We understand the importance of IP and secrecy of our clients'
confidential information. We see this as the critical element for
maintaining a long-term relationship with our clients. We are
committed to protecting customer IP throughout the project cycle.
Key areas of our IP protection policy & project confidentiality
include:
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s) with Client
To ensure the security and confidentiality of information, a
Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is executed with each client and all
private information is respected. Our NDA clearly explains: -
What will be collected from client?
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Why will it be collected?
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How will we use it? Steps we will take to protect it.
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With whom it may be disclosed / shared – for legal and security
issues etc.
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Rights for access to information
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Levels of Risk (data loss, unauthorized alteration, etc.)
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Employees-
At the time of joining, all employees are required to sign a
proprietary information and inventions agreement. Individual NDAs
are also signed with every employee on joining
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Employees cannot disclose any proprietary information directly or
indirectly to anyone outside the project team or company, or use,
copy, publish, summarize or remove such information from the company
premises
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Employees cannot use any unfair competitive practices upon
termination of employment or engage in any business during
employment
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Any confidential information received from third parties and
clients are held in strictest confidence and employees are not
allowed to disclose or use it, except as necessary to perform
his/her obligations as is consistent with third parties
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Any "invention ideas" and relevant records has to be disclosed to
the company and all information and records pertaining to any idea,
process, trademark, service mark, invention, technology, computer
program, original work of authorship, design, formula, discovery,
patent, or copyright conceived or developed has to be promptly
disclosed to the company
Project-related IP protection -
Dedicated resources made available for all projects. This prevents
unauthorized usage of resources and protects all proprietary
information of our clients
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We have a strong ethical framework that forbids exchange of IP
between projects
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Every team dedicated to a particular client can have its own
secure physical location and its own segment of the LAN.
Confidential Document Control -
Access to public email systems is disallowed and floppy and CD
disk drives/writers are disabled on all desktops. Prior written
permission of the Project Manager is required for usage of
respective drives
Random checks are made on emails that go out of official mailbox
that exceeds permitted size (with or without attachments)
Other Security Measures-
The India Development Center is fully protected externally and
internally with secure and restricted access to all sensitive
resources. Every employee is provided with an Identification card.
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Security staff monitors the facility around the clock and checks
the goods going inside and coming out of the development center.
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Our strict staff selection and personnel policies allow us to
build stable and highly professional working teams for both offshore
and on-site software development projects and ensure non-disclosure.
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We perform background checks on each individual we hire. This
includes reference check, peer-references, verification of academic
records, police record verification, home/permanent address
verification on each employee of the company. Since bank accounts
are opened through our company that provides us with an extra layer
of cross verification.
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