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Your registration on this website www.Subconchina.com as the user shall be deemed to be your acceptance of the terms in this agreement which is then displayed on the Site at the time of such use. All the product or outsourcing information you publish on www.Subconchina.com comes under the protection of this agreement for its intellectual property rights; at the same time you are deemed to take the responsibility of protecting the intellectual property rights of other people??s product or outsourcing information you view on this website. Please read carefully the terms below. Only when you completely accept the terms in this Agreement will your registration be approved.

General Provisions

1. Any registered users shall be deemed to have signed the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Agreement for Product or Outsourcing Information with the registered name and address and the authority defined by the related Chinese laws and regulations.

2. In the agreement, Party A refers to Party A of the product or outsourcing information, whereas Party B refers to the viewer or receiver of the information. When only one party is mentioned, it shall be referred as the Party. When both parties is mentioned, it shall be referred as Parties

Now the Parties agree as follows

Article One: Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms as used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below:

a. "Product or outsourcing Information" means all documents, materials and other information of the product or outsourcing information as well as company information published, disclosed or viewed, received on the www.subconchina.com, whether technical or commercial, including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the drawings, drafts, descriptions, attachments, trade secrets, all information related to materials, specifications, prices, quantities, designs, and any materials prepared by either Party and derived from product and outsourcing Information, even if such information has not expressly been defined as confidential or secret, but exclude:

(i) Information acquired from the public media, except in circumstances where the public learns the information because a direct or indirect consequence of any disclosure of that information by either Party or any of its Personnel.

(ii) Information that a Party legitimately obtains from a third party with whom neither Party has ever signed a confidentiality agreement.

(iii) Information already in the possession of Party B as evidenced by written or other tangible evidence, otherwise than directly or indirectly from Party A or its Personnel

b. Purpose: means one party sells or sources products to another party, and Party A and Party B are exploring the possibility of establishing a business arrangement with each other.

Article 2 Disclosure of the product or outsourcing Information

2.1 For the purpose of exploring the possibility of establishing a business arrangement with each other, Party A may disclose to Party B through www.subconchina.com certain product or outsourcing Information which Party A deems as proprietary and confidential.

2.2 Upon written request by one Party, the other Party shall provide a signed, dated receipt which itemizes the Confidential Information transmitted or received under this Agreement.

2.3 Party B shall not, without the written permission of Party A, make use of the product or outsourcing Information in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever other than the Purpose specified in this Agreement and shall not disclose or communicate the product or outsourcing Information, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to any person, company or third party..

2.4 If Party B becomes legally compelled (by operation of securities law or stock exchange requirement, or by deposition, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, court or administrative order, or similar process) to disclose any of the product or outsourcing Information of the other party, Party B may disclose such Information to the extent legally required, but Party B shall, to the extent reasonably practicable:

(a) first give written notice of the intended disclosure to the other party within a reasonable time before the time when disclosure is to be made;

(b) consult with the other party regarding the scope of the required disclosure and incorporate all reasonable requests of the other party in making any such disclosure;and

(c) use best efforts, in cooperation with the other party and consistent with reasonable time constraints, to obtain confidential treatment for such Confidential Information.

2.5 Neither Party makes any representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the product or outsourcing Information, or its merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or function, either expressed or implied. Neither of Party shall be liable for damages of whatever kind as a result of the other Party's reliance on or use of the information provided hereunder.

2.6 Party B shall obtain no rights of any kind, including the right to receive, use or reproduce the product or outsourcing Information, other than for the purposes stated under this Agreement.

2.7 A Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the other Party (which may be withheld at that other Party's absolute discretion), use, or allow the use of, any trade marks, logos, devices, symbols or other similar items (whether registered or otherwise) owned or used by, or licensed to, that other Party, or any other items misleadingly, confusingly or materially similar to the foregoing, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the names and any logo used by another Party from time to time in respect of its correspondence or notices.

2.8 A Party shall not acquire any proprietary right, license or interest in any of the items of the other Party referred to in Article 2.7.

2.9 A Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the other Party, release any information about products, RFQs, contracts, advertisements, as well as the progress of the businesses (including photos and media report), or confirm such report or news.

