Revised Non-Disclosure Agreement Form

August 9, 2021 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 26-2021 SUBJECT : Revised Non-Disclosure Agreement Form TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned I. OBJECTIVE This Order amends the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) form prescribed to be used/accomplished by BIR revenue personnel and/or third parties, as provided for under Revenue Memorandum Order 15-2014 (Revised Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Security Policy). II. POLICY DIRECTIVE The revised NDA (Annex A) shall be used by BIR Revenue personnel and/or third parties engaged/involved in BIR projects, undertakings and/or activities requiring access to BIR applications/systems and/or data/information. III. REPEALING CLAUSE All issuances inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed. IV. EFFECTIVITY This Order shall take effect immediately. (SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner of Internal Revenue ANNEX A Non-Disclosure Agreement This confidentiality agreement is entered into on _____________, by and between the Bureau of Internal Revenue and __________________ with principal office at _______________________ herein represented by ___________________ which together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, shall individually and collectively be referred to hereinafter as the "Recipient." The Bureau of Internal Revenue and _______________ hereby agree as follows: 1. Recipient acknowledges that all related documentations, including but not limited to descriptions of and other information regarding the _________________ or any of its components, technical and non-technical materials, all or any of which may be derived from any of the foregoing (all of which, individually and collectively, shall be referred to as "Proprietary Information") are confidential and proprietary to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Matters, however, covered by Section 270 of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC), as amended, as well as sensitive personal information under Republic Act (RA) No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, shall not be processed unless the processing thereof falls under the excepting provisions of said laws. 2. The Bureau of Internal Revenue and Recipient wish to discuss mutually beneficial business arrangements and relationships which in some way concern or are related to the ______________. Recipient agrees not to use Proprietary Information for its own use or for any other purpose except to evaluate whether it desires to enter into a business relationship with the Bureau of Internal Revenue or as necessary to carry on such a relationship. aScITE 3. Recipient agrees to hold the Proprietary Information in strict confidence. Recipient agrees not to reproduce, transcribe, or disclose the Proprietary Information to persons or entities outside of ______________, its subsidiaries and affiliates without prior written approval of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Recipient also agrees not to make, have made, use, distribute or sell for its own purpose or for any purpose other than on behalf of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, any product incorporating Proprietary Information. 4. The obligations imposed by this Agreement shall not apply to any information that: (i) is rightfully received from a third party without any accompanying use of disclosure restrictions, and can be documented as such, (ii) is independently developed without access to Proprietary Information, (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of the Recipient, or (iv) is already known to Recipient as evidenced by the third-party documentation bearing a date prior to the date of Proprietary Information disclosure. 5. All Proprietary Information in whatever form shall be and remain the property of BIR. All such Proprietary Information shall be returned by the Recipient to the BIR or its affiliates promptly upon written request, even during the course of discussion regarding the _______________ between the parties, and shall not be retained in any form by the Recipient. Provided that, the Recipient upon prior written approval of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, shall be entitled to keep such written and electronic copies of the Proprietary Information for legal, regulatory or compliance purposes or in accordance with Recipient's internal policies. 6. The Recipient shall return the Proprietary Information that is in tangible form immediately upon the request of the BIR or its affiliates. Portions of the Proprietary Information, which consists of but not limited to analyses, compilations, studies or other documents or records prepared by the Recipient, its affiliates or their representatives shall be destroyed immediately by the Recipient upon request by BIR. 7. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. 8. The parties agree that, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of the terms of this Non-Disclosure Agreement, the BIR shall have valid cause to immediately terminate the Agreement and shall be entitled to an injunction to restrain the Recipient from further breach of the Agreement, in addition to any other legal or equitable relief including the award of monetary damages properly determined by the proper court of law. The parties acknowledge that Proprietary Information may be valuable and unique and that disclosure may result in grave and irreparable injury to BIR. Thus, upon knowledge of, or reasonable belief that a breach of personal data covered by this agreement has occurred, the Recipient undertakes to report it immediately to the BIR. 9. This Agreement and the disclosure and receipt of Proprietary Information do not create or imply (i) any agreement with respect to the sale, purchase or pricing of any product or service; or (ii) any right conferred, by license or otherwise, in any Proprietary Information or in any patent, trademark, service mark, copyright or other intellectual property. HEITAD 10. This Agreement shall survive the termination or expiration of the aforementioned project/engagement. __________________________________ SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME __________________________________ SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME