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Exhibit 10.42
Asiainfo Technologies (China) Limited
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement
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Party A:
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Name: AsiaInfo Technologies (China),
Inc.
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Address: Zhongdian Information Tower, No. 6
Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, P.R.
China
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Legal representative: Steve Zhang
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Party B:
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Name: Feng Liu
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Address:
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ID card No.: 110108197110158954
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Party A and Party B mutually recognize that Party
B may have access to or become aware of the trade secrets of Party
A during the employment of Party B, and that the trade secrets of
Party A have significant effect on Party A’s competitive
advantages in the market. Party B acknowledges that, if the trade
secrets of Party A are not effectively protected, the production
and operations of Party A may be threatened, and the company may
even sustain irrecoverable losses. In consideration of the
foregoing, Party A and Party B hereby enter into this agreement in
accordance with the current applicable laws and regulations of the
People’s Republic of China with respect to the
confidentiality maintenance of the trade secrets of Party A by
Party B and prohibition of business strife during the period when
Party B is employed by Party A and after Party B quits Party
A.
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1.
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General principles and
definitions
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1.1
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In order to protect the legal rights and
interests of both parties, the following principles shall apply to
this agreement: this agreement should prevent any unfair
competition activities against the company as well as ensure that
the right of labor to which Party B is entitled by law should be
realized.
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1.2
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The "Service Term" referred to in this agreement
shall mean the period from the time when Party B commences to
receive salary from Party A to the time of termination (or
extinguishment) of the labor relation between Party A and Party
B.
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1.3
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A "Separation" referred to in this agreement
shall mean that either party expressly indicates the intention to
dissolve or terminate the employment relation and put such
intention into action, and shall comprise of all regular
separations, such as resignation, dismissal, or dissolution or
termination of the labor (contract) relation, and all irregular
separations.
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1.4
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The "Trade Secrets" referred to in this agreement
shall include but not be limited to:
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1.4.1
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the technical information and operational
information which are unknown to the public, may generate economic
benefits for Party A, with practicability, and are subject to Party
A’s confidentiality measures;
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1.4.2
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the items for which Party A has organized R&D
or which are otherwise obtained by Party A, and which may have
specific complete technical contents, or may constitute a technical
resolution for a product or technology and improvements thereof, or
may be part of the technical elements of a certain product or
technology, including but not limited to (1) software product
designs currently owned, developed or conceived by Party A;
(2) computer programs; (3) information and materials
concerning the service projects currently owned, developed or
conceived by Party A; and (4) Trade Secrets of third parties
for which Party A undertakes the responsibility of confidentiality;
and
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1.4.3
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the entirety or part of the elements of Party
A’s project management, technical management, archive
management, quality management methods, pricing methods,
development plans, investment plans, operation rules, commercial
network, client name-lists, goods supply information, advertising
planning, management experience, financial status, price lists,
human resource planning, and other information.
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1.5
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A "Competing Unit" referred to in this agreement
shall mean any individual, company, enterprise, partnership,
department, association, institutional unit, social entity or other
organization which engages in the same kind of business as Party A
(including similar business), or provides the same kind of services
as Party A, or constitutes an actual or potential competition
against the business of Party A within the territorial scope of
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan area. These competing
units include but are not limited to the following:
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1.5.1
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An enterprise which is in the same industry as
Party A;
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1.5.2
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An enterprise or organization of any other type
(or in any other industry) which engages in any business identical
or similar to the main services performed by Party B for Party
A;
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1.5.3
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A company, enterprise, or other organization
which provides professional consultation or advisory services to
the enterprise or organization referred to in the preceding
paragraphs.
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1.6
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The "Non-competition Obligations" referred to in
this agreement shall mean the obligations set forth in Articles 3.3
and 3.4 of this agreement.
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2.
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Protection of Trade Secrets and attribution of
intellectual property rights
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2.1
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Party B agrees not to divulge, disclose, provide
or disseminate, in any manner to any person or entity at any time,
the Trade Secrets defined in Article 1 of this agreement or the
trade secrets or confidential information which may affect the
business of Party A or matters relating to the business of Party A,
unless with Party A’s express consent in writing.
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2.2
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Upon Party B’s Separation, Party B shall
unconditionally deliver to Party A all business related carriers
which are possessed or controlled by Party B, including but not
limited to equipment, CDs, magnetic disks, magnetic tapes,
notebooks, memoranda, reports, archives, samples, books,
correspondence, lists, and other written and graphic
records.
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2.3
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Party B undertakes not to disclose the Trade
Secrets of Party A under this agreement to the subsequent
employer(s) of Party B.
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2.4
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Unless with Party A’s authorization and
consent in writing, all the inventions made by Party B in
connection with his/her own job, either separately or jointly with
others, during his/her Service Term, shall be owned by Party
A.
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2.5
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Party B shall have the obligation to disclose to
Party A all the intellectual property rights applied or obtained by
Party B during the Service Term of Party B and within one year
after Party B’s Separation.
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2.6
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Party B undertakes that the intellectual property
rights to the patents and all other intellectual properties
accomplished by Party B in connection with his/her own job or
assignments at Party A or the business within one year following
his/her Separation from Party A shall be owned by Party
A.
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3.
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Non-competition clause
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3.1
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Party B undertakes not to engage in, for his/her
own or on behalf of others, or participate in the operation of, any
business which is competing with Party A directly or indirectly,
during his/her Service Term without Party A’s prior written
consent.
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3.2
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During Party B’s Service Term, without
Party A’s prior written consent, Party B undertakes that: it
will not pursue a second occupation; it will not accept or acquire
any positio
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