governing law placeholder, entire agreement language, written amendments only, no partnership or agency, assignment restriction, severability, notice mechanics, and counterpart execution terms.