EXHIBIT 10.31 CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Consulting
Agreement ("Agreement"), is entered into as of October 8, 2008 (the
"Effective Date") by and between Location Based Technologies, Inc.,
the (“Company”), and Michael Dautermann ("Consultant").
W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, Company is a technology
and telecommunications company that has designed and patented
wireless communications products and systems combining advanced
wireless location based services technology to provide features
of utilizing a proprietary software system; and
WHEREAS, Company wishes to assure itself of the services of
Consultant for the period and upon the terms and conditions
provided in this Agreement; and WHEREAS, Consultant is
willing to serve and to provide consulting to the Company on a
project basis for said period and upon the terms and conditions
provided in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Period
a. Term. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby
agrees to use Consultant for the design of the iPhone application.
The capacity as set forth herein, commencing on the Effective Date
and continuing in full force and effect until such time as the
execution of each Task is completed, but in no event longer than
two (2) weeks from the Effective Date (the "Consultancy
Term"). Upon payment in full, the Consultant shall
release all code to the Company and have no further claims on the
code.
b. Duties
and Responsibilities. During the Term, Consultant agrees
to devote his working time and attention to the project and tasks
faithfully and efficiently perform all reasonable responsibilities
and duties to the best of his skill and abilities, in a competent
and professional manner.
c. Services. During
the Term, Consultant further agrees not to engage in any business
or perform any services that are competitive with the business of
or services provided by Company or that may be deemed to constitute
a conflict of interest. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Section 1(c), Consultant shall not be
prohibited from (i) rendering services to relatives, charitable or
community organizations; (ii) managing her personal investments in
such manner as to not interfere with the performance of her duties
hereunder; or (iii) owning no more than five percent (5%) of the
equity securities of a corporation or other entity, so long as (A)
such services or activities are not rendered to any business which
is competitive with the business of Company, and (B) such services
or activities do not in any way interfere with the performance of
Consultant's duties and responsibilities hereunder.
2. Compensation. During
the Term, Consultant shall be entitled to the compensation and
benefits provided below.
a. Base
Payment. During the Consulting Term, in full
consideration for the services to be rendered by Consultant,
Consultant shall compensation for worked performed on an hourly
basis of $125. The Consultant will invoice the Company at the end
of the term. 1
b.
Shares for Performance. Consultant shall participate in
the Stock Incentive Plan of the Company based on Performance as
follows:
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VESTING
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500 Shares of Common Stock
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Issued to Michael Dautermann upon successful
integration of the iPhone application no later than October 14,
2008.
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c. Resignation. Consultant
may resign his current position with Company and thereby terminate
his agreement, by giving thirty (30) days notice in
writing. Upon resignation, Consultant terminates any and
all participation in the Stock Incentive Plan/Options for
Performance as described in Section 2. b.
d. Termination
of Consulting. Company may Terminate Consulting at any
time during the Agreement by giving consultant thirty (30) days
notice in writing. Upon Termination, Company is
obligated to pay any and all outstanding invoices.
3. Confidential
Information.
a. Company
Information. Consultant acknowledges that during the
course of employment, Consultant will have access to information
about Company and that Consultant's employment with Company shall
bring Consultant into close contact with proprietary information of
Company. In recognition of the foregoing, Consultant
agrees at all times during and following Consultant's employment
with Company, to hold in confidence, and not to use, except for the
benefit of Company, or to intentionally disclose to any person,
firm, corporation or other entity without written authorization of
Company, any "Confidential Information" of Company which Consultant
obtains or creates. Consultant understands that
"Confidential Information" means any Company proprietary
information, technical data, trade secrets or know-how, including,
but not limited to, research, product plans, products, services,
suppliers, customer lists, prices and costs, markets, software,
developments, inventions, laboratory notebooks, processes,
formulas, technology, designs, drawing, engineering, hardware
configuration information, marketing, licenses, finances, budgets
or other business information disclosed to Consultant by Company in
writing or by drawings of parts or equipment, or created by
Consultant during the period of Consultant 's term during working
hours. Consultant understands that "Confidential
Information" includes information pertaining to any aspects of
Company's business which is either information not known by actual
or potential competitors of Company or is proprietary information
of Company or its customers or suppliers, whether of a technical
nature or otherwise. Consultant further understand that
Confidential Information does not include any of the foregoing
items which have become publicly known and made generally available
through no wrongful act of Consultant.
b. Third
Party Information. Consultant recognizes that Company has received
and in the future will receive confidential or proprietary
information from third parties subject to a duty on Company's part
to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use such
information only for certain limited
purposes. Consultant agrees to hold all such
confidential or proprietary information in confidence and not to
intentionally disclose it to any person, firm or corporation or to
use it except as necessary in carrying out my work for Company
consistent with Company's agreement with such third party.
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4. Inventions.
a. Inventions
Retained and Licensed. Consultant represents and
warrants to Company that there are no inventions, original works of
authorship, developments, improvements, or trade secrets which were
made by Consultant prior to the commencement of his employment with
the Company (collectivel
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