VERSION NLLC-WEB-NDA-2026-09-12

Mutual Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement

Effective when a visitor submits The Neitsch Group’s online contact form and affirmatively accepts this agreement.

1. Parties and purpose

This agreement is between Neitsch LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as The Neitsch Group (“Neitsch”), and the person or organization submitting the form (“Inquirer”). The parties may exchange information to evaluate, discuss, or perform potential consulting, advisory, or related services (the “Purpose”).

2. Confidential information

“Confidential Information” means all nonpublic information disclosed by either party to the other, before or after form submission, in any form, concerning the Purpose. It includes the contents of inquiries, correspondence, meetings, calls, demonstrations, proposals, analyses, business plans, systems, data, security, pricing prepared for the Inquirer, methods, technical information, and the existence or status of discussions where that information is not public.

3. Mutual duties

Each receiving party will: (a) use Confidential Information only for the Purpose; (b) protect it with at least reasonable care; and (c) disclose it only to personnel, contractors, professional advisers, or financing sources who need it for the Purpose and are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as protective as this agreement. Neither party may publicly identify the other as a client, adviser, or prospective client, or publish the substance of their exchanges, without prior written consent.

4. Exclusions

Confidential Information does not include information the receiving party can document: (a) was lawfully known without restriction before disclosure; (b) becomes public without breach of this agreement; (c) is received lawfully from a third party without a confidentiality duty; or (d) is independently developed without use of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information.

5. Required disclosure

A receiving party may disclose information when required by law, regulation, subpoena, or court order. Where legally permitted, that party will give prompt notice and reasonable cooperation so the disclosing party may seek protective treatment. Disclosure will be limited to what is legally required.

6. Duration and return

These duties continue for three years after the last disclosure. Information qualifying as a trade secret remains protected while it retains trade-secret status. On written request, a receiving party will reasonably return or destroy Confidential Information, except for routine backups and copies required by law, insurance, or professional recordkeeping obligations.

7. No license, engagement, or privilege

Disclosure grants no intellectual-property license and does not require either party to enter an engagement. Form submission does not create an attorney-client relationship or attorney-client privilege. Neitsch provides consulting and advisory services and does not provide legal advice through the form.

8. Electronic assent

Checking the confidentiality box and submitting the form constitutes the Inquirer’s electronic acceptance. Neitsch accepts this agreement by offering the form subject to these terms. The form submission records the agreement version displayed above.

9. General terms

This agreement is governed by Delaware law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The state and federal courts located in Delaware have exclusive jurisdiction, unless the parties later agree otherwise in writing. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be narrowed to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder will continue. This agreement is the entire confidentiality agreement for the initial inquiry and may be superseded by a later written agreement signed by both parties.

Questions about these terms? Call 1-708-NEITSCH before submitting the form.