Article 3 Confidentiality Obligations

3.1 The Parties agree that they must:

(a) use the Product or outsourcing Information solely for the Purpose set out in this Agreement and agreed between the Parties from time to time;

(b) protect the Product or outsourcing Information against any unauthorized use, disclosure and copying;

(c) at the request of Party A, immediately return or destroy the Product or outsourcing Information according to the instructions of Party A.

3.2 The Parties further agree that they may disclose the Product or outsourcing Information to their Personnel who need to know it for the purposes of their duties. Party A must procure those Personnel to be bound by confidentiality obligations. Party B shall be responsible for its personnel's any breach of confidentiality or any misuse of the Product or outsourcing Information.

3.3 Party B acknowledges that the Product or outsourcing Information is the property of Party A and the disclosure of the Product or outsourcing Information to Party B does not constitute, expressly or impliedly, a transfer or license from Party A of any intellectual property in the Product or outsourcing Information, including any patents, copyrights, know how, or other intellectual property, whether capable of protection at law or not..

3.4 Party B shall not undertake any qualitative or quantitative analysis, reverse engineering or replication of any products containing Product or outsourcing Information unless specifically authorized to do so by Party A. Further, Party B shall not, in any way, directly or indirectly, assist or participate in any qualitative or quantitative analysis, reverse engineering or replication of any products containing Product or outsourcing Information by others, including its associated or affiliated corporate entities.

3.5 The obligations of the Parties in relation to the Product and Outsourcing Information under this Agreement survive the early termination or expiration of this Agreement and pending final resolution of any dispute regarding the use of Product or outsourcing Information, either Party may seek orders from a judicial or administrative body to restrain the use of that Party's Product or outsourcing Information by the other Party.

3.6. The obligations of the Parties and their Personnel under this Agreement are in addition to and in no way derogate from their obligations or the obligations of their Personnel in respect of secret and confidential information at law or under any trade or professional custom or use.

3.7 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit the Parties from entering into such other agreements with respect to Product or outsourcing Information as the Parties find essential or desirable in the conduct of any matters, including those matters referred to in this Agreement.

3.8 At the expiry or termination of this Agreement, Party B must stop using and promptly return to Party A any information provided by Party A but the obligation of confidentiality (but not the right to use and disclose) remains. At the written instructions of Party A, Party B may, as an alternative to return of the Product or outsourcing Information as required by this Article, permanently destroy or erase from its computer disk or electronic storage facility of any type owned or used by it or by any of its Personnel any such Product or outsourcing Information, and must provide Party A with satisfactory evidence of such destruction or erasion if requested by Party A.

Article 4 Liquidated Damages

4.1 In the event of any breach of Party B??s obligations under this Agreement, Party B P shall pay liquidated damages to Party A. Payment of the liquidated damages shall not relieve Party B of its obligations under this Agreement. Liquidated damages shall become due and payable upon the issue of a notice by Party A to Party B.

4.2 Party B acknowledges that all sums payable by it to Party A pursuant to this Article 4 represent Party A??s genuine pre-estimate of the damages likely to be suffered by it if Party B fails to comply with any obligations under this Agreement and such sums shall not be construed as a penalty.

Article 5 Effectiveness

5.1 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date when the user submits the registration application on www.subconchina.com unless terminated earlier by written agreement of the Parties.

Article 6 Miscellaneous

6.1 This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the published and publicly available laws of China.

6.2 Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be settled through friendly consultations between the Parties. If the dispute cannot be settled through consultations within ninety (90) days, any Party may seek redress in the relevant court of China.

6.3 Any assignment or modification of this Agreement by either party without the written consent of the other party shall be void.

6.4 This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall continue to the benefit of, the Parties, their successors, and assigns.

6.5 Nothing in this Agreement shall impose any obligation upon the Parties to enter into any discussion or negotiation with respect to the establishing of a business arrangement.

6.6 The Parties represent and warrant that they are authorized to enter this Agreement and to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

6.7 The invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision of this Agreement.

6.8 Unless otherwise provided for, failure or delay on the part of any Party to exercise any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

6.9 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter and shall supersede all previous oral and written agreements, contracts, understandings and communications of the Parties in respect of the subject matter of this
Agreement, save and except for previous confidential undertakings, in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and written agreements by the Parties expressly setting forth that they will not be superseded by this Agreement.

6.10 This Agreement is prepared in English and Chinese. The Parties agree that each version is equally authentic, but in the event of any discrepancy between the versions, the Chinese version shall prevail to the extent of any discrepancy.